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Tales From The Pit: Wall of Death FAIL
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week, Eddie from All Shall Perish shares quite a different wall of death experience from their previous one.
"Wuddup, Eddie from All Shall Perish here and I can recall one time we were in Dallas, TX and I called out a wall of death. Everyone immediately spread like wildfire and I was thinking that it was going to be incredible. Sadly though when shit went off I only saw maybe ten kids run at eachother. The saving grace to these kids being too scared to run at each other was watching this one guy clothesline another guy and seeing the kid who got hit do a complete backflip. He layed on the floor for the rest of the breakdown and I was too taken back to keep singing I just pointed and laughed at how incredible watching some WWF type shit go down was. I'm happy to say the guy was more than stoked and actually came and gave me a hug later! Thank you Dallas!"
All Shall Perish was recently confirmed for a European tour with Caliban as well as an appearance at Graspop 2010.
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Sunday Old School: Scorpions
Given the sad news earlier today that the Scorpions would be breaking up, it seemed the most fitting time to take a look at one of the greatest bands that Germany ever produced. The Scorpions formed way back in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker as a band which had more of a beat influence until 1969 when Rudolf's brother Michael joined the band on lead guitar and they recruited lead singer Klause Meine. The band released their first album, "Lonesome Crow" in 1972 and promoted the release by touring as support to British hard rockers UFO. The band would split up briefly after this tour, due to Michael Schenker leaving to join UFO. Rudolf Schenker would join the band Dawn's Road with Uli Jon Roth afterwards and convinced Meine to join him. After a while, the band decided to resurrect the Scorpions name as it was well known in the German rock scene.
The new lineup recorded several successful albums such as "Fly To The Rainbow," "In Trance" and "Virgin Killer," the latter of which caused considerable controversy due to it's album cover. The band began to hit their critical peak when they released "Lovedrive" in 1979 which contained the excellent title track as well as "Is There Anybody There?" and "Holiday," which are considered classics of the band's catalogue. The band released two more albums, "Animal Magnetism" and "Blackout" before cementing their place as hard rock superstars with the "Love At First Sting" album, which featured "Rock You Like A Hurricane," perhaps the band's most well known song.
Since then, the Scorpions has released several more acclaimed albums and gone on to sell over 75 million records worldwide. Their song "Winds Of Change" was hailed as an anthem during the end of the Cold War and were the second hard rock band to perform in Russia under Soviet rule (the first being Uriah Heep.) They are regarded as one of the best live groups from the so-called "classic" heavy metal bands and are also considered pioneers of the heavy metal ballad style. They will be releasing their final studio album, "Sting In The Tail" later this year with a worldwide farewell tour to follow.
Scorpions - "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
The Rockstar Ramblings: Howling and Smoking Hash
This week Axl Rose (Guns N Roses) and Slash traded tweets via Twitter related to getting the band back together. Slash started with a post related to putting together a concert to help the effort in Haiti. Axl took this to mean to put back the original GNR lineup and blasted Slash for using this tragedy as an excuse. Slash responded, clarifying his intent of raising money with a concert of many bands, not reuniting GNR. Always needing the last word it is rumored that Axl then followed up with a tweet that said simply: OK… More...
Tales From The Pit: Sea-Sick w/o the Cruise Ship
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week's story is from Henri Sattler of God Dethroned:
"We played Quito (Ecuador) on the South American part of our War Propaganda World Tour 2009 and there we had a slamming pit in which the whole crowd was participating. I felt like we were playing on a floating island since the whole stage was moving from its place! Even the sound desk moved from one place to another in the venue. Amps tumbling over, etc. I was the biggest madness I've ever experienced in my life on stage, and i was happy to leave the stage with all my teeth being in my mouth still..."
God Dethroned was recently confirmed for Austria's Kaltenbach Open Air 2010 festival and has an extensive US tour planned with Overkill, Vader, Evile, Warbringer and Woe of Tyrants early this year as well.
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Sunday Old School: Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower is seemingly one of the more forgotten bands when it comes to looking at the history of the British death metal and grindcore scene. They were formed in the city of Coventry in September 1986 and went on to release their debut album, "In Battle There Is No Law," in 1988 through Vinyl Solution Records. Unsatisfied with their record deal, the band moved over to Earache Records, which housed many of their contemporaries such as Napalm Death and Cathedral. Bolt Thrower struck up a deal with British model store Games Workshop and the chain store's main artist, with the band giving away a free record with the store's magazine, White Dwarf. In return, Games Workshop did the band's artwork for free for their next album, "Realm Of Chaos."
Since then, Bolt Thrower has continued to perform live and record new albums, although some speculate that the band may never record another album again, given how satisfied they were with their latest album, "Those Once Loyal." The band stated that they always planned to stop releasing albums once they felt they had recorded the "perfect Bolt Thrower album," a feeling they seemed to have secured with "Those Once Loyal." Bolt Thrower remains a big influence on modern death metal and deathcore, with German deathcore act Heaven Shall Burn naming their debut EP "In Battle There Is No Law" after the band's first album.
Bolt Thrower - "The IVth Crusade"
The Rockstar Ramblings: Too Tired to Row?
Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) will be co-hosting (with Kerri Kasem ) "The Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx", a radio show that will play rock music and promises a look inside the life of a rock star. No word yet on how "Tattoo Corner, a Look at Nikki's tats" will play out on the radio…Ramon Sampson beat out Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), and John Tempestra (The Cult) in the Guitar Center DRUM OFF in L.A. this past week, answering the age old question: What do drummers do in the winter months when not on tour?... More...
Tales From The Pit: Primordial On Pit Justice
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week's story is from Alan Averill Nemtheanga, frontman of Primordial:
"During the last show of the Paganfest Tour in LA in the pit some fucker was giving me the finger for the whole first half of the show, why you would go pay into a band to do that is beyond me. He was wearing a Dimmu shirt if I remember correctly so no doubt that says something about his taste in music. Maybe I fucked his girlfriend, sister or mother or something when she was on holidays in Ireland who knows? So I called him out on it and told him it was no problem to meet after the show and I would kick his fucking head in. 18 hole gettagrips got to be used for something right? Well I didn't need to as, as soon as the next track started he got hauled into the pit by some Irish boys and they kicked his ass big time. That made me smile, and here's me thinking Metal had lost it's edge o)..."
Primordial recently posted a new trailer online for their forthcoming new DVD release, "All Empires Fall." Meanwhile, the extreme metal side project Blood Revolt that Nemtheanga handles vocals for will enter the studio to record their debut album this winter.
Check back every Tuesday for more tales from the pit.
Sunday Old School: Thin Lizzy
On January 4th 1986, the world of hard rock lost one of it's greatest figures and heavy metal lost one of it's biggest influences in the form of Phillip Parris Lynott, the lead vocalist and bass player of Thin Lizzy, when he passed away from multiple organ failure at the age of thirty six. Lynott has since been remembered for being one of, if not the best, lyricist in heavy music, drawing much inspiration from poetry and Irish folklore and is constantly mentioned as one of the best frontmen of all time, easily contending for the title along with Bon Scott, Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger. You only have to listen to "Live And Dangerous", a classic in the field of live albums, to hear how well Lynott could work the audience. The line "Is there anybody here with a bit of Irish in them? ... Is there any girls out there who'd like a bit more Irish in them?" from this record has gone down as one of the most memorable quotes in music history. He was well known for living the rock and roll lifestyle which included drink, drugs and sex as main ingredients, so much so that after he passed away, a doctor reportedly said "He died from a lifestyle." Sex and Drugs and Rock & Roll may have been a song by Ian Dury, but no-one personified it quite like Phil Lynott.
Phil Lynott joined Thin Lizzy in December 1969, along with his friend Brian Downey. The two performed together as part of the band Orphanage and were spotted by organ player Eric Wrixon and guitarist Eric Bell, who were previously members of the famous band Them, fronted by the legendary Van Morrison. Bell and Wrixon approached Lynott and Downey after Orphanage finished playing their set and suggested they form a band together, which was agreed on the condition that Lynott also play bass guitar and that they would perform some of his own compositions. This lineup would release only one record, a single entitled "The Farmer" through EMI. The single only sold 283 copies and has since become a rare collectors item. Following from this commercial failure, Wrixon left Thin lizzy to return to Them, leaving the band as a three piece. Thin Lizzy soldiered on and signed to Decca Records in 1970, releasing their self-titled debut album the next year. The album sold fairly well and the band followed with the much more Celtic orientated album, "Shades Of A Blue Orphanage" in March of 1972. Neither of the bands first two albums found a place in the charts but they received a high profile support slot when they were invited to tour with the hugely popular Slade and Suzi Quatro later that year.
The band tasted their first chart success soon afterwards when Decca Records, against the band's wishes, released their cover of the Irish ballad "Whiskey In The Jar." The single topped the Irish charts and entered the U.K. charts at number six, leading to their first appearance on the revered show, Top Of The Pops. The band were not quite as succesful with their next singles which only entered the Irish charts. More...
The Rockstar Ramblings: Cartoon Rock Network
Taking a page out of the KISS "How to Market Your Band" book, Def Lepard is moving into the world of cartoons. Here's a look at a few others that may be in productions soon…
SUPER NINJA VAN HALEN BROTHERS: They eat pizza with M&M's (no brown ones allowed) and solve crimes. Each with their own super powers: Eddie plays his guitar and bad dudes become distracted by the sound, Alex uses his drum sticks to perform beat downs, Michael strokes his beard to gain super strength, and David, of course, conquers his enemies with karate kicks. A cartoon of good vs. evil with a lesson taught at the end. The lesson is always we may not like each other, but damn we are good when we work together. More...
Tales From The Pit: Korpiklaani Averts Disaster
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week's story is from Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani:
"Generally, an audience has been very positive and in good mood at our shows, likely because of the fact that our music is pretty enjoyable and lively. For this reason, we have barely experienced anything serious because of moshpits during the concerts. Usually we would remember if something negative occurred and unfortunately something like that has happened for a couple of times. The only time, when our playing was interrupted during the song took place in London, while playing there for our first time.
"The venue was entirely filled with crowd. A lack of security barrier was another difficulty. In addition there were not any kind of security personnel between the audience and the stage. Immediately after starting the gig, I noticed that the front line of the audience was seriously suffering. The behaviour of some of the persons in the front row was too aggressive, as well. For the violent behaviour, I was forced to give a short notice to the audience, without any effect.
While a particular period of time during the concert, I recognized a woman falling to the ground, being under a pressure of others peoples' legs. This occurrence was followed by a really aggressive attack towards the surrounding people, made by this woman's partner.
"We stopped playing. I grasped the woman in the hand in order to pull her onto the stage and finally to the backstage. The woman was absolutely shocked and she had hurt herself severely. The security personnel still didn't lift a finger and were not interested in having control of the front line. Subsequently, the band started trying to get the violent fight stopped in the frontline. The fight wasn't stopped until bringing the partner of that woman from the audience through the stage to the backstage.
"After our concert, the couple was already drinking beer at our backstage, with pleasure. They were extremely grateful for what we had done to save them from a disturbing situation. Sometimes we were told that people have been hospitalized because of the moshpits. Broken
legs, etc. have been occurred. Fortunately we have succeeded in avoiding bigger dangers throughout the years."
Korpiklaani will be touring the US on the latest installment of Paganfest and plans to record a new album in 2010.
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Sunday Old School: Cathedral
A few weeks ago, we took a look at British grindcore legends Napalm Death and saw that several bands related to them have become legends in their own right. This week we take a look at one of these bands, in the form of Lee Dorrian's legendary doom metal outfit Cathedral. Cathedral were formed in Coventry, in the Midlands area of England in 1989 but had already earned a degree of underground fame as the bands lead vocalist Lee Dorrian had been the singer of Napalm Death beforehand and guitarist Garry Jennings was previously a member of British thrash metal outfit Acid Reign, who had reached the number ten spot on the U.K. Indie album charts with their debut album, "The Fear." The band were much different from their associated acts and were more inspired from the slower metal bands such as The Obsessed and Black Sabbath than Motorhead and Kreator. After recruiting bass player Mark Griffiths (a Carcass roadie) and drummer Mike Smail, the band recorded their first album, "Forest Of Equilibrium" which is now regarded as a classic in the genre of doom metal. The album featured extremely slow and long songs, which took fans of the British underground scene by complete surprise at the time and left the band with a mixed reception when they performed shows with the likes of Entombed, Carcass and Confessor.
The band followed this impressive debut with "The Ethereal Mirror" (which had a number of working titles including "Decadence and Journey Into Jade) in 1993 and once again received critical acclaim, with some media refering to the band as "the next big thing in metal." The album also saw the band experiment more with their sound, fusing a stoner rock influence with their doom laden grind. The album also produced two music videos in the shape of "Ride" and "Midnight Mountain" which received some negative feedback from fans as they were quite light hearted in nature. The band took on two new members after this release, with bass player Leo Smee and drummer Brian Dixon and released yet another outstanding album on September 26th 1995 in the form of "The Carnival Bizzare." The album featured the song, "Hopkins (Witchfinder General)" which has become one of the bands best known songs and a staple of their live set. The song also received a music video that included clips from the Vincent Price movie "Witchfinder General" as well as the band performing in a tongue in cheek fasion. The album also boasted a guest guitar solo from Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi on the song, "Utopian Blaster."
Cathedral have continued to tour the world and record albums ever since and have cemented their place as true legends in the field of doom and stoner metal by releasing more well received albums such as "Caravan Beyond Redemption" and "The VIIth Coming." Fans of the band are expecting 2010 to be another great year for Cathedral when they release a new studio album entitled, "The Guessing Game" in March, which likely include a world tour to help promote the record. Doom on! More...
Tales From The Pit: Tearing Down The Venue
UPDATE: Neither the Metalunderground.com staff nor the members of Hoarfrost support or condone damaging a venue's equipment. We apologize if this story was construed as supporting destructive behavior that hurts both the venues and the bands that are vital to continuing a strong underground metal scene.
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week Hoarfrost vocalist Ryan Suche shares a cautionary tale to venues who may want to cut off fans from the bands:
"Okay, so there's a bit of a preamble I have to get through first - gotta set the scene here, right?
"Late in 2008, a local venue called the Zoo installed a big honkin' fence in front of their stage. I heard there was some hardcore show where people were hanging from the ceiling and running around everywhere and some beer got spilt on the monitors and, well, the Zoo was sick of replacing the monitors or something like that. So, they installed this massive 4 foot high fence that just totally cuts you off from the band, and people fucking hate it.
"Which brings us to March of this year (2009). My band Hoarfrost was playing a gig with a local band called Tyrants Demise and TD was building up this crazy pit; the place was packed! And the front row was just bashing their fists against that fucking fence TD's entire set - BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! And, as it goes, the shit hit the fan and those fuckers tore that fence right off it's mounts. People don't like that fucking fence. At all."
Hoarfrost recently self-released their debut EP "The Cold Plains." Samples from the EP can be heard at the band's MySpace page. Hoarfrost also announced in a recent interview with Metalunderground that they will soon start writing new material for an upcoming release.
Sunday Old School: Kyuss
In 1989, four young men who enjoyed playing Dungeons And Dragons would form a band that has since gone one to become a huge influence on thousands upon thousands of musicians, particularly in the doom and stoner areas of metal. Vocalist John Garcia, guitarist Josh Homme, bass player Chris Cockrell and drummer Brant Bjork formed the band with the original name of Sons Of Kyuss and released their debut EP of the same name in 1989. This would be the bands only release with Cockrell, as he was replaced by Nick Oliveri soon afterwards. The band shortened their name to Kyuss and developed a large following in their home state of California, where they would perform regularly at parties in isolated areas of southern California. These would become known as "generator parties" and included the use of gasoline-powered generators to provide electricity for the equipment.
The band released their first full length album, "Wretch" in 1991 after signing with Dali Records. Several of these songs wre re-recorded versions of songs from the "Sons Of Kyuss" EP that was released two years previous. Many felt the album was a poor showing of the band, owing to the lack of money and production skills. The band were able achieve critical acclaim with their next album however, when they released "Blues For The Red Sun" in June 1992. The success of the album allowed the band to tour as support to Metallica (who had just released the mainstream smash hit Black Album at the time) and perform with other notable bands such as The Obsessed. Nick Oliveri was not part of the touring cycle however, after he left the band shortly following the albums completion, being replaced by Scott Reeder. Kyuss continued their success by signing with major label, Elektra and releasing the classic "Welcome To Sky Valley" album (the album is self-titled, but fans refer to the record by this name.)
Kyuss would suffer the loss of another band member after this album was released, when original drummer Brant Bjork quit the band, citing bad relations between band members and a hatred for touring. Alfredo Hernández stepped in as his replacement and this incarnation of the band recorded their fourth and sadly final album, "...And The Circus Leaves Town," in 1995. The album was once again seen as a masterpiece from critics, particularly the outstanding cover of the Yawning Man song, "Catamaran," but failed to become as commericially successful as the bands previous release. In October of that year, Kyuss decided to call it a day. Ever since their demise, the band has been offered on numerous occassions to reform, although it seems highly unlikely due to the success of guitarist Homme's post-Kyuss band, Queens Of The Stone Age (which also featured Nick Oliveri for a time.) More...
Tales From The Pit: Ain't Got Time To Bleed
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week Evergreen Terrace guitarist Josh James shares a true hardcore pit story:
"We recently played in Columbus, GA on our 'Almost Homeless Tour.' During our set I saw a guy push pitting hard as hell. He had shirt off, tattoos showing, muscles flexed and enjoy the set thoroughly. Pretty standard except for one small detail: blood. I noticed that he had a little bit of blood coming out of his back. I thought to myself that he must have been scrapped up in the pit or maybe fell into something during the show. Two songs later I noticed more blood. I kept my eye on him for our last three songs and notices he was becoming more and more bloody after every song. When the show finished I found out that right before our set there was a fight outside. He was jumped by three kids, one of which had a knife. That kid stabbed him four times in the back. After he got stabbed he beat the shit out of the kid who stabbed him and ended up beating the shit out of the rest of the guys who jumped him. He said he didn't want to go to the hospital cause he loves Evergreen Terrace. That's a true fan."
Evergreen Terrace recently wrapped up their Persistence Tour 2009 date with Ignite, Biohazard, Walls Of Jericho, Death By Stereo, and have a couple of dates planned with Ignite in January.
Check back every Tuesday for a new Tales from the Pit story.
Sunday Old School: Napalm Death
Having been credited with the creation of the grindcore genre, many people will claim that Napalm Death are among the most influential bands in the world of extreme metal and some people will go so far as to say they were the last band from Great Britain to have a signifficant impact on the world of metal. Like many great British metal bands such as Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, Napalm Death were formed in the Midlands area of England, starting up in 1981 in the village of Meriden, just outside of Birmingham. The band recorded a four song demo in 1982 and continued to perform regularly until towards the end of 1983 when they imposed a hiatus of sorts, with only one concert being performed in 1984 (a benefit show for the striking mine workers.) The band would return permanently in 1985 and performed many shows at their local pub The Murmaid, which was known to host hardcore matinees on the weekend. The band achieved a stable line up when drummer Mick Harris joined the group, complimenting the guitar sounds of Justin Broadrick and bass player/vocalist Nic Bullen. This lineup of the band recorded the first half of the now classic album, "Scum" in 1986, however before they could record the B-side to the album, both Broadrick and Bullen left the band. Harris recruited Bill Steer (later of Carcass fame) on guitar, bass player Jim Whitely and friend of the band, Lee Dorrian to join as the groups new singer, even though he had never sang before. This lineup recorded the second half of "Scum," completing what is now regarded as a classic in the field of extreme metal. The band replaced Whitely with bass player Shane Embury and recorded their second album, "From Enslavement To Obliteration" which was released in October of 1988 before Steer left the band to focus on Carcass full time and Dorrian quit to form the now legendary doom metal band, Cathedral.
The band recruited vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, of the British death metal outfit Benediction and their first international members in the form of Mexican guitarist Jesse Pintado, who had previously been known as the guitarist and founding member of Terrorizer and second guitarist Mitch Harris (who is from the United States of America) after touring with Bolt Thrower, Carcass and Morbid Angel. This lineup of the band recorded only one album, "Harmony Corruption" before Mick Harris decided to leave the band to form Scorn, leaving no members of the "Scum" lineup left. Napalm Death replaced him with American drummer Danny Herrera. These band members would then continue throughout the the 1990's recording eight albums together (Greenway was briefly fired from the band in 1996 and replaced with Extreme Noise Terror vocalist Phil Vane and while Vane never recorded with Napalm Death, Greenway recorded vocals for the Extreme Noise Terror album, "Damage 381" before returning to Napalm Death following the dismissal of Vane.)
In 2004, Jesse Pintado left the band and Napalm Death has since continued as a four-piece, releasing a string of critically acclaimed albums in the form of "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code," "Smear Campaign" and most recently, "Time Waits For No Slave." Jesse Pintado sadly passed away in a hospital in Holland in 2006, after suffering from a liver failure. Napalm Death are a unique band because not only are they themselves regarded as hugely influential, but so are practically every band related to them. Lee Dorrian's Cathedral have become known as one of the best doom metal bands of all time and Bill Steer's Carcass has similarly been recognised as one of the greatest death metal bands in history. Justin Broadrick's bands Godflesh and Jesu have become recognised as influential and groundbreaking and even bands that only had small links to the band such as Extreme Noise Terror and Terrorizer have since become known as legends in the field of grindcore. While Napalm Death are often imitated, they are, as they say, never duplicated. More...
The Rockstar Ramblings: Christmas Edition
The season for giving and receiving is upon us. This week we look at what the 80's glam gods are asking for this year…
Bret Michaels (POISON): A bandana (preferably blue) that alerts Bret when there's a reality show opportunity near by.
Jon Bon Jovi (BON JOVI): Jeans (skinny, tears above and below the knees, medium wash).
Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW): Tickle me Elmo.
Steve Tyler (AEROSMITH): A band.
Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT): A bottle of tequila, wrapped.
Vince Neil (MOTLEY CRUE): A Radio Flyer 2900 red wagon to carry all the cash made this past year.
Gene Simmons (KISS): To have Christmas renamed KISSmas.
Ted Nugent: Guns, raw meat, gun powder…oh, wait this is Ted's weekly shopping list.
David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE): Once again make large hair and album sales go hand in hand.
Axl Rose (GUNS N ROSES): The option to do what he wants despite contractual obligations and pending legal proceedings. Also, a Tickle me Elmo.
David Lee Roth (VAN HALEN): A straight answer from the Van Halen brothers.
Jani Lane (WARRANT): For 2009 to end ASAP.
Kip Winger (WINGER): Hair dye for his chest AND buttons for his shirts.
Lita Ford: A new bed.
Josh Todd: A new tattoo.
Dee Snider: World anarchy in the name of peace and metal.
Pit Stories: Exploding Pants
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher tells the story of what almost made him stop singing. The excerpt is taken from a full interview available here.
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Unearthing Metal Video Game Cover Underground
Video game music metal covers, that's what I'll be reviewing here. For those new to this concept, video games, especially the old school games for NES and SNES, have always had many elements in common with metal. A Simple search on youtube or myspace, will yield plentiful results. Now it seems anyone who plays guitar decent enough is trying to play his or her favorite video game theme, movie theme, or TV show theme. Sadly most of these people are amateurs and don't spend enough time arranging the music to form an interesting version of the song. Furthermore they usually have sub par recordings done in their bedroom with a drum machine. The bands in this article have been around for a while and put time, money, and a lot of effort into their recordings.
Boston unsigned video game metal band Powerglove are probably the most popular of the band as they have toured with power metal band Dragonforce. Their covers are constructed as progressive power metal songs. The band will be touring the US with Hammerfall in March and continue in April and May with Sonata Arctica and Mutiny Within. The band has three albums worth of covers available. I am really surprised that the band is able to tour with such popular acts, while being unsigned and a band that covers video game music. They've done everything from Power Rangers to Final Fantasy VII. Check out some of their covers and upcoming tour dates on their MySpace page.
Powerglove performing Power Rangers in Quebec with the crowd singing the words:
Sunday Old School: Death
A few weeks ago I was in the metal section of my local HMV branch, when I heard some kids mention a name. "Oooh! Death! What a great band name! Honestly, who would buy an album from a band with such a stupid name? I bet they suck!" All I could think to myself as they wandered away with their copies of the latest Slipknot and Panic! At The Disco albums was, "If you only knew, kids...." Quite honestly, Death's name is about the only thing anyone could ever have a problem with. Everything else about them is pure magic. Death is responsible for some of the best songs, album covers, song titles and musicianship in the celebrated history of extreme metal.
Death was formed in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Chuck Schuldiner in the city of Orlando, Florida. They released their first album, "Scream Bloody Gore," four years later and quickly established themselves as one of the pioneers of death metal along with bands such as Possessed and Obituary. Their next album, "Leprosy" followed on where "Scream Bloody Gore" left off lyrically, focusing on violence, blood and guts, but the band changed to writing about more social and political issues on their next album, "Spiritual Healing." This album also featured alot more in the way of melodies and musical progression than the previous two albums. The band continued with their progression into the technical side of death metal when they released the album "Human" in 1991, which featured Schuldiner as well as Sadus bassist Steve DiGorgio and Cynic members Sean Reinhert and Paul Masvidal. "Human" also featured the band's first song to be given the music video treatment, "Lack Of Comprehension." More...
The Rockstar Ramblings: Same Ole Axl
At LAX, Axl Rose (GUNS N ROSES) got into a scuffle with a paparazzo that ended up with a few bloodied participants. Even with Rose flying to Taiwan there is still concern about whether he will be in the mood to perform, a question that had been raised earlier in the week when the rest of the band flew to the gig without the singer. It's time to set the GNR Tour odds: 2:1 one gig is played; 3:1 the Asian tour is completed without incident and/or cancellations; 5:1 GNR makes it to their Canadian leg of the tour; 1:1 Axl self destructs at some point during the tour. Technically, for those that had self destruction, you can now collect your winnings… More...
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Malinska on the island of Krk was a really nice way to end our month in Croatia.
A small seaside town around the port with so many restaurants and a cheese festival.
Although it's a bit ridiculous to call it a festival because there was only about 6 small stalls and only one was selling cheese.
But there were bands playing in the evenings on the 3 nights we stayed here.
Surprisingly we ...

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CS419 – Fall 2010 Computer Security Virtual Machines and Malware Vinod Ganapathy Lecture 20 Readings: VMWare paper + Thompson's paper Part 1: Virtual Machines • Virtual Machine Structure • Virtual Machine Monitor – Privilege – Physical Resources – Paging What Is It? • Virtual machine monitor (VMM) virtualizes system resources – Runs directly on hardware – Provides interface to give each program running on it the illusion that it is the only process on the system and is running directly on hardware – Provides illusion of contiguous memory beginning at address 0, a CPU, and secondary storage to each program Example: IBM VM/370 us er proces s es MVS Virtual Sys tem/ 370 us us er proces s es er proces s es u us er proces s es s er proces s es D O S/VS MVS Virtual CP CMS CMS vir tual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual hardwar Sys tem/ 370 Sys tem/ 370 Sys tem/ 370 Sys tem/ 370 Sys tem/ 370 e CP d e real har war Sys tem/ 370 Adapted from Dietel, pp. 606–607 Privileged Instructions 1. VMM running operating system o, which is running process p – p tries to read—privileged operation traps to hardware 2. VMM invoked, determines trap occurred in o – VMM updates state of o to make it look like hardware invoked o directly, so o tries to read, causing trap 3. VMM does read – Updates o to make it seem like o did read – Transfers control to o Privileged Instructions 4. o tries to switch context to p, causing trap 5. VMM updates virtual machine of o to make it appear o did context switch successfully – Transfers control to o, which (as o apparently did a context switch to p) has the effect of returning control to p Privilege and VMs • Sensitive instruction discloses or alters state of processor privilege • Sensitive data structure contains information about state of processor privilege When Is VM Possible? • Can virtualize an architecture when: 1. All sensitive instructions cause traps when executed by processes at lower levels of privilege 2. All references to sensitive data structures cause traps when executed by processes at lower levels of privilege Example: VAX System • 4 levels of privilege (user, supervisor, executive, kernel) – CHMK changes privilege to kernel level; sensitive instruction • Causes trap except when executed in kernel mode; meets rule 1 – Page tables have copy of PSL, containing privilege level; sensitive data structure • If user level processes prevented from altering page tables, trying to do so will cause a trap; this meets rule 2 Multiple Levels of Privilege • Hardware supports n levels of privilege – VM must also support n levels – VM monitor runs at highest level, so n–1 levels of privilege left! • Solution: virtualize levels of privilege – Called ring compression Example: VAX VMM System • VMM at kernel level • VMM maps virtual kernel and executive level to (real) executive mode – Called VM kernel level, VM executive level – Virtual machine bit added to PSL • If set, current process running on VM – Special register, VMPSL, records PSL of currently running VM – All sensitive instructions that could reveal level of privilege get this information from VMPSL or trap to the VMM, which then emulates the instruction Alternate Approach • Divide users into different classes • Control access to system by limiting access of each class Example: IBM VM/370 • Each control program command associated with user privilege classes – ―G‖ (general user) class can start a VM – ―A‖ (primary system operator) class can control accounting, VM availability, other system resources – ―Any‖ class can gain or surrender access to VM Physical Resources and VMs • Distributes resources among VMs as appropriate – Each VM appears to have reduced amount of resources from real system – Example: VMM to create 10 VMs means real disk split into 10 minidisks • Minidisks may have different sizes • VMM does mapping between minidisk addresses, real disk addresses Example: Disk I/O • VM's OS tries to write to disk – I/O instruction privileged, traps to VMM • VMM checks request, services it – Translates addresses involved – Verifies I/O references disk space allocated to that VM – Services request • VMM returns control to VM when appropriate – If I/O synchronous, when service complete – If I/O asynchronous, when service begun Paging and VMs • Like ordinary disk I/O, but 2 problems – Some pages may be available only at highest level of privilege • VM must remap level of privilege of these pages – Performance issues • VMM paging its own pages is transparent to VMs • VM paging is handled by VMM; if VM's OS does lots of paging, this may introduce significant delays Example: VAX/VMS • On VAX/VMS, only kernel level processes can read some pages – What happens if process at VM kernel level needs to read such a page? • Fails, as VM kernel level is at real executive level – VMM reduces level of page to executive, then it works • Note: security risk! – In practice, OK, as VMS allows executive level processes to change to kernel level Example: IBM VM/370 • Supports several different operating systems – OS/MFT, OS/MVT designed to access disk storage • If jobs being run under those systems depend on timings, delay caused by VM may affect success of job – If system supports virtual paging (like MVS), either MVS or VMM may cause paging • The VMM paging may introduce overhead (delays) that cause programs to fail that would not were the programs run directly on the hardware Part 2: Malware • What is a: – Virus? – Worm? • Polymorphic viruses and worms? – Trojan horse? – Rootkit? – Bot? – Spyware program? Malicious Software Malicious Logic • Shell script on a UNIX system: cp /bin/sh /tmp/.xyzzy chmod u+s,o+x /tmp/.xyzzy rm ./ls ls $* • Place in program called ―ls‖ and trick someone into executing it • You now have a setuid-to-them shell! Trojan Horse • Program with an overt purpose (known to user) and a covert purpose (unknown to user) – Often called a Trojan – Named by Dan Edwards in Anderson Report • Example: previous script is Trojan horse – Overt purpose: list files in directory – Covert purpose: create setuid shell Example: NetBus • Designed for Windows NT system • Victim uploads and installs this – Usually disguised as a game program, or in one • Acts as a server, accepting and executing commands for remote administrator – This includes intercepting keystrokes and mouse motions and sending them to attacker – Also allows attacker to upload, download files Replicating Trojan Horse • Trojan horse that makes copies of itself – Also called propagating Trojan horse – Early version of animal game used this to delete copies of itself • Hard to detect – 1976: Karger and Schell suggested modifying compiler to include Trojan horse that copied itself into specific programs including later version of the compiler – 1980s: Thompson implements this Thompson's Compiler • Modify the compiler so that when it compiles login , login accepts the user's correct password or a fixed password (the same one for all users) • Then modify the compiler again, so when it compiles a new version of the compiler, the extra code to do the first step is automatically inserted • Recompile the compiler • Delete the source containing the modification and put the undoctored source back The Login Program user password login source correct compiler login executable logged in user password or magic password login source doctored compiler login executable logged in The Compiler login source compiler source correct compiler compiler executable correct login executable login source compiler source doctored compiler compiler executable rigged login executable Comments • Great pains taken to ensure second version of compiler never released – Finally deleted when a new compiler executable from a different system overwrote the doctored compiler • The point: no amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code – Also: having source code helps, but does not ensure you're safe Backdoor or Trapdoor • secret entry point into a program • allows those who know access bypassing usual security procedures • have been commonly used by developers • a threat when left in production programs allowing exploited by attackers • very hard to block in O/S • requires good s/w development & update Logic Bomb • one of oldest types of malicious software • code embedded in legitimate program • activated when specified conditions met – eg presence/absence of some file – particular date/time – particular user • when triggered typically damage system – modify/delete files/disks, halt machine, etc Trojan Horse • program with hidden side-effects • which is usually superficially attractive – eg game, s/w upgrade etc • when run performs some additional tasks – allows attacker to indirectly gain access they do not have directly • often used to propagate a virus/worm or install a backdoor • or simply to destroy data Zombie • program which secretly takes over another networked computer • then uses it to indirectly launch attacks • often used to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks • exploits known flaws in network systems Viruses • a piece of self-replicating code attached to some other code – cf biological virus • both propagates itself & carries a payload – carries code to make copies of itself – as well as code to perform some covert task Computer Virus • Program that inserts itself into one or more files and performs some action – Insertion phase is inserting itself into file – Execution phase is performing some (possibly null) action • Insertion phase must be present – Need not always be executed – Lehigh virus inserted itself into boot file only if boot file not infected Pseudocode beginvirus: if spread-condition then begin for some set of target files do begin if target is not infected then begin determine where to place virus instructions copy instructions from beginvirus to endvirus into target alter target to execute added instructions end; end; end; perform some action(s) goto beginning of infected program History • Programmers for Apple II wrote some – Not called viruses; very experimental • Fred Cohen – Graduate student who described them – Teacher (Adleman) named it ―computer virus‖ – Tested idea on UNIX systems and UNIVAC 1108 system First Reports • Brain virus (1986) – Written for IBM PCs – Alters boot sectors of floppies, spreads to other floppies • MacMag Peace virus (1987) – Written for Macintosh – Prints ―universal message of peace‖ on March 2, 1988 and deletes itself More Reports • Duff's experiments (1987) – Small virus placed on UNIX system, spread to 46 systems in 8 days – Wrote a Bourne shell script virus • Highland's Lotus 1-2-3 virus (1989) – Stored as a set of commands in a spreadsheet and loaded when spreadsheet opened – Changed a value in a specific row, column and spread to other files Types of Viruses • Boot sector infectors • Executable infectors • Multipartite viruses • TSR viruses • Stealth viruses • Encrypted viruses • Polymorphic viruses • Macro viruses Boot Sector Infectors • A virus that inserts itself into the boot sector of a disk – Section of disk containing code – Executed when system first ―sees‖ the disk • Including at boot time … • Example: Brain virus – Moves disk interrupt vector from 13H to 6DH – Sets new interrupt vector to invoke Brain virus – When new floppy seen, check for 1234H at location 4 • If not there, copies itself onto disk after saving original boot block Executable Infectors Header Executable cod e and data 0 100 First progr am instruction to be e xecuted 100 0 Header Virus code Ex ecutable cod e and data 0 100 200 100 0 110 0 • A virus that infects executable programs – Can infect either .EXE or .COM on PCs – May prepend itself (as shown) or put itself anywhere, fixing up binary so it is executed at some point Executable Infectors (con't) • Jerusalem virus – Checks if system infected • If not, set up to respond to requests to execute files – Checks date • If not 1987 or Friday 13th, set up to respond to clock interrupts and then run program • Otherwise, set destructive flag; will delete, not infect, files – Then: check all calls asking files to be executed • Do nothing for COMND.COM • Otherwise, infect or delete – Error: doesn't set signature when .EXE executes • So .EXE files continually reinfected Multipartite Viruses • A virus that can infect either boot sectors or executables • Typically, two parts – One part boot sector infector – Other part executable infector TSR Viruses • A virus that stays active in memory after the application (or bootstrapping, or disk mounting) is completed – TSR is ―Terminate and Stay Resident‖ • Examples: Brain, Jerusalem viruses – Stay in memory after program or disk mount is completed Stealth Viruses • A virus that conceals infection of files • Example: IDF virus modifies DOS service interrupt handler as follows: – Request for file length: return length of uninfected file – Request to open file: temporarily disinfect file, and reinfect on closing – Request to load file for execution: load infected file Encrypted Viruses • A virus that is enciphered except for a small deciphering routine – Detecting virus by signature now much harder as most of virus is enciphered Virus co d e Decip h ering Encip h ered v iru s co d e ro u tine k Decip h ering ey Example (* Decryption code of the 1260 virus *) (* initialize the registers with the keys *) rA = k1; rB = k2; (* initialize rC with the virus; starts at sov, ends at eov *) rC = sov; (* the encipherment loop *) while (rC != eov) do begin (* encipher the byte of the message *) (*rC) = (*rC) xor rA xor rB; (* advance all the counters *) rC = rC + 1; rA = rA + 1; end Polymorphic Viruses • A virus that changes its form each time it inserts itself into another program • Idea is to prevent signature detection by changing the ―signature‖ or instructions used for deciphering routine • At instruction level: substitute instructions • At algorithm level: different algorithms to achieve the same purpose • Toolkits to make these exist (Mutation Engine, Trident Polymorphic Engine) Example • These are different instructions (with different bit patterns) but have the same effect: – add 0 to register – subtract 0 from register – xor 0 with register – no-op • Polymorphic virus would pick randomly from among these instructions Macro Viruses • A virus composed of a sequence of instructions that are interpreted rather than executed directly • Can infect either executables (Duff's shell virus) or data files (Highland's Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet virus) • Independent of machine architecture – But their effects may be machine dependent Example • Melissa – Infected Microsoft Word 97 and Word 98 documents • Windows and Macintosh systems – Invoked when program opens infected file – Installs itself as ―open‖ macro and copies itself into Normal template • This way, infects any files that are opened in future – Invokes mail program, sends itself to everyone in user's address book Computer Worms • A program that copies itself from one computer to another • Origins: distributed computations – Schoch and Hupp: animations, broadcast messages – Segment: part of program copied onto workstation – Segment processes data, communicates with worm's controller – Any activity on workstation caused segment to shut down Example: Christmas Worm • Distributed in 1987, designed for IBM networks • Electronic letter instructing recipient to save it and run it as a program – Drew Christmas tree, printed ―Merry Christmas!‖ – Also checked address book, list of previously received email and sent copies to each address • Shut down several IBM networks • Really, a macro worm – Written in a command language that was interpreted Example: Internet Worm of 1988 • Targeted Berkeley, Sun UNIX systems – Used virus-like attack to inject instructions into running program and run them – To recover, had to disconnect system from Internet and reboot – To prevent re-infection, several critical programs had to be patched, recompiled, and reinstalled • Analysts had to disassemble it to uncover function • Disabled several thousand systems in 6 or so hours Rabbits, Bacteria • A program that absorbs all of some class of resources • Example: for UNIX system, shell commands: while true do mkdir x chdir x done • Exhausts either disk space or file allocation table (inode) space Logic Bombs • A program that performs an action that violates the site security policy when some external event occurs • Example: program that deletes company's payroll records when one particular record is deleted – The ―particular record‖ is usually that of the person writing the logic bomb – Idea is if (when) he or she is fired, and the payroll record deleted, the company loses all those records Defenses • Distinguish between data, instructions • Limit objects accessible to processes • Inhibit sharing • Detect altering of files • Detect actions beyond specifications • Analyze statistical characteristics Data vs. Instructions • Malicious logic is both – Virus: written to program (data); then executes (instructions) • Approach: treat ―data‖ and ―instructions‖ as separate types, and require certifying authority to approve conversion – Keys are assumption that certifying authority will not make mistakes and assumption that tools, supporting infrastructure used in certifying process are not corrupt Information Flow Metrics • Idea: limit distance a virus can spread • Flow distance metric fd(x): – Initially, all info x has fd(x) = 0 – Whenever info y is shared, fd(y) increases by 1 – Whenever y1, …, yn used as input to compute z, fd(z) = max(fd(y1), …, fd(yn)) • Information x accessible if and only if for some parameter V, fd(x) < V Example • Anne: VA = 3; Bill, Cathy: VB = VC = 2 • Anne creates program P containing virus • Bill executes P – P tries to write to Bill's program Q • Works, as fd(P) = 0, so fd(Q) = 1 < VB • Cathy executes Q – Q tries to write to Cathy's program R • Fails, as fd(Q) = 1, so fd(R) would be 2 • Problem: if Cathy executes P, R can be infected – So, does not stop spread; slows it down greatly, though Reducing Protection Domain • Application of principle of least privilege • Basic idea: remove rights from process so it can only perform its function – Warning: if that function requires it to write, it can write anything – But you can make sure it writes only to those objects you expect Trusted Programs • No VALs applied here – UNIX command interpreters • csh, sh – Program that spawn them • getty, login – Programs that access file system recursively • ar, chgrp, chown, diff, du, dump, find, ls, restore, tar – Programs that often access files not in argument list • binmail, cpp, dbx, mail, make, script, vi – Various network daemons • fingerd, ftpd, sendmail, talkd, telnetd, tftpd Guardians, Watchdogs • System intercepts request to open file • Program invoked to determine if access is to be allowed – These are guardians or watchdogs • Effectively redefines system (or library) calls Sandboxing • Sandboxes, virtual machines also restrict rights – Modify program by inserting instructions to cause traps when violation of policy – Replace dynamic load libraries with instrumented routines Example: Race Conditions • Occur when successive system calls operate on object – Both calls identify object by name – Rebind name to different object between calls • Sandbox: instrument calls: – Unique identifier (inode) saved on first call – On second call, inode of named file compared to that of first call • If they differ, potential attack underway … Multilevel Policies • Put programs at the lowest security level, all subjects at higher levels – By *-property, nothing can write to those programs – By ss-property, anything can read (and execute) those programs • Example: DG/UX system – All executables in ―virus protection region‖ below user and administrative regions Detect Alteration of Files • Compute manipulation detection code (MDC) to generate signature block for each file, and save it • Later, recompute MDC and compare to stored MDC – If different, file has changed • Example: tripwire – Signature consists of file attributes, cryptographic checksums chosen from among MD4, MD5, HAVAL, SHS, CRC-16, CRC-32, etc.) Behavior-Blocking Software • integrated with host O/S • monitors program behavior in real-time – eg file access, disk format, executable mods, system settings changes, network access • for possibly malicious actions – if detected can block, terminate, or seek ok • has advantage over scanners • but malicious code runs before detection Antivirus Programs • Look for specific sequences of bytes (called ―virus signature‖ in file – If found, warn user and/or disinfect file • Each agent must look for known set of viruses • Cannot deal with viruses not yet analyzed – Due in part to undecidability of whether a generic program is a virus Virus Countermeasures • best countermeasure is prevention • but in general not possible • hence need to do one or more of: – detection - of viruses in infected system – identification - of specific infecting virus – removal - restoring system to clean state Anti-Virus Software • first-generation – scanner uses virus signature to identify virus – or change in length of programs • second-generation – uses heuristic rules to spot viral infection – or uses crypto hash of program to spot changes • third-generation – memory-resident programs identify virus by actions • fourth-generation – packages with a variety of antivirus techniques – eg scanning & activity traps, access-controls • arms race continues Advanced Anti-Virus Techniques • generic decryption – use CPU simulator to check program signature & behavior before actually running it • digital immune system (IBM) – general purpose emulation & virus detection – any virus entering org is captured, analyzed, detection/shielding created for it, removed N-Version Programming • Implement several different versions of algorithm • Run them concurrently – Check intermediate results periodically – If disagreement, majority wins • Assumptions – Majority of programs not infected – Underlying operating system secure – Different algorithms with enough equal intermediate results may be infeasible • Especially for malicious logic, where you would check file accesses Proof-Carrying Code • Code consumer (user) specifies safety requirement • Code producer (author) generates proof code meets this requirement – Proof integrated with executable code – Changing the code invalidates proof • Binary (code + proof) delivered to consumer • Consumer validates proof • Example statistics on Berkeley Packet Filter: proofs 300–900 bytes, validated in 0.3 –1.3 ms – Startup cost higher, runtime cost considerably shorter
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Drunken driver pleads guilty in fatal Christmas crash | POLL
Sharp's family OK'd possible deal
An Evansville man whose driving privileges had been suspended for life has pleaded guilty to driving drunk on Christmas night and crashing head-on into another car, killing Onterrio T. "Terry" Sharp.
Daniel Joe English II, 34, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Vanderburgh Superior Court to five felony counts. Under the terms of a proposed plea agreement that Judge Robert Pigman still has to accept, English will be sentenced to a total of 18 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.
Family's feelings
"That was the best that my son's dad and I could get without risking getting less time with a trial," said Sharp's mother, Frolonda Carrington. "We took the guaranteed amount of 18 years, but 18 years as far as someone's complete life, you can just imagine."
With English's record, Carrington said she wanted to keep him off the street so he couldn't hurt anyone else.
According to police, English had been arrested six times on DUI charges. At the time of the accident, he was on probation for a 2007 case that included a count of drunken driving.
Although his driver's license was suspended for life in 2005, English had a valid license when the fatal wreck occurred. The Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles had not been notified of the lifetime suspension because of a clerical error in the Vanderburgh County clerk's office.
Brandon Tevebaugh, 33, a longtime friend of the defendant, arrived for English's scheduled court date Wednesday to learn it had been canceled. English entered his plea about 10:45 a.m.
"He is an alcoholic," Tevebaugh said hesitantly.
He then emphasized he didn't want to say anything bad about the man he has known since they were seniors at Central High School.
"He's had a hard life, just like I have, and he didn't ask for a lot of stuff that got dropped on him," Tevebaugh said.
English has been diagnosed with depression, had difficulties with women and has a history of getting into trouble and getting out of it, Tevebaugh said.
Friend's perspective
"Besides doing what he did, he was actually a pretty upstanding person," Tevebaugh said. "He's had hard times in his life, and he suffered and stuff."
Of the five passengers in the car Sharp was driving, Carrington and two others were injured when English's high-speed run from police down Green River Road ended with his Monte Carlo jumping the median and crashing head-on into Sharp's Mitsubishi Mirage.
"I don't wish death or anything on him," Carrington said. "I just really hope after serving (time) ... that he has some time to reconcile his soul. That's what I pray for. Everybody has a soul, and everybody can be reformed."
Sharp was killed instantly. The 20-year-old former basketball standout at Evansville Day School worked at the Black Buggy restaurant in Evansville and was enrolled in a criminal justice course at Ivy Tech Community College.
His mother said he aspired to work for the Evansville Police Department and later the FBI.
A woman of great faith, Carrington said English has not asked her to forgive him. If he does, she said she will.
English's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit for driving in Indiana during the high-speed chase, according to the police.
Previous trouble
Court records show English has been called before Vanderburgh County judges roughly 40 times since 1993. Outcomes have varied, but the majority of cases were infractions and misdemeanors.
When he learned of the tragedy, Tevebaugh said he was shocked, although another friend of English's thought he would be "in and out of trouble" the rest of his life.
"Neither one of us ever expected anything of this caliber," Tevebaugh said.
A few months before the crash, Tevebaugh said he was compelled to tell English he didn't want him in his life anymore because of his behavior.
But he still cared about English, and Tevebaugh said he plans to attend English's sentencing in April.
The five counts English pleaded to include: causing death when operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 or more with a prior OVWI conviction, a class B felony; resisting law enforcement causing death, a class B felony; criminal recklessness causing death, a class C felony; criminal recklessness resulting in serious bodily injury, a class D felony; and resisting law enforcement resulting in serious bodily injury, a class C felony.
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The Bro-ification of Dance Music
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Read More: Electronic Dance Music, Djs, Edm, Gays EDM, Dance Clubs, Gay Dance Clubs, Gays Electronic Dance Music, Gays Dance Music, Gay Clubs, Music, Gay Voices News
Once upon a time dance music was, like, totally gay. Gay clubs were the point of origin of modern dance music culture. When EDM came onto the scene, it was gay clubs that embraced the genre. But dance music is now the straight bro's domain, with girls and gay guys just along for the ride.


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The Amazon Kindle is a market leading device and the eReader charged with reviving the market, but it can't compete with similarly shaped devices (such as the iPad) on any front other than reading. That's where an Amazon-branded tablet PC would come in - it's been rumoured to ship in the second half of 2011.
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The gossip comes from DigiTimes, who claims that a source close to LCD display manufacturer Quanta is expecting to produce the key components at a volume of around 700,000 units per month, as of H2 2011. The device is also rumoured to have a second touch-sensitive panel, which is being manufactured by E Ink Holdings.
That's all that's known about the tablet as yet, but we would imagine that it will run on Android, purely because it would tie in nicely with Amazon's recently launched Amazon Android App store, as well as Amazon's Android Kindle eBook platform.
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Forum staff reports, Published January 12 2011
Lack of ties prompts bail denial in slayingCOOPERSTOWN – The order denying bail to the man accused of killing a North Dakota State University researcher was filed Tuesday in Griggs County District Court.
Daniel Evan Wacht, 30, is charged with murder in the death of fellow Cooperstown resident Kurt Douglas Johnson.
The order filed Tuesday springs from the bail hearing held Monday, Wacht's first appearance in court since he was charged on Friday.
Signed by Judge James Hovey and dated Tuesday, the bail order states Hovey found there were no bail conditions that could "reasonably assure the presence of the defendant at future proceedings, nor assure the safety and security of the public."
Wacht conceded "he had no ties to this community and no persons who would help to assure his presence in Court," Hovey wrote in the document.
According to the order, Wacht was willing to proceed with the bail hearing without an attorney but has asked for an application for a public defender.
Griggs County Sheriff Robert Hook alleges in court records that Johnson's head was found in Wacht's basement and a witness saw Wacht throw Johnson into the back of a van at about 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
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The tests use different settings to mimic basic multi-user operations as they would play out on your server. Variances is read / write percentage as well as random / sequential reads are common in certain applications, Web Servers read nearly 100% of the time while Database Servers write a small amount of data.
The Workstation test is the only single user environment and will be similar to how you use your system at home.
The server tests belong to the SandForce drives and they are even faster than the purpose built Intel X25-E enterprise products. Here we see no difference in performance between the standard and extended drives, but in an enterprise environment when drives are expected to run 24/7 for many years the extra spare area would be recommended for extended reliability.
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Massanutten Sandstone, folded into an anticline. To view a sample of the Massanutten Sandstone in macro detail, try this: gigapan.com/gigapans/126687
Here is a nice folded section of the Devonian-age Foreknobs formation West of Gore, Virginia along US rt 50. The Foreknobs Formation ( formerly known as the Chemung) is a mixed package of brownish red to grey sandstone siltstone shale and minor conglomerate
A nice chunk of Eldon Formation limestone showing ripple marks and a secondary (tectonically-induced) vein of white calcite. Found on the south lateral moraine of the Athabasca Glacier.
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This outcrop is a nice case study of how different lithologies have different responses to stress. Here is a sandstone layer within the mudrock-dominated Miette Group, cropping out at the intersection of the Icefields Parkway and the Trans Canada Highway. The sandstone (now quartzite) has been boudinaged and extended, ...
Mudrocks with fine laminations from basinward of the Cathedral Escarpment, cleaved and folded during Canadian Rockies mountain-building. The orientation of bedding varies, but here's a representative measurement: 095°/30° (right-hand rule). Cleavage is more consistent, at 109°/76°.
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This outcrop of the late Ordovician Martinsburg Formation is located on Route 644 in Shenandoah County, about 60 feet above the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. At this outcrop, bedding is oriented 042°, 72° (right hand rule: it strikes N42°E, and dips 72° to the southeast). Cleavage is oriented 212°, 83° (...
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Few cool people, Cool office, casual dress, not much else.
-There is minimal job training and support from management- the induction period felt more as if I was under investigation as opposed to being trained to do a job. Perhaps this is because the management felt they owned the company and the fear that young crowd will take over with the new approaches. My manager was paranoid every time I spoke to vendors. He doesn't trust anyone besides himself. He thought he was more clever then anyone else around him, he was constantly rambling and haven't shown any progress. He wasn't a great mentor. He didn't know how to bring the best out of the people. They spend huge amounts of time and resources making sure everyone "fits in" with the the culture - cover your tattoos! At the end of the day I felt like an outsider and lost because I wasn't receiving help from anyone when I asked for it and I never understood what role I was playing in the company. Expect to have your email and calendars monitored.
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I worked at Lafayette 148Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEODoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEO
-The younger employees are great at trying to keep the team atmosphere alive.
-If you keep your head down, don't have any too-creative ideas and have a limited social life, you will excel.
-CEO has hired unqualified friends and family to work at high level positions, which makes normal work life extremely difficult.
-Majority of upper management has 4 day work week schedules, making time frames and due dates shorter.
-Management likes to pit employees against each other, making for an every-woman-for-herself atmosphere.
-Company is comprised of 85% females that LOVE to hold grudges, making for added tensions between employees.
-Employee benefits are catered to married-with-family employees.
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I worked at Lafayette 148 full-time (More than a year)Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEONeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
Excellent product construction. Great store presence. Clean, stylish offices. Good sales staff. Expanding distribution and product categories such as accessories.
Plagiarized designs, unprofessional atmosphere, poor design direction, cliquey coworkers, difficult to hostile personalities.
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March 3rd, 2008 #1
Kou's Sketchbook - Bollocks, anyone?
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just a quick catching of the up.
Serenity Rose (c) Aaron A.
b/w couple image characters are from a commission, and are not mine.
rest is mine. :3
March 3rd, 2008 #3
i'm done for today. now i just need to see about getting my scanner from home. *moron*
loves? hates? helps? some of these might get turned into more than just sketches and half-finished shite.
March 3rd, 2008 #4Niva's Links: Sketchbook | Eternal Seven Website
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Hamachi is a personal fav too. it's currently for sale on eBay also! (i need help paying my rent this month, ugh).
and i see what you mean about needing contrast. i tried to stay in a subdued or earthy set of tones for it. i could do with darkening the lineart, i think.
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aww wow! i adore your style! It's really fab ee! the kind of work that totally makes me want to go crazy and sketch.
I also like the font your using.. might have to start using a funky font actually.
Keep posting.
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March 4th, 2008 #7
hee! i'm super psyched to know i inspire someone instead of the other way around for a change! thanks so much. <B
i like colored fonts. :3
March 4th, 2008 #8
another couple. first one's of a mule of mine on Gaia. don't ask about the underwear - they're not hers. and the cute little red panda sitting in ramen is mine. that's a silly idea. :3
March 4th, 2008 #9
oh and cuz i'm a weiner. first one is titled __spanish bombs, and is finished for the most part, but definitely doesn't look like the examples of "finished" that're given in the n00b handb00k, so it goes here for now.
second one is almost finished-ish. i want to put something shiny in there. any suggestions?
SB is spraypaint and acrylic. orange-hair is gouache and paint marker. both are on gessoed particle board.
March 4th, 2008 #10
yeah, i'm trying to get my twitchy little fingers into a figure drawing class again. the art school i transferred from had classes specifically for the drawing of figures, but the state university i transferred to does not (WHAT DO I EXPECT THO) despite having the best art curriculum of the UM system.
*lurks in stock photo sites*
March 4th, 2008 #11
i've tried that, trust me. all my friends are prudes. :/ even my roommate.
March 10th, 2008 #12
late nights and beer don't make for necessarily awesome art
i could use some help on this sketch, despite having used a ref photo for the pose (i'll post that if someone really wants to see the terrible resemblance).
there will be feet involved. i just got pissed off trying to draw them and runnin out of paper. will be cleaned up and inked in PS.
my character Pandora. technically my own twisted non-sensical spin on the one from Greek mythology. he can change gender, so that's why he's got a boob-tube on w/out having boobs.
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UPDATED: The kidnap thriller from Atom Egoyan is making its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival Friday night.
CANNES – A24 Films has picked up U.S. rights to Atom Egoyan's The Captive, starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman and Rosario Dawson. The New York-based distributor is planning a fall 2014 release, and made the deal in partnership with DirecTV.
The deal between A24 and Entertainment One Films International, Ego Film Arts and The Film Farm was announced as the movie prepares for its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival Friday night. WME Global and CAA are co-repping U.S. rights.
"On behalf of my team, we are delighted that A24 will release The Captive in the US," Egoyan said in a statement. "I am impressed with the caliber of films and campaigns they have recently worked on and I look forward to collaborating with them to reach an American audience."
In the film, a father pulls off the highway at a diner, thinking his young daughter is safe in the seat. When he returns, she is gone, setting off a furious chase. Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand and Bruce Greenwood also star.
Egoyan wrote the script with David Fraser, based on an original story by the Canadian director.
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