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ARCH ENEMY POSTS VIDEO DOCUMENTARY OF ‘KHAOS LEGIONS’ SHOWCASE
SWEDEN – Swedish metal heavyweight, Arch Enemy, has posted a short video documentary chronicling the band’s recent Khaos Legions showcase at the AJZ Bahndamm in Wermelskirchen, Germany. The intimate performance took place on March 14th in front of 150 select fans and media to kick off the Khaos Legions campaign. The documentary includes some unheard snippets of the new song, “Yesterday Is Dead And Gone”, which will be made available to the public on Friday, April 1st as a free download. Head over to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPg9fdxhg3U to witness the KHAOS.
Khaos Legions, Arch Enemy’s ninth studio album, is slated to hit stores later this summer on Century Media Records. It will mark a return to new, original material, after releasing the Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan live DVD/CD (2008) and the re-recordings album, The Root Of All Evil (2009).
Arch Enemy is currently gearing up for several live dates to unleash Khaos Legions upon the masses.
Stay tuned for more information on Arch Enemy and Khaos Legions.
ARCH ENEMY LIVE KHAOS:
May-14-2011 – Boulevard Festival @ C.O.C. Stadium, Casablanca (Morocco)
May-27-2011 – Metalfest Open Air Switzerland, Pratteln
May-28-2011 – Metalfest Open Air Germany, Dessau
May-29-2011 – Metalfest Open Air Austria, Mining
May-31-2011 – Majestic Music Club, Bratislava (Slovakia)
June-04-2011 – Metalfest Open Air Hungary
June-05-2011 – Metalfest Open Air Czech Republic
June-18-2011 – Metaltown 2011, Gothenburg (Sweden)
June-23-2011 – Kulturfabrik, Luxembourg
June-25-2011 – Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel (Belgium)
July-02-2011 – Fortarock Festival Park Brakkenstein, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
July-10-2011 – Sonisphere Knebworth, Apollo Stage (UK)
July-12-2011 – Metal Camp, Tolmin, Slovenia
July-14-2011 – Lez’ Art Scenique Festival, Selesat (France)
July-15-2011 – Sonisphere Spain, Getafe-Open Air
July-22-2011 – Tuska, Suvilahti, Helsinki (Finland)
July-30-2011 – MetaLmorphosiS 2011 (Cyprus)
August-18-2011 – Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
ARCH ENEMY online:
http://www.archenemy.net
http://www.facebook.com/archenemyofficial
http://www.myspace.com/archenemy
http://www.twitter.com/archenemymetal
http://www.youtube.com/archenemyofficial
Century Media Records online:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
http://www.twitter.com/centurymediaeu
http://www.facebook.com/centurymedia
Century Media webshop:
http://www.cmdistro.com
Is MIKE MANGINI The New DREAM THEATER Drummer?
According to Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program “That Metal Show” who has a long-running radio show, “Friday Night Rocks”, on New York’s Q104.3 FM — Mike Mangini, the 47-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI, is strongly rumored to have joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy.
Mangini is notorious for his technical prowess and holds three out of four World’s Fastest Drummer titles. These include the Fastest Matched grip at 1,247 strokes in 60 seconds; Fastest Hands, which he earned by executing 1,203 single-stroke notes in 60 seconds without drumsticks mallets etc.; Fastest Traditional Grip which he earned by executing 1,126 strokes in 60 seconds; and Fastest Single Stroke Foot record, playing 13,222 hits in 15 minutes and 5,222 hits in five minutes.
Mangini has written two books about his drumming techniques. These books, titled “Rhythm Knowledge”, are a practice method for deconstructing and simplifying complex polyrhythms and time signatures.
Mangini joined ANNIHILATOR in 1991 and appeared on the band’s “Set The World On Fire” album. He toured with the group in support of the CD until 1994 at which point he was asked to play with the Massachusetts band EXTREME, replacing that group’s original drummer Paul Geary.
After EXTREME dissolved in 1996, Mike was informed through drummer Jonathan Mover that guitarist Steve Vai was auditioning drummers for his live band. Mike successfully auditioned for Steve Vai’s band and relocated to Los Angeles.
From late 1996 to early 2000, Mangini was the highly regarded drummer of Vai’s live ensemble, which also included bassist Philip Bynoe, guitar wizard Mike Keneally and (in 2000) guitarist Dave Weiner. Mike also recorded several drum tracks for Steve’s “Fire Garden” and “Ultrazone” albums.
In 2005, Mike accepted a full-time teaching position at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and today he is a prominent faculty member in the school’s percussion department.
Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 20 years ago, abruptly quit the band last summer while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD.
He played on AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s latest album, “Nightmare”, following the death of that band’s drummer, Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, and toured with them in late 2010 .
Next Lamb Of God Album To Sound Like Burn The Priest?
Chris Adler speaks out on what you can expect from the next Lamb Of God album!
Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler has spoken to Revolver about what you can expect from the band’s soon to be recorded new album.
“I know that there’s a lot of material that the guitar players have already demoed and put down in our little basement studios. I’ve heard some of it. It’s really cool and very different. It reminds me of when we were Burn The Priest, a lot of the bands we’d play with had this kind of big sound. It’s going to be interesting.
“But as of right now we still haven’t started getting together at all with trying to rip it apart and put it back together the way we do with the band. So it’s really hard to tell what’s going to come of it. But the plan is to work on it throughout this year and try to have things in a row by the end of the year.”
Corey Taylor Autobiography Details in Full
The memoirs of the Slipknot/Stone Sour legend are on the way. Get everything you need to know inside!
Corey Taylor will release his autobiography on July 12th. Set to be titled ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad And Damaged Good’, the press release for the book reads: “For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early ’90s, he threw himself into a fierce-drinking, drug-abusing, hard-loving, live-for-the moment life.
“Soon Taylor’s music exploded, and he found himself rich, wanted, and on the road. His new and ever-more extreme lifestyle had an unexpected effect, however; for the first time, he began to actively think about what it meant to sin and whether sinning could–or should–be recast in a different light. Seven Deadly Sins is Taylor’s personal story, but it’s also a larger discussion of what it means to be seen as either a “good” person or a “bad” one. Yes, Corey Taylor has broken the law and hurt people, but, if sin is what makes us human, how wrong can it be?”
Slipknot Announce Bassist For Upcoming Shows
Slipknot have announced who will be playing bass for them on their upcoming tour dates. Get tickets for this year’s Sonisphere here!
For their upcoming shows in 2011, Slipknot have asked former guitarist Donnie Steele to fill in for Paul Gray on bass.
Slipknot’s statement reads: “Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate his memory than with someone who was there with us at the very beginning. The eight of us are looking forward to being onstage again and honoring Paul’s legacy with our families in Europe and Brazil this summer.”
Sonisphere 2011 will take place at Knebworth on July 8th – 10th and will be headlined by Metallica and the big four, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot with performances also confirmed from Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Architects, Motorhead, Airbourne, Sisters Of mercy, Mastodon, Volbeat, Gallows, In Flames and Parkway Drive. Get tickets for this year’s Sonisphere here!
For their upcoming shows in 2011, Slipknot have asked former guitarist Donnie Steele to fill in for Paul Gray on bass.
Slipknot’s statement reads: “Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate his memory than with someone who was there with us at the very beginning. The eight of us are looking forward to being onstage again and honoring Paul’s legacy with our families in Europe and Brazil this summer.”
Sonisphere 2011 will take place at Knebworth on July 8th – 10th and will be headlined by Metallica and the big four, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot with performances also confirmed from Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Architects, Motorhead, Airbourne, Sisters Of mercy, Mastodon, Volbeat, Gallows, In Flames and Parkway Drive. Get tickets for this year’s Sonisphere here!
Black Label Society New Acoustic Album Announced
Zakk Wylde will be letting his acoustic side take over once more. Get the effort’s full tracklist inside!
Black Label Society will release a collection of B-sides and rarities with an acoustic theme that will be titled, ‘The Song Remains Not The Same’. Set for release on May 3rd, the tracklisting will be:
01 – Overlord (Unplugged version)
02 – Parade Of The Dead (Unplugged version)
03 – Riders Of The Damned (Unplugged version)
04 – Darkest Days (Unplugged version)
05 – Juniors Eyes
06 – Helpless
07 – Bridge Over Troubled Water
08 – Can’t Find My Way Home
09 – Darkest Days (feat. John Rich)
10 – The First Noel
Limp Bizkit To Release Two New Albums
Like buses, you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Get the full story inside!
Limp Bizkit are preparing to release two brand new albums. The eagerly-anticipated Gold Cobra is expected to drop sooner rather than later, with the Summer being the latest the album will arrive, but Fred Durst’s Twitter suggests that, quite literally, only tells half the story.
His Tweet reads: “Obviously we have two albums here, in case you didn’t pick up on that. First one is Gold Cobra. Due soon.”
Sonisphere 2011 will take place at Knebworth on July 8th – 10th and will be headlined by Metallica and the big four, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot with performances also confirmed from Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Architects, The Mars Volta, Motorhead, Airbourne, Sisters Of Mercy, Opeth, Mastodon, Volbeat, Gallows, Killing Joke, In Flames and Parkway Drive
Amon Amarth Cover System Of A Down
We know that this track has floated around for a while but Viking metallers Amon Amarth’s cover of System Of A Down classic, ‘Aerials’, is being offered as a bonus cut with certain packages of the band’s new album, ‘Surtur Rising’. Feast your ears on the brilliance inside! Get tickets to see the return of System Of A Down at this year’s Download festival.
Slipknot Get Biebered
The best mash-up we’ve heard in ages and ages. Justin Bieber manages to make Slipknot sound like Rebecca Black in this hilarious and disturbing mash-up.
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Latest issue Latest magazine Subscribe Mag contacts Back issues Sign up to newsletter Children Of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho: “I’m Backstage Puking Blood With A Broken Shoulder And Broken Ribs Listening To The Crowd Chant ‘Bullshit!’”
Children Of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho: “I’m Backstage Puking Blood With A Broken Shoulder And Broken Ribs Listening To The Crowd Chant ‘Bullshit!’”
Chaos is hanging out with Children Of Bodom and gets the real story behind the cancelleation of their tour…
Over the years one weird thing that has been consistent at Children of Bodom shows for me, is that when Bodom is playing my area I always manage to show up just in time to go backstage for a few minutes prior to Alexi going on. This time would be no different. After the show in true COBHC hospitality, I was invited on the bus to hang out and catch up.
We all remember on the last tour for Blooddrunk, Alexi had an unfortunate accident that left him pretty busted up. A true testament to determination, Alexi decided to continue on with the tour.
“I did ten and a half shows. We had to cut it short in New York. There was nothing I could to do continue, it was so fucking painful. Everybody around me was concerned. Randy Blythe told me he knows I’m not a pussy and I wanted to continue playing, but he told me not to do this shit to myself. I told him, fuck man, I’m going to do this till’ the fucking day I die. But here’s what happened. Picture this dude, there we were in New York, the biggest show of the tour and I had to quit half way through. Now I’m backstage puking blood with a broken shoulder and broken ribs listening to the crowd chant ‘Bullshit’. I don’t blame them, they didn’t know what was going on. One of the Municipal Waste dudes went out on stage and explained what was going on. At least I fucking tried dude. I did ten fucking shows all fucking beaten up.”
Some people embrace being considered a guitar god or hero, where as others may experience feeling pressure and overwhelmed by the whole idea.
“For me it’s a great fucking feeling. I don’t feel any pressure, that’s not what it’s about. At the end of the day it’s all about the music, the music you write, the music you play, the music you feel. I’m blessed to be voted a few times as the number one guitar player by one of the biggest guitar magazines in the world.”
I mentioned that Kirk Hammet thinks he is underrated.
“Fuck, that means a lot to me. I grew up learning all the Metallica songs… that truly does mean a lot to me. Just like Roope [Latvala], he was a huge musical influence on me growing up. Sometimes when we’re on stage and I look over at Roope I think, holy fuck that’s the guy I grew up listening to, this is fucked. He’s a great guy. He’s one of my favorite people and one of my favorite musicians of all time… the guy’s a fucking genius. We’re lucky to have the best guitar player in Finland with us.”
When it comes to extreme music, most people do not seem to think there is any place for humor. Alexi is a funny dude, and jumps at the chance to get silly and have a laugh. Is it important to keep grounded and down to earth?
“I think it is. Not too many people may agree with me. Most of the musicians I grew up listening to were actually able to laugh at themselves. If you take yourself too seriously, then that’s just uncool.”
Alexi told me he has just got a place in LA with his girlfriend and is splitting his time between LA and back home. Most people may not be aware, but Alexi has a second female in his life…His 74′ Dodge Monaco named ‘Monica’.
“I wish I could be with her right now. She’s in a heated garage. Actually in our new practice space. It’s fucking huge. We could park ten cars in there. Way better than our old space. The old space had no insulation against sound. You could hear all these other bands playing clearly. It was impossible to write a song there.”
Did he see any on this tour?
“Dude I don’t want to talk about it…come on dude. That shit gets me, it gets me depressed. I don’t
want to be depressed. Everybody has something weird like that. Another thing I have is a sleeping
disorder. I’ve tried all kinds of shit. I tried hypnosis, but nothing works. Lack of sleep really
hurts the body.
We continued talking about lack of sleep being tough on the body which led to a discussion on health overall. That inevitably brought us to remembering all the great people the metal world has lost in recent times, and the fact that we almost lost Zakk a few times.
“We are so happy Zakks back and he’s OK, it’ fucking scary. Sometimes you think people are made of
steel. It could happen to any of us at anytime. It’s important to be aware of the signs and get checked
out. I feel like shit most of the time and am used to suffering, it might be difficult for me to notice any
signs.”
Just as I was feeling warm and fuzzy about bugging Alexi, Right Said Fred’s epically ridiculous hit ‘I’m too sexy’ popped up on VH1 classic. Alexi’s keen instincts honed in on my loathing for that fucking song. So he stood up and cranked the fucking volume to eleven. Check mate Alexi, check fucking mate. I mentioned my bewilderment of the songs success. Alexi thought it was a comedy bit like ‘I like big butts’ by Sir-mix-alot. No shit, not ten fucking seconds later… you guessed it, the video for ‘I like big butts’ came over the telly. We all lost our shit.
Chaos is hanging out with Children Of Bodom and gets the real story behind the cancelleation of their tour…
Over the years one weird thing that has been consistent at Children of Bodom shows for me, is that when Bodom is playing my area I always manage to show up just in time to go backstage for a few minutes prior to Alexi going on. This time would be no different. After the show in true COBHC hospitality, I was invited on the bus to hang out and catch up.
We all remember on the last tour for Blooddrunk, Alexi had an unfortunate accident that left him pretty busted up. A true testament to determination, Alexi decided to continue on with the tour.
“I did ten and a half shows. We had to cut it short in New York. There was nothing I could to do continue, it was so fucking painful. Everybody around me was concerned. Randy Blythe told me he knows I’m not a pussy and I wanted to continue playing, but he told me not to do this shit to myself. I told him, fuck man, I’m going to do this till’ the fucking day I die. But here’s what happened. Picture this dude, there we were in New York, the biggest show of the tour and I had to quit half way through. Now I’m backstage puking blood with a broken shoulder and broken ribs listening to the crowd chant ‘Bullshit’. I don’t blame them, they didn’t know what was going on. One of the Municipal Waste dudes went out on stage and explained what was going on. At least I fucking tried dude. I did ten fucking shows all fucking beaten up.”
Some people embrace being considered a guitar god or hero, where as others may experience feeling pressure and overwhelmed by the whole idea.
“For me it’s a great fucking feeling. I don’t feel any pressure, that’s not what it’s about. At the end of the day it’s all about the music, the music you write, the music you play, the music you feel. I’m blessed to be voted a few times as the number one guitar player by one of the biggest guitar magazines in the world.”
I mentioned that Kirk Hammet thinks he is underrated.
“Fuck, that means a lot to me. I grew up learning all the Metallica songs… that truly does mean a lot to me. Just like Roope [Latvala], he was a huge musical influence on me growing up. Sometimes when we’re on stage and I look over at Roope I think, holy fuck that’s the guy I grew up listening to, this is fucked. He’s a great guy. He’s one of my favorite people and one of my favorite musicians of all time… the guy’s a fucking genius. We’re lucky to have the best guitar player in Finland with us.”
When it comes to extreme music, most people do not seem to think there is any place for humor. Alexi is a funny dude, and jumps at the chance to get silly and have a laugh. Is it important to keep grounded and down to earth?
“I think it is. Not too many people may agree with me. Most of the musicians I grew up listening to were actually able to laugh at themselves. If you take yourself too seriously, then that’s just uncool.”
Alexi told me he has just got a place in LA with his girlfriend and is splitting his time between LA and back home. Most people may not be aware, but Alexi has a second female in his life…His 74′ Dodge Monaco named ‘Monica’.
“I wish I could be with her right now. She’s in a heated garage. Actually in our new practice space. It’s fucking huge. We could park ten cars in there. Way better than our old space. The old space had no insulation against sound. You could hear all these other bands playing clearly. It was impossible to write a song there.”
Did he see any on this tour?
“Dude I don’t want to talk about it…come on dude. That shit gets me, it gets me depressed. I don’t
want to be depressed. Everybody has something weird like that. Another thing I have is a sleeping
disorder. I’ve tried all kinds of shit. I tried hypnosis, but nothing works. Lack of sleep really
hurts the body.
We continued talking about lack of sleep being tough on the body which led to a discussion on health overall. That inevitably brought us to remembering all the great people the metal world has lost in recent times, and the fact that we almost lost Zakk a few times.
“We are so happy Zakks back and he’s OK, it’ fucking scary. Sometimes you think people are made of
steel. It could happen to any of us at anytime. It’s important to be aware of the signs and get checked
out. I feel like shit most of the time and am used to suffering, it might be difficult for me to notice any
signs.”
Just as I was feeling warm and fuzzy about bugging Alexi, Right Said Fred’s epically ridiculous hit ‘I’m too sexy’ popped up on VH1 classic. Alexi’s keen instincts honed in on my loathing for that fucking song. So he stood up and cranked the fucking volume to eleven. Check mate Alexi, check fucking mate. I mentioned my bewilderment of the songs success. Alexi thought it was a comedy bit like ‘I like big butts’ by Sir-mix-alot. No shit, not ten fucking seconds later… you guessed it, the video for ‘I like big butts’ came over the telly. We all lost our shit.
Metallica To Enter The Studio In April
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich Danish has spoken to a Danish newspaper about the band’s plans for 2011…
On when the band plans on returning to the studio to begin work on the follow-up to 2008’s “Death Magnetic”:
“There’s a really good vibe in the band at the moment. In the past, we would be fed up with METALLICA whenever we returned home after a gigantic world tour, but this time it’s different. Therefore it won’t be that long before we start working on a new album. I think that we’ll probably already get the creative process going in March or April and go into the studio. We really want to get back to METALLICA quickly because we are enjoying it so much right now.”
On how the relationship between the METALLICA bandmembers has changed over the years:
“It helps our relationships that we’ve all got families and children and they all get along with each other. We really fucking like each other at the moment. There were a few years when things were really bad. We never really got to talk to each other; we would just grab a bottle of vodka and go out looking for girls. That meant that we weren’t sharing our feelings with each other. Today we talk a lot about our children and our families. And the fact that we have something to talk about other than tonight’s setlist is or if someone made a mistake during yesterday’s show makes a big difference. In the last five or six years, we’ve found out where our limits are and we’ve made some rules regarding METALLICA. That’s been necessary in order to make sure the entire thing doesn’t collapse. For instance, we have a rule that we cannot be on the road for more than two weeks at a time during the school year and we make sure that we spend two weeks at home before going back on tour. That prevents us from burning out and falling into the trap that you can sometimes fall into when you are tired and worn out.”
Amon Amarth: “We Were Interested In A New Sound”
US-based Hammer scribe Chaos is out with his pals Amon Amarth, and here’s what they had to say about the acoustic guitars and synthesizers…
Well it is that time once again when the long ships of the Viking – Death – metal Kings, [Amon Amarth] have set sail to crash the UK and North American shores, for highly anticipated tours. Their newest offering ‘Surtur Rising’ is with out a doubt at or above par with the quality of the crushing Viking inspired death metal we have come to know, love and expect from these Swedish metal masters.
I received a call from Johan .S the other day to chat a bit about the new album and upcoming tours…
Over the years, Johan .S and Olavi .M have become renowned for their ability to fuse such beautiful melodies with truly brutal music. With this in mind, I asked Johan what his writing credits consisted of on ‘Surtur Rising’. ‘We don’t believe in giving credit to individual band members. They are the bands songs so the whole band receives the credit. It doesn’t matter who did what.’. I thought to myself, maybe this has some merit regarding the bands longevity.
Amon Amarth worked with producer Jens Bogren on 2008’s epic album ‘Twilight of the Thunder God’, where he [Bogren] was able to convince the band to step out of their comfort zone, which met with astounding results. Why fix something that isn’t broken…right?
‘Yeah…but we were thinking about working with a different producer because we were interested in a new sound and again wanted to challenge ourselves not to resort to what we know and are familiar with. We [Amon Amarth] had a meeting with Jens where he assured us that it would not be a clone of the last album. It was cool that we got to record at numerous different studios at many diverse locations. The drums were recorded in Stockholm for instance. I do love working with Jens. It makes it a smoother process when you get to know someone and forge a friendship…makes it much easier I think.’.
When I first spun ‘Surtur Rising’ and heard ‘For Victory or Death’, it was like déjà vu. Remember when Iron Maiden’s ‘Seventh Son’ first came out?[or the first time you heard it] I don’t know about you, but me and my mates were almost reduced to tears when we heard keyboards on this album. Low and behold, what I thought would be the bane of Maiden, instead became one of their most beloved albums and still my favorite if I have to chose. Needless to say after a few listens, I came to terms with the fact that I may still be the same idiot I was when I was 15, but could not resist asking Johan ‘What’s up with the keyboard intro on ‘For Victory or Death?’
‘I think it was Jens idea…but it’s a guitar run through a chorus pedal, or something like that.’ I mention how different it is for AA. ‘Yes, and another thing we have never done until now is use acoustic guitars.’
So now all doubt has been removed, I am still the same idiot I was when I was 15… there is much to be said for maintaining an open mind.
It appears that more and more metal bands are including bonus tracks on albums. Some will say that it’s to help procure record sales, but for some it’s more an opportunity to pay homage to bands and songs that made a significant impact on the music they make and lives in general.
The ‘deluxe’ version of ‘Surtur Rising’ has the bonus tracks: ‘War Machine’[KISS] and ‘Balls to the Wall’[Accept], with the itunes version adding ‘Aerials’[System of a Down]. Who chose these songs?
‘I chose the ‘Balls to the Wall’ cover. ‘Aerials’ is a song that we [Amon Amarth] like to sing on the tour bus when we drink, also when we were in Japan, the whole band went up and sang it for Karaoke. It’s such a fun song, that’s why we chose it.’ I asked if there was any footage available. [Laughs] ‘Yeah, I actually have some really good footage of it on my laptop. I’ll show you when I see you on tour. We put all of our efforts into our new songs first. We knew we had to do three bonus tracks, but to be honest not much planning went into it.’
As of yet, only the US is slated to witness the band perform ‘Surtur Rising’ in it’s entirety. By Odin’s beard, there must be plans to do the same throughout the rest of the world?!?
‘No solid plans yet…following the US tour we have our European tour which we will have support acts. We will play some songs off the new album but not the whole thing. If it feels great in America, we’ll do it again. ‘
Amon Amarth will be pillaging Norwich April 1st. What can UK fans expect in contrast? ‘Children of Bodom’ are headlining and we are support. Our set will be forty-five minutes and we’ll include some songs off the new album, but it will be a totally different set.’
Before you hack off your battle-beards, burn your long ships, and toss all battle garb into the ocean in haste…remember: the US has NEVER seen a true ‘Full’ Amon Amarth spectacle with long ships on stage along with fire-breathing dragons and of course full on battle re-enactments in tow.
Don’t miss the bos tear up one of these venues as they provide direct support for Children of Bodom. [also with support from Ensiferum & Machinae Supremacy]
01.04.2011 (UK) NORWICH / UEA
02.04.2011 (UK) MANCHESTER / Academy 1
03.04.2011 (UK) GLASGOW / ABC
05.04.2011 (IRE) DUBLIN / Vicar Street
07.04.2011 (UK) NOTTINGHAM / Rock City
08.04.2011 (UK) BIRMINGHAM / Academy
09.04.2011 (UK) LONDON / Forum
The Devil Wears Prada Release Studio Footage
Come inside to get a video of The Devil Wears Prada working on the follow-up to last year’s killer ‘Zombie EP’. The Devil Wears Prada have announced that Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D is to produce the new TDWP. The band are currently holed up in Zing studios in Massachusetts working on the record.
Excitingly, A Day To Remember’s Jeremy McKinnon will provide additional vocal production and regular synths/keys contributor Joey Sturgis will also be on board again.
Excitingly, A Day To Remember’s Jeremy McKinnon will provide additional vocal production and regular synths/keys contributor Joey Sturgis will also be on board again.
Megadeth Bassist Dave Ellefson Jr. Explains His Return To Megadeth
Band Photo: Megadeth (?)
Who would ever thought that David Ellefson would return to Megadeth after the sour note in 2003? The music industry, and in particular the band member relationships, are very complex. The music industry can be forgiving, indifferent, and downright cruel at times. Fortunately, when it comes to Megadeth there is always the opportunity to rebuild the once burned bridges when it comes to band member relationships.
Daniel Becker: How did this reunion transpire? You said over the weekend you got a phone call. So Mustaine was like 'Dave, you in?" How did it exactly happen? Was there any initial apprehension at first?
David Ellefson: Shawn Drover contacted me via text that a member change was going to happen and that Dave and I should talk IMMEDIATELY. He is first and foremost a fan of MEGADETH music and can see the "forest from the trees", meaning that if a change was going to happen it would be ideal to bring me back into the fold, especially for the "Rust In Peace" tour. From there Dave and I spoke on the phone and our years of estrangement disappeared very quickly. I drove over to CA to rehearse and it all clicked, it sounded great!
Becker: Some fans say that stepping back into Megadeth is a questionable move after years of lawsuits and ill-feelings between yourself and Mustaine. Do you think that Mustaine has changed back from how he was before?
Ellefson: Musically, we are clicking really good and at this point we are taking things a day at a time so we can rebuild our friendship, too. I think that is as important now as just playing the notes.
Becker: In a recent post you made on Megadeth.com about your return to Megadeth and playing again with Mustaine you said "We have a special style we've created over the years and it just fell back into place instantly." Granted, many fans have no doubt that the good feelings will definitely return, but are you concerned about the negatives that might result from this?
Ellefson: Sure, we have many years of personal history, but musically we are feeling good about this first trek out for the "Rust In Peace" record. Again, we're taking it as it comes and not getting too far ahead of ourselves.
Becker: As an author on the subject of music business, does the irony of this reunion reinforce your views that metal and the music industry are a complex business?
Ellefson:Yes, it is a bizarre business, for sure! At the end of the day, there is music, there is business and most importantly there are people who make ALL of that happen. They all have to work together in order for it to really happen, and that is the trick of it all.
Becker:Do you know the events that led up to Mustaine dismissing James Lomenzo? Many fans speculate that because of the Rust in Peace retro tour, it was justified to bring back the backbone of that album. Do you think that this was the natural progression? That is, to serve the purpose of the album for the better?
Ellefson:I really don't know what that led up to the change, I'm just tending to my side of it which is moving forward.
Becker: What are going to happen to Hail, F5, and the newest album from Angels of Babylon now that you are a full time member?
Ellefson: The thing that makes my return to MEGADETH is that I've had several years of doing some new music, as well as things that have helped me grow as a player and as a person. While I may have limited time to work on those bands now I still like the idea of having other musical outlets away from MEGADETH from time to time to continue to grow an expand what I can then bring back to the benefit of everyone. I think it's healthy as a musician to do that.
Becker: Many fans are confused that this reunion is only for the Rust in Peace retro tour, can you please lay that rumor to rest and acknowledge you are a full time member?
Ellefson: We agreed that we would start with this tour and assuming all goes well we roll forward with everything else. While we all make big plans and have high hopes, we also agree staying in the moment has brought us great results this past week and that should be the plan on how we move forward, too. I think it alleviates the pressure and helps us to really enjoy the process, not just the end result.
Becker: Are you as fluent now on the Rust in Peace album, or will you need to start practicing more? Also, have you been learning the new songs, and are you going to add some improvisation to some of the songs?
Ellefson: I've played these songs a bit over the years, just to stay fresh on them. They are part of my legacy and I always want to be able to play things if someone asks for them. With that said, the RIP album is one of the most difficult metal albums ever written!
Interview An Interview With Black River/BEHEMOTH Bassist Tomasz “Orion” Wroblewski
Band Photo: Behemoth (?)
Tomasz “Orion” Wroblewski is best known as the bassist for extreme metal icons Behemoth. He is also the leader of symphonic black metal band Vesania, but his most unique side-project is the stoner/black n’ roll Black River. Fans of Orion’s other projects will definitely be surprised by how much groove the music has, and he seems to fit in just as well with this as he does with the more rambunctious Behemoth. Also featuring drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski of Dimmu Borgir and Vader fame, the band has just released their second album, “Black'n'Roll,” which is also the first look many in the U.S will get of the band. I recently had the chance to speak to Orion about Black River's new album, the current situation with Nergal, and what the future holds for Orion while he plays the waiting game with both Black River and Behemoth.
Heavytothebone2: Black River used to be called Neolithic. Why did the band change their name to Black River? How did that change happen?
We recorded an album with Neolithic and during the recording session, we changed everything in the band. We changed half of the line-up and the music just evolved in some different way than it used to be. When we were listening to the record, we just decided we need to form a new band. We already have these new members in the band and we decided to change the name.
Heavytothebone2: Why the name Black River? Is there any symbolism behind the name?
Well, there’s nothing behind it, as far as I know. It was Kay’s idea, the band’s leader, and we all agreed to that. There’s no story behind it.
Heavytothebone2: What are the band’s influences in how the sound came?
It’s anything from old rock bands, old rock metal bands to stoner rock bands. Anything that we were always listening to that we always wanted to play, but weren’t able to play that in the extreme bands we were in.
Heavytothebone2: You mentioned playing in extreme bands. Does the stoner style of music come naturally to you? Did it take a little bit of time to get adjusted to?
We didn’t adjust to anything. We were always interested in playing such music. There was no actual band we could play this music in. It just happened. It was the flow of the feeling that we had. Black River is a group of good friends and we just wanted to do it always and finally we did it. This band exists; we’re just waiting for the vocalist to recover. You probably heard the story about his illness. As soon as he is back on track, we can proceed with the band.
Heavytothebone2: Do you know how long that is going to take?
No idea for now. It could be months; could be half a year. It’s another serious story. You might have heard about Nergal too. There’s some bad omen over me.
Heavytothebone2: Black River is quite different than Behemoth. What do you get out of this that you may not out of Behemoth?
Behemoth is my job and that’s a stressful thing. That’s the band that takes up a lot of time and a lot of sacrifices in personal life and all that. Black River is just a group of friends with the same kind of feelings. When we do Black River, we just meet and we have a lot of fun together, have a lot of fun playing. There’s no stress, no tight schedules, no nothing. That’s some kind of releasing of the other stress we have with all these other bands. That’s what I get out of it; it’s just a lot of fun.
Heavytothebone2: “Black'n’Roll” is the band’s sophomore album. What was the recording process like? Was it smoother than the debut album?
As I said before, the first one was a long process with changing the band’s members and everything. The second one was an easy story, I guess. We did all the songs during the rehearsals. We entered the studios. We had good friends working as sound engineers. It was just an easy thing. It happened within not even a month. There’s nothing either interesting or stressful that happened during the recording session. It was, as I’ve said with this band, it was just fun. That’s how it was during the recording; a lot of alcohol and listening to good music and sound recordings.
Heavytothebone2: From a songwriting perspective, what is the main difference between this and the self-titled debut?
I don’t know. We are just a little more experienced with all the tours we’ve done with Black River, but I would say it’s still the same thing. There’s no trying to be original behind it or nothing like that. It sounds better and it’s got better songs on it, but that’s it.
Heavytothebone2: Are there any tracks that stand out for you more so than others?
Personally, I’m a fan of the cover song that we did (“Jumping Queeney Flash”), which is a weird thing for all the people who are writing reviews of the album. That’s the track that I like the most.
Heavytothebone2: Where did the idea come to even try to attempt to put “God Save The Queen” and “Jumping Jack Flash” together?
It happened a long time ago. It was just a spontaneous thing. We were trying to do a cover song and we changed a lot of it and Taff, the vocalist, just added some extra lyrics into it. It just happened in the rehearsal. I don’t remember the kind of alcohol that we were under the influence of (laughs), but that’s pretty much it.
Heavytothebone2: The song seems to be missing from the U.S release, is that correct?
Are you asking if there are any songs missing on the U.S release?
Heavytothebone2: Yeah, because that song is missing, correct? Am I incorrect?
Yeah, yeah, there’s one song that is not included on the U.S record. There’s a few more that we recorded during this recording session and we were planning to release the EP soon, which would include all these songs that are missing plus some live footage that we recorded during some tours. But after Taff being sick, we’re forced to cancel all further touring, so the EP is not going to include anything new on it.
Heavytothebone2: Is anything going to happen to the new tracks? Are they just going to be part of the next album?
With all the next work, we have to wait until Taff recovers. We can’t make any plans at the moment. We’re just waiting for this guy to be back on track.
Heavytothebone2: The first album never got released in the U.S. Are they any plans to release it?
We don’t really know for now. When we recorded this one and released it in Poland, we were trying to find a label anywhere outside of Poland, and for some reason, it didn’t happen. We were sending it out to anyone in the world, but nobody wanted to have it. Hopefully, with all that is happening with “Black'n'Roll” in the U.S, maybe it will cause the release of the first one, but nothing is happening in this matter at the moment.
Heavytothebone2: Do you think there is any specific reason why the first album hasn’t really catched on?
I have no idea. I don’t really know. I don’t know. Well, I can’t really see the big difference between the first one and the second one. So yeah, I don’t know.
Heavytothebone2: With all that has happened, with Black River on hold for the time being and Behemoth as well, are you doing anything else on the side to keep yourself busy?
Well, now I have a lot of free time. So I’m trying to think about reorganizing my whole life, because it seems that I have to try to either find a regular job or doing anything besides playing. I’m thinking about musical production or mastering, so that what’s I’m starting to think about now and what I’m working at. Hopefully, something comes out of it in the nearest future.
Heavytothebone2: Are you worried about the future of Behemoth?
I’m worried about Nergal, first of all. That’s a serious thing, his illness. With the band, we’re still active because we will be releasing the DVD now and working with some other stuff to be released too. I’m not really worried about the band; I’m worried about the guy, about a good friend who is in really bad condition at the moment. That’s the first thing that has to happen; he needs to recover.
Heavytothebone2: How did you learn the news about Nergal?
Well, he was feeling really bad for a few weeks, and he didn’t really know what was happening to him. We played a show and the day after the show, he decided to go to the hospital and they found out after three or four days of some medical testing.
Heavytothebone2: How have you felt about the reaction to Nergal’s illness in the metal community as a whole?
Oh, it’s been great. I just feel thankful to all the people who are reacting to this whole situation really nice; all this bone marrow transplant situation. People are registering at the bone marrow bank and there are so many new people in this bank thanks to Nergal’s illness. With this whole thing, we can help more people to get better. The reactions are just great. We’re all surprised. Just to give you an example, the bone marrow transplant bank in Poland had about 50,000 people registered. Within the last three weeks, it’s been 17,000 people new registered to this bank. It’s a massive impact.
Heavytothebone2: You’ve toured with countless bands over the years. Is there one band from the past or present that you wish you could tour with?
Well, I was always waiting to play a show with Metallica and it just recently happened. There’s a few we always wanted to, but never had a chance to go tour with, but at the same time, there’s so many bands that I would never imagine we would play a show with and we had this chance. We played a show with Metallica, we played a show with Iron Maiden, and we played a tour with Morbid Angel, King Diamond. Just the biggest and best bands in the world, so I’m really happy about that.
Lamb of God's Chris Adler Talks About His book, Drum Clinic tour, and Mapex Drums
Band Photo: Lamb of God (?)
Lamb of God’s Chris Adler has been around the world and back several times and even has drum kits waiting on him in three different countries. Aside from the band and launching ReThink Records almost on his own, Adler has taken to writing and publishing a memoir/drum tablature book, titled "The Making of New American Gospel, Drum Tablature, Short Stories, and Reflections." As if he wasn’t busy enough between that and Lamb of God, the veteran drummer is about to go on a drum clinic tour through the US, called the "Throne with a View" tour.
Adler also managed to have some time to tell MetalUnderground.com a little about these things in an interview. We even recorded the telephone interview, streaming below.
Frank Serafine (Progressivity_In_All): Well, first off, I just wanted to go ahead and see if we can talk a bit about your new self-published book out, titled, "The Making of New American Gospel, Drum Tablature, Short Stories, and Reflections." Can you tell us a little about what readers can expect to hear in this book?
Chris Adler: Well, I guess it’d be better to kind of explain how it came to be, which would shed some light on what you’re asking. It’s been now, gosh, 11 years since that album came out – 12 years since we wrote it – and we’re very fortunate to have had the career that we have. For years, my family and friends kept telling me that I should write down all these experiences that we were having because I was going to forget them, and it’s not everybody that gets to do all this stuff. On the last, maybe, year of the tour that we did on the last album, I found myself spending a lot of time alone in hotel rooms across the world. There was not a lot to do, so I decided to start writing stuff down. They were right, I was remembering things kind of out of order and as I wrote things, I remembered others that I had kind of forgotten.
Slowly, the topics came together and I realized that, as I was writing, I was very much writing it as if it were to be read. It wasn’t just a historical outline for myself. It was very much a story that I was writing – maybe for my wife, maybe for my kids, who knows. I just kind of continued with that and told the story of how we became a band and what I was thinking when we wrote these songs, what I saw around us at the time, what it was like going to the studio, how we chose the studio, how we chose the producer, the experience that we had while in the studio... Then I went into each individual song and spoke about that and how we wrote it, kind of where my head was at with each different song, what was difficult about it, what was easy about it, and if it worked later when we played it live at shows or how long it stayed in the set list.
Then, a buddy of mine, Paul Waggoner from Between the Buried and Me, who had filled in for our guitar player Mark, on one of the tours that we did in South America, had done a tab book (tablature book) for guitar for a Between the Buried and Me album, and I thought it was really cool that he had done it. I’ve seen these big companies do these tablature books and they rarely, if ever, check with the artist just to verify if this stuff is right. We have even seen Lamb of God books that are just straight-up wrong on guitar. So I thought it would be cool to do a drum tablature. There really isn’t much of a standard for that kind of thing, and I don’t know that anybody would want it, but before somebody else did it, I figured I’d do it myself and make sure that it was right.
So it’s kind of a mix of two things that don’t necessarily mix, but there is really accurate drum tablature in there in case you want to play the songs, and then there’s the story of kind of the making of the album, song by song, and a general overview of where the band was at at the time and what we were into, hoping for, and thinking. That kind of wraps it all up.
The idea is that I’m going to write 5 or 6, 7 of these things – one for each album – and I’m finished with the second album. I’ve finished the tablature for the third album, "Ashes of the Wake," and I’m going to start writing that story while I’m on this clinic tour that’s coming up. The goal is to have one of these books for each one, the way I remembered everything going down. Each guy in the band remembers things differently than I do, so this is kind of just my somewhat-related stories.
FS: Right, so it’s kind of like a big epic series that’s going to be part memoir, part instruction.
CA: Yeah, I thought that when I was writing. At some point down the line, I am certainly interested in doing a massive memoir of the band and my experience in it and throughout it. I didn’t want this to necessarily take that place or somehow steal that idea, so I think this might be a fifth or a sixth of that whole story. Maybe when all the books are done, I’ll go back and take the "making of" parts and put them all together, which kind of would make the whole story kind of come together, and then add or subtract detail as needed from the much larger project at that point.
So this is something I hadn’t intended to be the be-all-end-all story of the band, but through that record, this was my perspective on it.
FS: I guess some people might not know, given the fact that we’re such a corporate culture, but this is actually self-published and financed by you as well. This book and all the drum tablature is straight from you, is that correct?
CA: Yeah, I’m kind of a (you can ask my wife) control freak and I’ve always been really hands-on with the Lamb of God stuff. I always tried to make sure that our product quality was the highest it could get. I didn’t really want to let go of this thing. Number one, because the model of what we’re talking about really isn’t out there. There’s nobody mixing memoirs with musical tablature – and I’m not trying to start some sort of revolution or something, but there’s not really an avenue for it.
At the same time, I really wanted to have the quality control over it so I hired the artist that does the Lamb of God stuff. I’ve worked with him on the art that you see in the book, the pictures in the book, paid the photographers for those, and obviously I wrote the whole thing myself. I didn’t get a ghost writer or ask anybody to try to remember things that I couldn’t remember myself.
I just wanted to be able to do it myself. The goal certainly was not to make a million dollars with it – I don’t know that anybody’s really interested in it. Again, this is just me making sure I didn’t forget all this stuff. It’s a really really nice way for me to remember, I guess. (laughs)
FS: I have to agree. Switching gears a bit with your drumming, you’ve had a long history with Lamb of God and Mapex drums. Your endorsement began back in 2004, is that correct?
CA: Yep, exactly. On Ozzfest 2004, we brought out my first Mapex kit and I remember the first day we had it, I had a buddy of mine who was a really great drummer and a great drum tech at the time. He actually lived with me for awhile and he was my drum tech. We both partied until late at night and he’d wake up at 8 or 9 in the morning getting things ready and making sure that the stage was set and everything. I would roll out of bed sometime around the same time the band did, maybe noon or two in the afternoon, and stumble over to the drum kit and prop it up. I remember we were on that Ozzfest with Slipknot and I remember the guy coming over – their drum tech – and complaining, not about my drum tech, but that "it's unbelievable that this guy can roll out of bed obviously intensely hung over and still have the best-sounding drum kit on the entire tour." (laughs) I was like, "Man, this Mapex kit really kicks ass."
FS: Right. Now that is a significantly different kit than you’re playing on right now. This kit that you’re going to be using for your drum clinic tour will be a Mapex Black Panther "Blaster" drum set, am I right?
CA: Yes. They gave me one at the end of last year and I started checking it out.
FS: Can you tell us a little about what’s changed from your last kit to this Black Panther "Blaster" kit?
CA: Yes, it’s really kind of all in the details. I normally use and have been using the Mapex Saturn kit. The standard for high-end kits is all-maple kits and the Saturn kit is all-maple, but it has a layer or ring of walnut around the inside of each drum. For me, that walnut provides a really dark crisp tone to each drum. So even the small toms I have on the drum kit, I don’t have to tune them really high to get a nice kick out of the drums. They can be tuned down really low. For metal and hard rock and what I tend to do for a living, I don’t really want drums that sound like Miami Vice, I really need that kind of fast, hundred miles an hour, everything-going-at-the-same-time really dark quick power, and the walnut provided that for me.
On the Blaster kit, what they did was they made the all-maple shell and removed the walnut layer from the inside but made two walnut hoops that surround each drum head on both sides – I guess the beater side and the response side. So basically, it provides the exact same thing. It’s kind of a different configuration and a much nicer finish on the drums themselves. It’s a really beautiful kit. I know some people like the sparkles and the big colors and all that stuff, but I’ve really always been a fan of all beautiful natural wood and this reminds me of somebody’s grandmother’s beautiful dining room table. You’d feel almost bad hitting this thing. It’s just a beautiful piece of work.
FS: How many kits and custom drums have you gone through over the years? Can you recall exactly how many?
CA: Let’s think about that. Well, when you think, "gone through," I have not gotten rid of any and none of them have ever really fallen apart. I still have all of them. I’ve got one that stays in Australia. I’ve got one that stays in England for European and English tours. I’ve got one in New York for US tours. I’ve got one in my rehearsal space right now that I’m using to prepare for the clinic and the next Lamb of God record, and I’ve got two in my basement. I lost track somewhere in there, but it sounds to me like 5, 6, 7 kits here and there.
FS: These are all the same kit?
CA: All Saturn kits. We did "New American Gospel" and the Burn The Priest record with a Pearl Prestige Select kit. So I went from there to the Mapex a little later. Everything after 2004, the bulk of my kits around the world have been Mapex Saturn kits.
FS: Your "Throne with a View" clinic tour begins on the 28th in Salt Lake City, UT and ends on March 16th in Hollywood, FL. What’s in a typical Chris Adler drum clinic? Do you focus on any specific styles techniques, or tell stories and really interact with the audience?
CA: Yeah, it’s new to me, too. I did the Modern Drummer festival in 2005, which was probably the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Modern Drummer festival is kind of like the Super Bowl for drum clinics, right? I never had done a drum clinic before, so it was like, immediately, I got thrown into the big game and it scared the shit out of me, and I seemed to do pretty well at it. People kind of appreciated my perspective, which was a little bit different.
Willie and I did the Battle (clinic) thing across Europe in 2008, I think. This is kind of a continuation of that, where it’s going to be probably less technical. I’m not going to have hand-outs or tests or anything like that. I’m going to tell my story about how I started, talk about the gear that I use and why I use it, and I really am hoping for a lot of interactiveness… interactiveness, that’s not a word… interaction with the people that come because I don’t want to pretend to teach anybody anything. I’ve never had a drum lesson and I don’t think I could teach anybody how to play. I hope that, in the end, I inspire people to want to go and play as well, but that’s probably the most I could hope for.
I’m probably going to play 8 or 9 Lamb of God songs, talk about those songs, talk about the guys that inspired me to play, and then just kind of hang out and answer whatever might come up – how I got to where I am, touring the world, wherever. Rarely, if ever, does anybody ask me really specific drum questions. Nobody comes up to me and says, "Hey Chris, how can I get my snare diddles faster?" They’re far more interested in "What was it like when you were recording this album?" or "What happened when you guys played in China?" For me, these are far more interesting stories.
Now, I’m doing a drum clinic, so I know there’s going to be a technical aspect to that, and I’m certainly going to be able to share my warm-up tips and things that I think about when I’m writing songs. It’s more the technical aspect of what I do, but I’m a little less clinical, a little less up-tight and school-oriented. It’s more just kind of a hang-out.
FS: That’s very well-put. For MetalUnderground.com, we like to give a spotlight to the underground bands and sort of give a helping hand to underground metal bands. Are there any drummers that inspired you to play better than you were playing that you can give away right now?
CA: Yeah, there’s several guys. That’s interesting that you ask. I’m certainly well-versed in metal drumming and I admire the guys that are at the top of their game in metal drumming. There’s guys out there that just absolutely hands-down play circles around me. I know that I’ve been very fortunate to get where I am and I’m not delusional. I’m very much aware that there are guys out there that are significantly faster, stronger, and smarter in every way around the drum kit, but for me it’s always been about stylistic choices and the difference that I can make to a song in my particular band. It was never about being the fastest or anything like that.
So when I started playing, which was a little bit late, around 21, I had already had gone through those teen years where you idolize a certain band or certain guy or you fall in love with an instrument. I definitely enjoy playing drums, but it’s not, for me, the be-all-end-all. So, when I got around to listening to hear what I liked or didn’t like about certain drummers, it wasn’t about a particular band was cool. It was more about what the drummer was offering. It wasn’t even drummer-specific. It wasn’t always just metal players.
For example, like Stewart Copeland of The Police. Incredible player. Not because he’s showing off all the time, but because he’s offering something to that band where, if you took him out of that band, there’s no way that band would sound the same. He helps elevate the music by creating that voice on his instrument. There’s another guy, Billy Cobham, who played with the Mahavishnu Orchestra for several years and did the same thing.
As far as metal, which I’ve always been a fan of, guys that I thought were doing something unique and different, and made me want to play, first and foremost, was a band called Wrathchild America. The guy, Shannon Larkin, now plays with Godsmack and has played with a million people since the Wrathchild days. The stuff he did with Wrathchild America was the same kind of thing that any great drummer does – he was really elevating that music with his voice on the drum kit.
Another guy, Steve Shelton, who played with a band called Confessor, who never really had massive success, but this guy’s probably one of the most underrated and talented metal drummers I’ve ever seen in my life. He made me want to just learn as much as I could from watching him play and made me want to play the drums every day. And of course, there’s the masters out there just killing, guys like Gene Hoglan and Dave Lombardo. I think they’re geniuses at what they’ve accomplished. In all of that, I certainly hope in the end that I can offer some sort of unique style.
FS: Lastly, is there any instructional DVD in the works? Any talks of that?
CA: I have been approached by several companies that do that kind of thing, and I think, after doing the book on my own, and while it’s not by any means a runaway success, I think people that know and have picked it up are definitely enjoying it, and it seems to be doing better than I ever thought it would, and I’m very happy with that. Now I’ve got a little bit of confidence on doing something like that on my own.
Showing up on a sound stage and having a production guy telling me "do this" over and over… I don’t want it to be this DIY easy thing, either. I want to have a big production value, because nobody’s going to know better than me what makes my playing different than the next guy. If I was going to do a DVD, I would certainly want to highlight those things and I think I would have the best idea on how to do that. That said, I think, at some point down the line, if I can find the time between all this other stuff that’s going on, between the books and the clinic tours, and the next Lamb of God record, I would really really like to do that.
I think it’d be fun, too, to add with each book going backwards, once the books are done, to add the DVD showing how to play the songs on those records and how I wrote it and that kind of thing. Maybe I’ll put it all on one, who knows, but yes, it’s definitely something in mind.
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Selasa, 29 Maret 2011
Siapakah Dajjal?
Dajjal adalah seorang manusia dari keturunan Yahudi. Dia bukan Jin atau apajua makhluk lain selain ia sebagai manusia yg ditangguhkan ajalnya “Minal Munzharin” seperti halnya Nabi Isa as yg di angkat oleh Allah swt ke atas langit dan ditangguhkan kematiannya sehingga beliau nantinya turun semula ke atas muka bumi ini lalu beliau akan mati dan di kuburkan di Madinah Al Munawwarah. Sama juga halnya dgn Iblis yg di tangguhkan kematiannya sehingga kiamat nanti.
Dajjal; ayahnya seorang yg tinggi dan gemuk. Hidungnya seperti Paruh burung. Sedangkan Ibunya pula seorang perempuan gemuk dan banyak dagingnya. MenurutImam Al Barzanji ada pendapat mengatakan bahawa asal keturunan bapanya ialah seorang Dukun Yahudi yg di kenali dgn “syaqq” manakala ibunya adalah dari bangsa Jin. Ia hidup di zaman Nabi Sulaiman as dan mempunyai hubungan dengan makhluk halus. Lalu oleh Nabi Sulaiman ia akhirnya ditangkap dan dimasukkan ke dalam penjara. Walau bagaimanapun kelahiran dan kehidupan masa keciltidak diketahui dgn jelas.
Sifat Badannya:
Hadis Huzaifah r.a katanya: Rasulullah s.a.w. telah bersabda: Dajjal ialah orang yang buta matanya sebelah kiri, lebat (panjang) rambutnya serta dia mempunyai Syurga dan Neraka. Nerakanya itu merupakan Syurga dan Syurganya pula ialah Neraka (Hadis Sahih Muslim)
Ada beberapa ciri perawakan Dajjal yg disebutkan dalam Hadis Rasulullahsaw, diantaranya:
Seorang yg kelihatannya masih muda; Berbadan Besar dan agak kemerah-merahan; Rambutnya kerinting dan tebal. Kelihatan dari belakang seolah-olah dahan kayu yg rimbun.
Dan tandanya yg paling ketara sekali ada dua:Pertama: Buta mata kirinya dan kelihatan seperti buah kismis yg kecut, manakala mata kanannya tertonjol keluar kehijau-hijauan berkelip-kelip laksana bintang. Jadi kedua-dua matanya adalah cacat.Kedua: Tertulis didahinya tulisan “Kafir (Kaf-Fa-Ra)”. Tulisan ini dapat dibaca oleh setiap org Islam, sama ada ia pandai membaca atau tidak. Mengikut hadis riwayat At-Thabrani, kedua-dua tanda ini menjelma dalam diri Dajjal setelah ia mengaku sebagai Tuhan. Adapun sebelum itu, kedua-dua tandayg terakhir ini belum ada pada dirinya.
Tempat Tinggalnya Sekarang:
Menurut riwayat yg sahih yg disebutkan dlm kitab “Shahih Muslim”, bahawa Dajjal itu sudah wujud sejak beberapa lama. Ia dirantai di sebuah pulau dan ditunggu oleh seekor binatang yg bernama “Al-Jassasah”. Terdapat hadis mengenainya.. (tetapi terlalu panjang utk ditulis.. anda boleh membaca terus dari buku). Daripada Hadis ini jelaslah bagi kita bahawa Dajjal itu telah ada dan ia menunggu masa yg diizinkan oleh Allah swt utk keluar menjelajah permukaan bumi ini dan tempat “transitnya” itu ialah disebelah Timur bukan di Barat.
Berapa lama ia akan hidup setelah kemunculannya:
Dajjal akan hidup setelah ia memulakan cabarannya kepada umat ini, selama empat puluh hari sahaja. Namun begitu, hari pertamanya adalah sama dgn setahun dan hari kedua sama dengan sebulan dan ketiga sama dengan satuminggu dan hari-hari baki lagi sama seperti hari-hari biasa. Jadi keseluruhan masa Dajjal membuat fitnah dan kerosakan itu ialah 14 bulan dan 14 hari. Dalam Hadis riwayat Muslim ada disebutkan:
Kami bertanya: “Wahai Rasulullah! Berapa lamakah ia akan tinggal di muka bumi ini? Nabi saw, menjawab: Ia akan tinggal selama empat puluh hari. Hari yg pertama seperti setahun dan hari berikutnya seperti sebulan dan hari ketiga seperti seminggu. Kemudian hari yg masih tinggal lagi (yaitu 37 hari) adalah sama seperti hari kamu yg biasa. Lalu kami bertanya lagi: Wahai Rasulullah saw! Di hari yg panjang seperti setahun itu, apakah cukup bagi kami hanya sembahyang sehari sahaja (iaitu 5 waktu sahaja). Nabi saw menjawab: Tidak cukup. Kamu mesti mengira hari itu dgn menentukan kadar yg bersesuaian bagi setiap sembahyang..”
Maksud Sabdaan Rasulullah saw, ini ialah supaya kita mengira jam yg berlalu pada hari itu. Bukan mengikut perjalanan matahari seperti biasanya kitalakukan. Misalnya sudah berlalu tujuh jam selepas sembahyang Subuh pada hariitu maka masuklah waktu sembahyang Zohor, maka hendaklah kita sembahyangZohor, dan apabila ia telah berlalu selepas sembahyang Zohor itu tiga jam setengah misalnya, maka masuklah waktu Asar, maka wajib kita sembahyang Asar Begitulah seterusnya waktu Sembahyang Maghrib, Isyak dan Subuh seterusnya hingga habis hari yg panjang itu sama panjangnya dgn masa satu tahun dan bilangan sembahyang pun pada sehari itu sebanyak bilangan sembahyang setahun yg kita lakukan. Begitu juga pada hari Kedua dan ketiga.
Fitnah Dajjal:
Dajjal telah diberi peluang oleh Allah swt utk menguji umat ini. Oleh kerana itu, Allah memberikan kepadanya beberapa kemampuan yg luar biasa. Di antara kemampuan Dajjal ialah:
Segala kesenangan hidup akan ada bersama dengannya.
Benda-benda beku akan mematuhinya.Sebelum kedatangan Dajjal, dunia Islam akan diuji dahulu oleh Allah dgnkemarau panjang selama 3 tahun berturut-turut. Pada tahun pertama hujan akan kurang sepertiga dari biasa dan pada tahun kedua akan kurang 2/3 dari biasadan tahun ketiga hujan tidak akan turun langsung. Umat akan dilandakebuluran dan kekeringan. Di saat itu Dajjal akan muncul membawa ujian. Maka daerah mana yg percaya Dajjal itu Tuhan, ia akan berkata pada awan: Hujanlah kamu di daerah ini! Lalu hujan pun turunlah dan bumi menjadi subur. Begituj uga ekonomi, perdagangan akan menjadi makmur dan stabil pada org yg bersekutu dgn Dajjal. Manakala penduduk yg tidak mahu bersukutu dgn Dajjal..mereka akan tetap berada dlm kebuluran dan kesusahan.
Dan ada diriwayatkan penyokong Dajjal akan memiliki segunung roti (makanan) sedangkan org yg tidak percaya dengannya berada dalam kelaparan dan kebuluran.
Dalam hal ini, para sahabat Rasullullah s.a.w. bertanya:”Jadi apa yg dimakan oleh org Islam yg beriman pada hari itu wahai Rasulullah?”Nabi menjawab:”Mereka akan merasa kenyang dengan bertahlil, bertakbir, bertasbih dan bertaubat. Jadi zikir-zikir itu yang akan menggantikan makanan.” H.R Ibnu Majah
Ada bersamanya seumpamanya Syurga dan Neraka:
Di antara ujian Dajjal ialah kelihatan bersama dengannya seumpama syurga dan neraka dan juga sungai air dan sungai api. Dajjal akan menggunakan kedua-duanya ini untuk menguji iman org Islam kerana hakikat yg benar adalah sebalik dari apa yg kelihatan. Apa yg dikatakan Syurga itu sebenarnya Nerakadan apa yg dikatakannya Neraka itu adalah Syurga.
Kepantasan perjalanan dan Negeri-Negeri yang tidak dapat dimasukinya:
Kepantasan yg dimaksudkan ini tidak ada pada kenderaan org dahulu. Kalauhari ini maka bolehlah kita mengatakan kepantasan itu seperti kepantasan jet-jet tempur yg digunakan oleh tentera udara atau lebih pantas lagidaripada kenderaan tersebut sehinggakan beribu-ribu kilometer dapat ditempuhdalam satu jam”… Kami bertanya: Wahai Rasulullah! Bagaimana kepantasan perjalanannya diatas muka bumi ini? Nabi menjawab:”Kepantasan perjalanannya adalah seperti kepantasan “Al Ghaist” (hujan atauawan) yang dipukul oleh angin yang kencang.” H.R Muslim
Namun demikian, Dajjal tetap tidak dapat memasuki dua Bandar suci umat Islam yaitu Makkah Al Mukarramah dan Madinah Al Munawwarah.
Bantuan Syaitan-Syaitan untuk memperkukuhkan kedudukannya:
Syaitan juga akan bertungkus-lumus membantu Dajjal. Bagi syaitan, inilah masa yg terbaik utk menyesatkan lebih ramai lagi anak cucu Adam a.s.
Dajjal; ayahnya seorang yg tinggi dan gemuk. Hidungnya seperti Paruh burung. Sedangkan Ibunya pula seorang perempuan gemuk dan banyak dagingnya. MenurutImam Al Barzanji ada pendapat mengatakan bahawa asal keturunan bapanya ialah seorang Dukun Yahudi yg di kenali dgn “syaqq” manakala ibunya adalah dari bangsa Jin. Ia hidup di zaman Nabi Sulaiman as dan mempunyai hubungan dengan makhluk halus. Lalu oleh Nabi Sulaiman ia akhirnya ditangkap dan dimasukkan ke dalam penjara. Walau bagaimanapun kelahiran dan kehidupan masa keciltidak diketahui dgn jelas.
Sifat Badannya:
Hadis Huzaifah r.a katanya: Rasulullah s.a.w. telah bersabda: Dajjal ialah orang yang buta matanya sebelah kiri, lebat (panjang) rambutnya serta dia mempunyai Syurga dan Neraka. Nerakanya itu merupakan Syurga dan Syurganya pula ialah Neraka (Hadis Sahih Muslim)
Ada beberapa ciri perawakan Dajjal yg disebutkan dalam Hadis Rasulullahsaw, diantaranya:
Seorang yg kelihatannya masih muda; Berbadan Besar dan agak kemerah-merahan; Rambutnya kerinting dan tebal. Kelihatan dari belakang seolah-olah dahan kayu yg rimbun.
Dan tandanya yg paling ketara sekali ada dua:Pertama: Buta mata kirinya dan kelihatan seperti buah kismis yg kecut, manakala mata kanannya tertonjol keluar kehijau-hijauan berkelip-kelip laksana bintang. Jadi kedua-dua matanya adalah cacat.Kedua: Tertulis didahinya tulisan “Kafir (Kaf-Fa-Ra)”. Tulisan ini dapat dibaca oleh setiap org Islam, sama ada ia pandai membaca atau tidak. Mengikut hadis riwayat At-Thabrani, kedua-dua tanda ini menjelma dalam diri Dajjal setelah ia mengaku sebagai Tuhan. Adapun sebelum itu, kedua-dua tandayg terakhir ini belum ada pada dirinya.
Tempat Tinggalnya Sekarang:
Menurut riwayat yg sahih yg disebutkan dlm kitab “Shahih Muslim”, bahawa Dajjal itu sudah wujud sejak beberapa lama. Ia dirantai di sebuah pulau dan ditunggu oleh seekor binatang yg bernama “Al-Jassasah”. Terdapat hadis mengenainya.. (tetapi terlalu panjang utk ditulis.. anda boleh membaca terus dari buku). Daripada Hadis ini jelaslah bagi kita bahawa Dajjal itu telah ada dan ia menunggu masa yg diizinkan oleh Allah swt utk keluar menjelajah permukaan bumi ini dan tempat “transitnya” itu ialah disebelah Timur bukan di Barat.
Berapa lama ia akan hidup setelah kemunculannya:
Dajjal akan hidup setelah ia memulakan cabarannya kepada umat ini, selama empat puluh hari sahaja. Namun begitu, hari pertamanya adalah sama dgn setahun dan hari kedua sama dengan sebulan dan ketiga sama dengan satuminggu dan hari-hari baki lagi sama seperti hari-hari biasa. Jadi keseluruhan masa Dajjal membuat fitnah dan kerosakan itu ialah 14 bulan dan 14 hari. Dalam Hadis riwayat Muslim ada disebutkan:
Kami bertanya: “Wahai Rasulullah! Berapa lamakah ia akan tinggal di muka bumi ini? Nabi saw, menjawab: Ia akan tinggal selama empat puluh hari. Hari yg pertama seperti setahun dan hari berikutnya seperti sebulan dan hari ketiga seperti seminggu. Kemudian hari yg masih tinggal lagi (yaitu 37 hari) adalah sama seperti hari kamu yg biasa. Lalu kami bertanya lagi: Wahai Rasulullah saw! Di hari yg panjang seperti setahun itu, apakah cukup bagi kami hanya sembahyang sehari sahaja (iaitu 5 waktu sahaja). Nabi saw menjawab: Tidak cukup. Kamu mesti mengira hari itu dgn menentukan kadar yg bersesuaian bagi setiap sembahyang..”
Maksud Sabdaan Rasulullah saw, ini ialah supaya kita mengira jam yg berlalu pada hari itu. Bukan mengikut perjalanan matahari seperti biasanya kitalakukan. Misalnya sudah berlalu tujuh jam selepas sembahyang Subuh pada hariitu maka masuklah waktu sembahyang Zohor, maka hendaklah kita sembahyangZohor, dan apabila ia telah berlalu selepas sembahyang Zohor itu tiga jam setengah misalnya, maka masuklah waktu Asar, maka wajib kita sembahyang Asar Begitulah seterusnya waktu Sembahyang Maghrib, Isyak dan Subuh seterusnya hingga habis hari yg panjang itu sama panjangnya dgn masa satu tahun dan bilangan sembahyang pun pada sehari itu sebanyak bilangan sembahyang setahun yg kita lakukan. Begitu juga pada hari Kedua dan ketiga.
Fitnah Dajjal:
Dajjal telah diberi peluang oleh Allah swt utk menguji umat ini. Oleh kerana itu, Allah memberikan kepadanya beberapa kemampuan yg luar biasa. Di antara kemampuan Dajjal ialah:
Segala kesenangan hidup akan ada bersama dengannya.
Benda-benda beku akan mematuhinya.Sebelum kedatangan Dajjal, dunia Islam akan diuji dahulu oleh Allah dgnkemarau panjang selama 3 tahun berturut-turut. Pada tahun pertama hujan akan kurang sepertiga dari biasa dan pada tahun kedua akan kurang 2/3 dari biasadan tahun ketiga hujan tidak akan turun langsung. Umat akan dilandakebuluran dan kekeringan. Di saat itu Dajjal akan muncul membawa ujian. Maka daerah mana yg percaya Dajjal itu Tuhan, ia akan berkata pada awan: Hujanlah kamu di daerah ini! Lalu hujan pun turunlah dan bumi menjadi subur. Begituj uga ekonomi, perdagangan akan menjadi makmur dan stabil pada org yg bersekutu dgn Dajjal. Manakala penduduk yg tidak mahu bersukutu dgn Dajjal..mereka akan tetap berada dlm kebuluran dan kesusahan.
Dan ada diriwayatkan penyokong Dajjal akan memiliki segunung roti (makanan) sedangkan org yg tidak percaya dengannya berada dalam kelaparan dan kebuluran.
Dalam hal ini, para sahabat Rasullullah s.a.w. bertanya:”Jadi apa yg dimakan oleh org Islam yg beriman pada hari itu wahai Rasulullah?”Nabi menjawab:”Mereka akan merasa kenyang dengan bertahlil, bertakbir, bertasbih dan bertaubat. Jadi zikir-zikir itu yang akan menggantikan makanan.” H.R Ibnu Majah
Ada bersamanya seumpamanya Syurga dan Neraka:
Di antara ujian Dajjal ialah kelihatan bersama dengannya seumpama syurga dan neraka dan juga sungai air dan sungai api. Dajjal akan menggunakan kedua-duanya ini untuk menguji iman org Islam kerana hakikat yg benar adalah sebalik dari apa yg kelihatan. Apa yg dikatakan Syurga itu sebenarnya Nerakadan apa yg dikatakannya Neraka itu adalah Syurga.
Kepantasan perjalanan dan Negeri-Negeri yang tidak dapat dimasukinya:
Kepantasan yg dimaksudkan ini tidak ada pada kenderaan org dahulu. Kalauhari ini maka bolehlah kita mengatakan kepantasan itu seperti kepantasan jet-jet tempur yg digunakan oleh tentera udara atau lebih pantas lagidaripada kenderaan tersebut sehinggakan beribu-ribu kilometer dapat ditempuhdalam satu jam”… Kami bertanya: Wahai Rasulullah! Bagaimana kepantasan perjalanannya diatas muka bumi ini? Nabi menjawab:”Kepantasan perjalanannya adalah seperti kepantasan “Al Ghaist” (hujan atauawan) yang dipukul oleh angin yang kencang.” H.R Muslim
Namun demikian, Dajjal tetap tidak dapat memasuki dua Bandar suci umat Islam yaitu Makkah Al Mukarramah dan Madinah Al Munawwarah.
Bantuan Syaitan-Syaitan untuk memperkukuhkan kedudukannya:
Syaitan juga akan bertungkus-lumus membantu Dajjal. Bagi syaitan, inilah masa yg terbaik utk menyesatkan lebih ramai lagi anak cucu Adam a.s.
Angka 13
Di seantero dunia terdapat bermacam-macam kepercayaan, mitos, dan legenda, yang tidak terhitung banyaknya. Bagi kaum rasionalis, kepercayaan-kepercayaan orang-orang tua ini seharusnya ikut mati sejalan dengan modernisasi yang merambah seluruh sisi kehidupan manusia. Namun demikiankah yang terjadi? Ternyata tidak.
Di dalam tatanan masyarakat modern, kepercayaan-kepercayaan tahayul ini ternyata tetap eksis dan bahkan berkembang dan merasuk ke dalam banyak segi kehidupan masyarakatnya. Kepercayaan-kepercayaan ini bahkan ikut mewarnai arsitektural kota dan juga gedung-gedung pencakar langit.
Sebagai contoh kecil, di berbagai gedung tinggi di China, tidak ada yang namanya lantai 13 dan 14. Menurut kepercayaan mereka, kedua angka tersebut tidak membawa hoki. Di Barat, angka 13 juga dianggap angka sial. Demikian pula di berbagai belahan dunia lainnya. Kalau kita perhatikan nomor-nomor di dalam lift gedung-gedung tinggi dunia, Anda tidak akan jumpai lantai 13. Biasanya, setelah angka 12 maka langsung ‘loncat’ ke angka 14. Atau dari angka 12 maka 12a dulu baru 14. Fenomena ini terdapat di banyak negara dunia, termasuk Indonesia.
Mengapa angka 13 dianggap angka yang membawa kekurang-beruntungan? Sebenarnya, kepecayaan tahayul dan aneka mitos yang ada berasal dari pengetahuan kuno bernama Kabbalah. Kabalah merupakan sebuah ajaran mistis kuno, yang telah dirapalkan oleh Dewan Penyihir tertinggi rezim Fir’aun yang kemudian diteruskan oleh para penyihir, pesulap, peramal, paranormal, dan sebagainya—terlebih oleh kaum Zionis-Yahudi yang kemudian mengangkatnya menjadi satu gerakan politis—dan sekarang ini, ajaran Kabbalah telah menjadi tren baru di kalangan selebritis dunia.
Bangsa Yahudi sejak dahulu merupakan kaum yang secara ketat memelihara Kabbalah. Di Marseilles, Perancis Selatan, bangsa Yahudi ini membukukan ajaran Kabbalah yang sebelumnya hanya diturunkan lewat lisan dan secara sembunyi-sembunyi. Mereka juga dikenal sebagai kaum yang gemar mengutak-atik angka-angka (numerologi), sehingga mereka dikenal pula sebagai sebagai kaum Geometrian.
Menurut mereka, angka 13 merupakan salah satu angka suci yang mengandung berbagai daya magis dan sisi religius, bersama-sama dengan angka 11 dan 666. Sebab itu, dalam berbagai simbol terkait Kabbalisme, mereka selalu menyusupkan unsur angka 13 ke dalamnya. Kartu Tarot misalnya, itu jumlahnya 13. Juga Kartu Remi, jumlahnya 13 (As, 2-9, Jack, Queen, King).
Penyisipan simbol angka 13 terbesar sepanjang sejarah manusia dilakukan kaum ini ke dalam lambang negara Amerika Serikat. The Seal of United States of America yang terdiri dari dua sisi (Burung Elang dan Piramida Illuminati) sarat dengan angka 13.
Inilah buktinya:
-13 bintang di atas kepala Elang membentuk Bintang David.
-13 garis di perisai atau tameng burung.
-13 daun zaitun di kaki kanan burung.
-13 butir zaitun yang tersembul di sela-sela daun zaitun.
-13 anak panah.
-13 bulu di ujung anak panah.
-13 huruf yang membentuk kalimat ‘Annuit Coeptis’
-13 huruf yang membentuk kalimat ‘E Pluribus Unum’
-13 lapisan batu yang membentuk piramida.
-13 X 9 titik yang mengitari Bintang David di atas kepala Elang.
Selain menyisipkan angka 13 ke dalam lambang negara, logo-logo perusahaan besar Amerika Serikat juga demikian seperti logo McDonalds, Arbyss, Startrek. Com, Westel, dan sebagainya. Angka 13 bisa dilihat jika logo-logo ini diputar secara vertikal. Demikian pula, markas besar Micosoft disebut sebagai The Double Thirteen atau Double-13, sesuai dengan logo Microsoft yang dibuat menyerupai sebuah jendela (Windows), padahal sesungguhnya itu merupakan angka 1313.
Uniknya, walau angka 13 bertebaran dalam berbagai rupa, bangsa Amerika rupa-rupanya juga menganggap angka 13 sebagai angka yang harus dihindari. Bangunan-bangunan tinggi di Amerika jarang yang menggunakan angka 13 sebagai angka lantainya. Bahkan dalam kandang-kandang kuda pacuan demikian pula adanya, dari kandang bernomor 12, lalu 12a, langsung ke nomor 14. Tidak ada angka 13.
Kaum Kabbalis sangat mengagungkan angka 13, selain tentu saja angka-angka lainnya seperti angka 11 dan 666. Angka ini dipakai dalam berbagai ritual setan mereka. Bahkan simbol Baphomet atau Kepala Kambing Mendez (Mendez Goat) pun dihiasi simbol 13. Itulah sebabnya angka 13 dianggap sebagai angka sial karena menjadi bagian utama dari ritual setan.
Friday the 13th adalah Hari sial?
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dari Dr Donald Dossey seorang psikoterapi khusus dlm bidang “phobia” = takut dlm bhs Yunani, di AS saja ada lebih dari 21 juta orang yang memiliki penyakit “paraskevidekatriap hobia” atau rasa takut akan hari Jumat tgl 13. Dan menurut laporan dari “The Stress Management Center and
Phobia Institute” di Asheville – AS, tenyata setiap hari Jumat tgl 13, ekonomi Amerika mengalami kerugian antara 800 s/d 900 juta AS$, karena banyak orang yg ogah travelling, bekerja ataupun melakukan
kegiatan bisnis apapun juga.
Kenapa angka 13 adalah angka sial ?
Sedangkan kepercayaan 13 sebagai nomor sial itu timbulnya dari orang Kristen, karena Yudas menduduki kursi yg 13 dan ia menjual Yesus tepat jam 13.00. Disamping itu angka tsb berada satu poin diatas angka sempurna 12 atau melebihi kekuatan puncak, maka dgn mana otomatis akan membawa sial, maklum murid Yesus terdiri dari 12 orang, suku Israel 12, siang-malam 12 jam, bulan 12, dewa Olympus 12.
Bila numerologi Barat memandang angka 13 sebagai angka sial, hal yang sama berlaku pula di masyarakat Cina. Namun mungkin dilihat dari sudut pandang yang berbeda. “Kalau dijumlah 1+3 hasilnya 4. Dan angka ‘empat’ sendiri dalam bahasa Cina bila diucapkan dengan intonasi berbeda (sie) bisa memberikan 2 makna yaitu empat dan mati = sial!
Bahkan kalau dihitung tgl 13 Oktober 2006 ini adalah benar-benar angka sial tulen cobalah Anda jumlahkan: 13-10-2006 = 1+3+1+0+2+6 = 13 (tigabelas lagi)
Dan apabila nama Anda terdiri dari 13 abjad maka ini harus hati2 sebab para pembunuh sadis memiliki nama yg terdiri dari 13 abjad lihat saja: Jack the Rippe, Charles Manson, Theodore Bundy dan Albert De Salvo.
Trikaideka-phobia , takut akan angka 13, sedemikian hebatnya sehingga kalau anda makan malam di Hotel berbintang Savoy di London, dan kebetulan anda datang rame2 ber 13 maka si Manager Hotel Mr Paul, akan cepat2 mengeluarkan mascot dua kucing hitam yg didudukan di kursi khusus , untuk menemani anda sekalian dimeja makan! Biar yg makan jadi 15, kalau tidak, “It is believed that one of the 13 diners will die within a year. Begitu wanti2 sang manager.
Berapa banyak hotel atau permukiman yang pantang mencantumkan angka 13 untuk nomor lantai, kamar, maupun rumah. Lotere di Itali, Perancis tidak ada nomer 13 nya. Begitu juga tidak ada nama jalan di Amerika yang menggunakan 13th Street atau 13th Avenue .
Darimana timbulnya kepercayaan ini? Diduga, Pythagoras – figur seniman, filsuf, dan guru dari abad 6 SM, secara tak langsung mendorong para pengikutnya melahirkan pemahaman baru, numerologi.
Apakah disemua Negara Eropa mereka takut akan Hari Jumat tgl 13 ? Tidak sebab di negara-negara Amerika Latin, di Yunani maupun di Spanyol hari “Selasa” tgl 13 adalah hari sial, sehingga ada pepatah “En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques” = di hari Selasa janganlah melakukan perkimpoian ataupun perjalanan.
Sedangkan di Italy hari sialnya adalah hari Jumat tgl 17.
Tetapi bagaiman dgn di Indonesia ? Disini kita percaya bahwa angka 12 adalah angka sial buktinya orang sering ngomong ‘Cilaka 12″
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Di dalam tatanan masyarakat modern, kepercayaan-kepercayaan tahayul ini ternyata tetap eksis dan bahkan berkembang dan merasuk ke dalam banyak segi kehidupan masyarakatnya. Kepercayaan-kepercayaan ini bahkan ikut mewarnai arsitektural kota dan juga gedung-gedung pencakar langit.
Sebagai contoh kecil, di berbagai gedung tinggi di China, tidak ada yang namanya lantai 13 dan 14. Menurut kepercayaan mereka, kedua angka tersebut tidak membawa hoki. Di Barat, angka 13 juga dianggap angka sial. Demikian pula di berbagai belahan dunia lainnya. Kalau kita perhatikan nomor-nomor di dalam lift gedung-gedung tinggi dunia, Anda tidak akan jumpai lantai 13. Biasanya, setelah angka 12 maka langsung ‘loncat’ ke angka 14. Atau dari angka 12 maka 12a dulu baru 14. Fenomena ini terdapat di banyak negara dunia, termasuk Indonesia.
Mengapa angka 13 dianggap angka yang membawa kekurang-beruntungan? Sebenarnya, kepecayaan tahayul dan aneka mitos yang ada berasal dari pengetahuan kuno bernama Kabbalah. Kabalah merupakan sebuah ajaran mistis kuno, yang telah dirapalkan oleh Dewan Penyihir tertinggi rezim Fir’aun yang kemudian diteruskan oleh para penyihir, pesulap, peramal, paranormal, dan sebagainya—terlebih oleh kaum Zionis-Yahudi yang kemudian mengangkatnya menjadi satu gerakan politis—dan sekarang ini, ajaran Kabbalah telah menjadi tren baru di kalangan selebritis dunia.
Bangsa Yahudi sejak dahulu merupakan kaum yang secara ketat memelihara Kabbalah. Di Marseilles, Perancis Selatan, bangsa Yahudi ini membukukan ajaran Kabbalah yang sebelumnya hanya diturunkan lewat lisan dan secara sembunyi-sembunyi. Mereka juga dikenal sebagai kaum yang gemar mengutak-atik angka-angka (numerologi), sehingga mereka dikenal pula sebagai sebagai kaum Geometrian.
Menurut mereka, angka 13 merupakan salah satu angka suci yang mengandung berbagai daya magis dan sisi religius, bersama-sama dengan angka 11 dan 666. Sebab itu, dalam berbagai simbol terkait Kabbalisme, mereka selalu menyusupkan unsur angka 13 ke dalamnya. Kartu Tarot misalnya, itu jumlahnya 13. Juga Kartu Remi, jumlahnya 13 (As, 2-9, Jack, Queen, King).
Penyisipan simbol angka 13 terbesar sepanjang sejarah manusia dilakukan kaum ini ke dalam lambang negara Amerika Serikat. The Seal of United States of America yang terdiri dari dua sisi (Burung Elang dan Piramida Illuminati) sarat dengan angka 13.
Inilah buktinya:
-13 bintang di atas kepala Elang membentuk Bintang David.
-13 garis di perisai atau tameng burung.
-13 daun zaitun di kaki kanan burung.
-13 butir zaitun yang tersembul di sela-sela daun zaitun.
-13 anak panah.
-13 bulu di ujung anak panah.
-13 huruf yang membentuk kalimat ‘Annuit Coeptis’
-13 huruf yang membentuk kalimat ‘E Pluribus Unum’
-13 lapisan batu yang membentuk piramida.
-13 X 9 titik yang mengitari Bintang David di atas kepala Elang.
Selain menyisipkan angka 13 ke dalam lambang negara, logo-logo perusahaan besar Amerika Serikat juga demikian seperti logo McDonalds, Arbyss, Startrek. Com, Westel, dan sebagainya. Angka 13 bisa dilihat jika logo-logo ini diputar secara vertikal. Demikian pula, markas besar Micosoft disebut sebagai The Double Thirteen atau Double-13, sesuai dengan logo Microsoft yang dibuat menyerupai sebuah jendela (Windows), padahal sesungguhnya itu merupakan angka 1313.
Uniknya, walau angka 13 bertebaran dalam berbagai rupa, bangsa Amerika rupa-rupanya juga menganggap angka 13 sebagai angka yang harus dihindari. Bangunan-bangunan tinggi di Amerika jarang yang menggunakan angka 13 sebagai angka lantainya. Bahkan dalam kandang-kandang kuda pacuan demikian pula adanya, dari kandang bernomor 12, lalu 12a, langsung ke nomor 14. Tidak ada angka 13.
Kaum Kabbalis sangat mengagungkan angka 13, selain tentu saja angka-angka lainnya seperti angka 11 dan 666. Angka ini dipakai dalam berbagai ritual setan mereka. Bahkan simbol Baphomet atau Kepala Kambing Mendez (Mendez Goat) pun dihiasi simbol 13. Itulah sebabnya angka 13 dianggap sebagai angka sial karena menjadi bagian utama dari ritual setan.
Friday the 13th adalah Hari sial?
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dari Dr Donald Dossey seorang psikoterapi khusus dlm bidang “phobia” = takut dlm bhs Yunani, di AS saja ada lebih dari 21 juta orang yang memiliki penyakit “paraskevidekatriap hobia” atau rasa takut akan hari Jumat tgl 13. Dan menurut laporan dari “The Stress Management Center and
Phobia Institute” di Asheville – AS, tenyata setiap hari Jumat tgl 13, ekonomi Amerika mengalami kerugian antara 800 s/d 900 juta AS$, karena banyak orang yg ogah travelling, bekerja ataupun melakukan
kegiatan bisnis apapun juga.
Kenapa angka 13 adalah angka sial ?
Sedangkan kepercayaan 13 sebagai nomor sial itu timbulnya dari orang Kristen, karena Yudas menduduki kursi yg 13 dan ia menjual Yesus tepat jam 13.00. Disamping itu angka tsb berada satu poin diatas angka sempurna 12 atau melebihi kekuatan puncak, maka dgn mana otomatis akan membawa sial, maklum murid Yesus terdiri dari 12 orang, suku Israel 12, siang-malam 12 jam, bulan 12, dewa Olympus 12.
Bila numerologi Barat memandang angka 13 sebagai angka sial, hal yang sama berlaku pula di masyarakat Cina. Namun mungkin dilihat dari sudut pandang yang berbeda. “Kalau dijumlah 1+3 hasilnya 4. Dan angka ‘empat’ sendiri dalam bahasa Cina bila diucapkan dengan intonasi berbeda (sie) bisa memberikan 2 makna yaitu empat dan mati = sial!
Bahkan kalau dihitung tgl 13 Oktober 2006 ini adalah benar-benar angka sial tulen cobalah Anda jumlahkan: 13-10-2006 = 1+3+1+0+2+6 = 13 (tigabelas lagi)
Dan apabila nama Anda terdiri dari 13 abjad maka ini harus hati2 sebab para pembunuh sadis memiliki nama yg terdiri dari 13 abjad lihat saja: Jack the Rippe, Charles Manson, Theodore Bundy dan Albert De Salvo.
Trikaideka-phobia , takut akan angka 13, sedemikian hebatnya sehingga kalau anda makan malam di Hotel berbintang Savoy di London, dan kebetulan anda datang rame2 ber 13 maka si Manager Hotel Mr Paul, akan cepat2 mengeluarkan mascot dua kucing hitam yg didudukan di kursi khusus , untuk menemani anda sekalian dimeja makan! Biar yg makan jadi 15, kalau tidak, “It is believed that one of the 13 diners will die within a year. Begitu wanti2 sang manager.
Berapa banyak hotel atau permukiman yang pantang mencantumkan angka 13 untuk nomor lantai, kamar, maupun rumah. Lotere di Itali, Perancis tidak ada nomer 13 nya. Begitu juga tidak ada nama jalan di Amerika yang menggunakan 13th Street atau 13th Avenue .
Darimana timbulnya kepercayaan ini? Diduga, Pythagoras – figur seniman, filsuf, dan guru dari abad 6 SM, secara tak langsung mendorong para pengikutnya melahirkan pemahaman baru, numerologi.
Apakah disemua Negara Eropa mereka takut akan Hari Jumat tgl 13 ? Tidak sebab di negara-negara Amerika Latin, di Yunani maupun di Spanyol hari “Selasa” tgl 13 adalah hari sial, sehingga ada pepatah “En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques” = di hari Selasa janganlah melakukan perkimpoian ataupun perjalanan.
Sedangkan di Italy hari sialnya adalah hari Jumat tgl 17.
Tetapi bagaiman dgn di Indonesia ? Disini kita percaya bahwa angka 12 adalah angka sial buktinya orang sering ngomong ‘Cilaka 12″
sumber misteridunia.wordprees
Senin, 28 Maret 2011
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Ini Daftar Kenaikan Gaji PNS (enak yah yang PNS)
Pemerintah menaikkan gaji pegawai negeri sipil (PNS) sekitar 10-15 persen tahun ini. Dengan kenaikan itu, gaji pokok PNS akan meningkat mulai dari Rp1,175 juta hingga Rp4,1 juta per bulan.
Kenaikan gaji pokok itu tercantum dalam Peraturan Pemerintah RI Nomor 11 Tahun 2011 tentang Perubahan Ketigabelas atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 7 Tahun 1977 Tentang Peraturan Gaji Pegawai Negeri Sipil.
Selain gaji pokok, PNS juga menerima tunjangan lainnya seperti tunjangan fungsional, tunjangan jabatan, bahkan tunjangan kinerja yang nilainya melebihi gaji pokok. Tunjangan kinerja ini terutama didapatkan pegawai yang bekerja di kementerian yang telah disetujui pelaksanaan reformasi birokrasi-nya. Menurut Dirjen Perbendaharaan, Agus Supriyanto, tunjangan struktural yang diterima mencapai Rp6 juta untuk eselon I. Total untuk golongan IV e atau setingkat wakil menteri keuangan dapat membawa pulang gaji Rp40 juta.
Berikut ini beberapa rincian kenaikan gaji PNS 2011 dari golongan terendah ke tertinggi:
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.175.000
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp1.346.800
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 26 tahun Rp1.675.200
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.505.400
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 11 tahun Rp1.749.600
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 21 tahun Rp2.004.900
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 33 tahun Rp2.361.400
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.902.300
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.180.300
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 20 tahun Rp2.499.000
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 32 tahun Rp2.943.400
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.245.200
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.537.300
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 20 tahun Rp2.949.400
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 32 tahun Rp3.473.900
Sementara itu, untuk pejabat eselon I, yaitu golongan IV d dan golongan IV e adalah:
Golongan IV d masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.542.300
Golongan IV d masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.913.900
Golongan IV d masa kerja 20 tahun Rp3.339.700
Golongan IV d masa kerja 32 tahun Rp3.933.600
Golongan IV e masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.649.900
Golongan IV e masa kerja 10 tahun Rp3.037.100
Golongan IV e masa kerja 20 tahun Rp3.481.00
Golongan IV e masa kerja 32 tahun Rp4.100.000
Untuk selengkapnya dapat dilihat pada dokumen Daftar Gaji Pokok PNS 2011 di kanan atas.
Kenaikan gaji pokok itu tercantum dalam Peraturan Pemerintah RI Nomor 11 Tahun 2011 tentang Perubahan Ketigabelas atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 7 Tahun 1977 Tentang Peraturan Gaji Pegawai Negeri Sipil.
Selain gaji pokok, PNS juga menerima tunjangan lainnya seperti tunjangan fungsional, tunjangan jabatan, bahkan tunjangan kinerja yang nilainya melebihi gaji pokok. Tunjangan kinerja ini terutama didapatkan pegawai yang bekerja di kementerian yang telah disetujui pelaksanaan reformasi birokrasi-nya. Menurut Dirjen Perbendaharaan, Agus Supriyanto, tunjangan struktural yang diterima mencapai Rp6 juta untuk eselon I. Total untuk golongan IV e atau setingkat wakil menteri keuangan dapat membawa pulang gaji Rp40 juta.
Berikut ini beberapa rincian kenaikan gaji PNS 2011 dari golongan terendah ke tertinggi:
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.175.000
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp1.346.800
Pegawai Golongan I a dengan masa kerja 26 tahun Rp1.675.200
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.505.400
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 11 tahun Rp1.749.600
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 21 tahun Rp2.004.900
Pegawai Golongan II a dengan masa kerja 33 tahun Rp2.361.400
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp1.902.300
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.180.300
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 20 tahun Rp2.499.000
Pegawai Golongan III a dengan masa kerja 32 tahun Rp2.943.400
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.245.200
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.537.300
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 20 tahun Rp2.949.400
Pegawai Golongan IV a dengan masa kerja 32 tahun Rp3.473.900
Sementara itu, untuk pejabat eselon I, yaitu golongan IV d dan golongan IV e adalah:
Golongan IV d masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.542.300
Golongan IV d masa kerja 10 tahun Rp2.913.900
Golongan IV d masa kerja 20 tahun Rp3.339.700
Golongan IV d masa kerja 32 tahun Rp3.933.600
Golongan IV e masa kerja 0 tahun Rp2.649.900
Golongan IV e masa kerja 10 tahun Rp3.037.100
Golongan IV e masa kerja 20 tahun Rp3.481.00
Golongan IV e masa kerja 32 tahun Rp4.100.000
Untuk selengkapnya dapat dilihat pada dokumen Daftar Gaji Pokok PNS 2011 di kanan atas.
Tiap Detik Pria Produksi 1500 Sperma
Selama hampir 40 tahun terakhir, ilmuwan memikirkan cara sel di dalam testikel yang juga disebut sebagai sel garis hidup menjadi sperma, hanya dalam sebuah dua langkah proses yang sederhana.
Padahal biasanya di hewan lain, sel garis hidup yang tersimpan dan menjadi sperma dalam tujuh cara yang berbeda, menurut eksperimen terbaru yang dilakukan terhadap tikus.
“Apa yang kami coba lakukan adalah tidak ada kemajuan dalam sebuah garis linear dalam perubahan sel menjadi sperma,” ujar Peneliti Robert Braun, yang juga adalah Direktur di Laboratorium Jackson di Bar Harbor, Main.
“Terkadang sel yang terbendung melewati beberapa divisi sel yang banyak untuk sampai ke tempatnya, namun beberapa sperma tidak demikian.”
Peneliti juga menemukan bahwa sebuah sel yang terpisah dari jalurnya untuk berubah menjadi sperma bisa kembali lagi menjadi sel awal, yang sebelumnya dipikirkan tidak mungkin terjadi.
Dalam sebuah studi terbaru, ilmuwan secara genetika merekayasa tikus sehingga sel awal mereka berpendar, memberikan kemampuan tim peneliti untuk mengawasi perkembangan sel.
Ilmuwan juga memberikan label sel spesifik dalam sel garis hidup tikus sebuah warna tertentu dan mengobservasi apa yang terjadi dalam tubuh mereka selama periode beberapa hari.
Riset tersebut juga menghasilkan bahwa sperma berkembang dari sebuah sub bagian kelompok sel terkumpul di garis yang terspesialisasi dalam sebuah testis.
Karena sperma umurnya sangat pendek, maka mereka harus secara konstan diproduksi lagi, catat Braun. Oleh karena itu, rata-rata produksi sperma sebanyak 1500 per detik.
“Sebagai tambahan, kesuburan secara mengejutkan tidak efisien. Harus ada pengisian ulang yang sangat banyak dari sel untuk mencapai tujuan akhirnya, yakni sel telur wanita,” ujar Braun.
Tetapi proses pengisian sel sperma dari masa pubertas ke usia dewasa membutuhkan keseimbangan sel benih.
Sebagai contoh, jika sel yang tertahan di dalam garis hidup untuk waktu yang sangat lama dan tidak berganti menjadi sel sperma, maka seorang pria bisa mengalami risiko kanker testis.
Tetapi jika sel yang tertahan di dalam garis hidup terlalu jarang berkembang menjadi sperma, maka seorang pria menjadi mandul.
Menguak misteri pengembangan sperma suatu hari akan mampu menuntun kepada perawatan tingkat kesuburan atau bahkan pil pengontrol kelahiran dari gender pria yang selama ini sulit didapatkan, ujar Braun, yang penelitiannya juga dimasukkan dalam jurnal Science.
Sebagai contohnya, ilmuwan dapat mempelajari bagaimana memelihara agar sel awal tidak menjadi sperma.
“Lebih banyak kita belajar tentang perilaku normal sebuah sel, maka akan lebih banyak pula kita mengetahui cara memanipulasi mereka,” ujar Braun.
Padahal biasanya di hewan lain, sel garis hidup yang tersimpan dan menjadi sperma dalam tujuh cara yang berbeda, menurut eksperimen terbaru yang dilakukan terhadap tikus.
“Apa yang kami coba lakukan adalah tidak ada kemajuan dalam sebuah garis linear dalam perubahan sel menjadi sperma,” ujar Peneliti Robert Braun, yang juga adalah Direktur di Laboratorium Jackson di Bar Harbor, Main.
“Terkadang sel yang terbendung melewati beberapa divisi sel yang banyak untuk sampai ke tempatnya, namun beberapa sperma tidak demikian.”
Peneliti juga menemukan bahwa sebuah sel yang terpisah dari jalurnya untuk berubah menjadi sperma bisa kembali lagi menjadi sel awal, yang sebelumnya dipikirkan tidak mungkin terjadi.
Dalam sebuah studi terbaru, ilmuwan secara genetika merekayasa tikus sehingga sel awal mereka berpendar, memberikan kemampuan tim peneliti untuk mengawasi perkembangan sel.
Ilmuwan juga memberikan label sel spesifik dalam sel garis hidup tikus sebuah warna tertentu dan mengobservasi apa yang terjadi dalam tubuh mereka selama periode beberapa hari.
Riset tersebut juga menghasilkan bahwa sperma berkembang dari sebuah sub bagian kelompok sel terkumpul di garis yang terspesialisasi dalam sebuah testis.
Karena sperma umurnya sangat pendek, maka mereka harus secara konstan diproduksi lagi, catat Braun. Oleh karena itu, rata-rata produksi sperma sebanyak 1500 per detik.
“Sebagai tambahan, kesuburan secara mengejutkan tidak efisien. Harus ada pengisian ulang yang sangat banyak dari sel untuk mencapai tujuan akhirnya, yakni sel telur wanita,” ujar Braun.
Tetapi proses pengisian sel sperma dari masa pubertas ke usia dewasa membutuhkan keseimbangan sel benih.
Sebagai contoh, jika sel yang tertahan di dalam garis hidup untuk waktu yang sangat lama dan tidak berganti menjadi sel sperma, maka seorang pria bisa mengalami risiko kanker testis.
Tetapi jika sel yang tertahan di dalam garis hidup terlalu jarang berkembang menjadi sperma, maka seorang pria menjadi mandul.
Menguak misteri pengembangan sperma suatu hari akan mampu menuntun kepada perawatan tingkat kesuburan atau bahkan pil pengontrol kelahiran dari gender pria yang selama ini sulit didapatkan, ujar Braun, yang penelitiannya juga dimasukkan dalam jurnal Science.
Sebagai contohnya, ilmuwan dapat mempelajari bagaimana memelihara agar sel awal tidak menjadi sperma.
“Lebih banyak kita belajar tentang perilaku normal sebuah sel, maka akan lebih banyak pula kita mengetahui cara memanipulasi mereka,” ujar Braun.
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Sora Aoi (Aoi Sora) (juga dikenal sebagai Sola Aoi) merupakan salah satu bintang film dewasa Jepang, model telanjang, dan bintang film paling terkenal. Salah satu bintang papan atas, artis pemenang Adult Video Japan Award di eranya, dia telah mendapat pengakuan luas dari media.
Awal Kehidupannya
Sora Aoi lahir pada bulan November tanggal 11 1983 di Tokyo. Sebagai pelajar dia sering bekerja pada bermacam pekerjaan paruh waktu di industri makanan, seperti sebagai penerima tamu di restoran pizza, pub-pub dan bar sushi. Selama tahun ketiganya di SMU, Aoi dibina di Shibuya oleh salah satu agen bakat sebagai model foto sexy (gravure modelling).
Aoi mengawali debutnya sebagai model telanjang pada bulan November 2001. Matanya yang besar, senyum yang manis,”wajah yang imut dan payudara yang besar” cepat membuat dia menjadi model majalah populer. Saat pertama kali diukur payudaraya tercatat berukuran F-cup, tapi sejak mulai membintangi debut tahun pertama film dewasanya, payudaranya bertambah besar menjadi G-cup.
Menurut gosip dari majalah Friday terbitan Desember 2006, Sora saat itu sedang berpacaran dengan artis owarai (comic) terkenal Jirō Hachimitsu. Aoi dan Hachimitsu dilaporkan telah tinggal bersama pada waktu itu.
3. asia carera
Berikut adalah terjemahan dari situs pribadi Asia Carrera, tentang alasan Doi memilih untuk menjadi seorang bintang film porno.
Mengapa saya menjadi aktris film porno walaupun aku menyadari bahwa aku pintar dan dapat melakukan hal lain yang aku inginkan? oke, mungkin semua orang banyak yang mengatakan saya pintar (atau bahkan jenius), namun saya hanya menyadari bahwa saya pintar bukan karena pendidikan, namun hanya karena saya terlahir dengan kepala yang lebih encer. Jadi, dapat dikatakan dengan singkat bahwa saya hanya seorang anak yang: a) Beruntung karena terlahir dengan genetic yang baik, b) Tekanan dari orang tua yang berlatar belakang pendidik.
Perlu kalian ketahui bahwa keluargaku selalu menginginkan saya untuk melanjutkan pendidikan tinggi di Universitas Harvard dan berprofesi menjadi seorang dokter atau pengacara, tapi sebenarnya yang paling saya inginkan hanyalan bermain piano dan menghabiskan waktuku bersama teman-teman.
4. Jade marcela
Jade Marcela (lahir 22 Juni 1980 di Hawaii) adalah seorang bintang porno asal Amerika Serikat. Kedua orangtuanya berasal dari Indonesia. Ia memiliki seorang adik perempuan yang juga aktris porno, bernama Nyomi Marcela.
Ia mulai menjadi aktris porno pada tahun 1999, tidak lama setelah merayakan ulangtahunnya yang ke-18. Pada saat ini ia telah muncul dalam lebih dari 100 film. Menurut adiknya Nyomi, Jade saat ini telah menikah dan suaminya tidak mengijinkan ia melakukan adegan seks dengan laki-laki.
5. Anabel chong
Grace Quek (郭盈恩 lahir 22 Mei 1972 di Singapura), nama panggung Annabel Chong, adalah mantan bintang porno yang sekarang tinggal di AS. Ia terkenal karena mengaku berhubungan seks 251 kali dengan 70 laki-laki dalam waktu 10 jam pada Januari 1995, mencetak rekor dunia, dan direkam dalam video The World’s Biggest Gang Bang. Ia juga merupakan topik film dokumenter Sex: The Annabel Chong Story.
6. Devon
Devon, yang terlahir di Allentown, Pennsylvania, pada 28 Maret 1977 dengan nama asli Kristie Marie Lisa adalah aktris porno dari Amerika. Ia memiliki seorang kakak perempuan dan dua adik laki-laki. Devon aktif dalam senam dan dansa jazz sampai usia 15.
Devon lulus dari SMU Saucon Valley Area di Hellertown, Pennsylvania pada tahun 1995. Setelah itu dia bekerja sebagai pelayan restoran. Devon kemudian menjadi penari bugil selama 3 tahun sebelum ia memasuki industry porno pada tahun 1998.
Demi terlihat lebih cantik dan menarik, Devon melakukan operasi plastik, tidak hanya untuk dadanya, tapi juga untuk wajahnya. Setelah operasi tersebut, dia mendapat rating terbaik dalam industry ‘dewasa’ untuk dadanya tersebut. Dia mempunyai 4 tato: sebuah tanda silang di tangan kanannya, seekor kupu-kupu di pinggul kirinya, dan tato yang melingkar pada kedua ankle kakinya.
Pada 2006, Devon membatalkan semua kontraknya dengan perusahaan besar dan memulai sebuah rumah produksi dengan kekasihnya dan beberapa bintang porno lain seperti Brittney Skye dan Jessica Jaymes.
8. Gauge
Gauge (lahir 24 Juli 1980 di Hot Springs, Arkansas) adalah seorang aktris porno dari Amerika Serikat. Ia terkenal dengan adegan-adegan seks anal, blowjob, facial, creampie, double penetration, double anal, dan ass-to-mouth.
9. Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson (lahir Jennifer Marie Massoli pada 9 April 1974) adalah bintang porno dari Amerika Serikat. Ia adalah salah satu bintang porno yang paling berhasil di dunia, dijuluki “Ratu Porno”, dan telah membintangi lebih dari 100 film.
Berasal dari Las Vegas, Nevada, ayahnya adalah polisi keturunan Italia dan ibunya adalah penari telanjang di Las Vegas. Ibunya meninggal karena kanker ketika Jenna berusia 3 tahun. Sewaktu kecil ia mengikuti kursus balet, yang membantunya dalam karir menari.
10. Azumi Kawashima
Azumi Kawashima (川島和津実), dilahirkan 8 Agustus 1979 di Tokyo, Jepang. Dia adalah seorang aktris Jepang yang dalam industri JAV (film dewasa Jepang) yang terkenal pada akhir dekade 90’an. Pada usia 17 tahun dia pertama kali membintangi film panasnya. Dalam waktu kurang dari dua tahun, namanya dengan cepat melejit bintang JAV terpopuler dan bertarif tertinggi.
Azumi memasuki industri film panas ini salah satu alasannya adalah membantu pacarnya membayar hutang. Dalam karirnya, dia juga banyak berpose bugil maupun tidak dalam berbagai majalah dewasa di Jepang seperti URECCO dan Beppin Scholl. Selain populer di Jepang, dia juga menjadi idola di negara-negara barat, terkenal karena wajahnya yang imut dan payudaranya yang montok. Tahun 1999, Azumi mencapai puncak kesuksesannya dengan menduduki peringkat teratas dalam industri film dewasa Jepang. Bulan September di tahun yang sama pula karirnya sebagai seorang JAV idol berakhir setelah pacarnya mengetahuinya sebagai bintang film panas.
Karena karirnya yang singkat inilah tidak banyak film-film yang dibintanginya. Walau begitu, popularitasnya tetap hidup, beberapa filmnya telah diproduksi ulang dan dirilis. Hal ini kemungkinan karena dia tidak membintangi film-film dengan tema seks yang nyeleneh semacam hardcore, BDSM, ataupun bondage. Film-filmnya kebanyakan bertema gadis yang imut/tidak berdosa yang banyak digemari penonton Jepang. Setelah putus dengan pacarnya dan pensiun dari dunia hiburan, dia menikah dengan manajernya sewaktu menjadi aktris dulu, mereka dikaruniai seorang anak.
NANTI GW BAKAL UPLOAD PHOTO SORA AOI DAN MARIA OZAZWA MILIK GW .
ADA RIBUAN ..
Maria Ozawa Miyabi adalah fenomena baru dalam dunia industri film porno di Asia setelah berakhirnya era Asia Carera pada tahun 90-an karena AIDS.
Kisah Miyabi aka Maria Ozawa , Maria Ozawa Juga dikenal sebagai Miyabi (Lahir 8 Januari 1986), adalah AV idol Jepang. Birthdate: 8th January 1986 Blood type: A Measurements: T163 B88 W56 H87 Birthplace: Hokkaido
Gadis muda berusia 21 tahun ini dengan sekejap menjadi kaya meskipun masih tinggal di apartemen yang disewanya sebesar 16 juta rupiah per bulan.
Miyabi dengan profesi yang digelutinya saat ini bisa mendulang 8000 USD dolar per bulannya (sekitar 75 juta rupiah). Tinggal di apartemen mewah yang lebih mirip dengan mansion lengkap dengan segala perabotan serba wah, ia lebih senang hidup menyendiri setelah diusir dari rumah dan dijauhi teman-temannya.
Namun setenar apapun dan sebanyak apapun uang yang ia hasilkan dari pekerjaannya saat ini, sosok Miyabi adalah juga manusia normal yang juga merindukan orang tua, sahabat, teman-teman dan keinginannya untuk menikah seperti wanita kebanyakan. Jika saat ini ia melakukan seks untuk bisnis suatu hari nanti ia merindukan ada laki-laki yang ingin menikahinya. Andakah lelaki yang beruntung itu ?
2. Sora aoi
Sora Aoi (Aoi Sora) (juga dikenal sebagai Sola Aoi) merupakan salah satu bintang film dewasa Jepang, model telanjang, dan bintang film paling terkenal. Salah satu bintang papan atas, artis pemenang Adult Video Japan Award di eranya, dia telah mendapat pengakuan luas dari media.
Awal Kehidupannya
Sora Aoi lahir pada bulan November tanggal 11 1983 di Tokyo. Sebagai pelajar dia sering bekerja pada bermacam pekerjaan paruh waktu di industri makanan, seperti sebagai penerima tamu di restoran pizza, pub-pub dan bar sushi. Selama tahun ketiganya di SMU, Aoi dibina di Shibuya oleh salah satu agen bakat sebagai model foto sexy (gravure modelling).
Aoi mengawali debutnya sebagai model telanjang pada bulan November 2001. Matanya yang besar, senyum yang manis,”wajah yang imut dan payudara yang besar” cepat membuat dia menjadi model majalah populer. Saat pertama kali diukur payudaraya tercatat berukuran F-cup, tapi sejak mulai membintangi debut tahun pertama film dewasanya, payudaranya bertambah besar menjadi G-cup.
Menurut gosip dari majalah Friday terbitan Desember 2006, Sora saat itu sedang berpacaran dengan artis owarai (comic) terkenal Jirō Hachimitsu. Aoi dan Hachimitsu dilaporkan telah tinggal bersama pada waktu itu.
3. asia carera
Berikut adalah terjemahan dari situs pribadi Asia Carrera, tentang alasan Doi memilih untuk menjadi seorang bintang film porno.
Mengapa saya menjadi aktris film porno walaupun aku menyadari bahwa aku pintar dan dapat melakukan hal lain yang aku inginkan? oke, mungkin semua orang banyak yang mengatakan saya pintar (atau bahkan jenius), namun saya hanya menyadari bahwa saya pintar bukan karena pendidikan, namun hanya karena saya terlahir dengan kepala yang lebih encer. Jadi, dapat dikatakan dengan singkat bahwa saya hanya seorang anak yang: a) Beruntung karena terlahir dengan genetic yang baik, b) Tekanan dari orang tua yang berlatar belakang pendidik.
Perlu kalian ketahui bahwa keluargaku selalu menginginkan saya untuk melanjutkan pendidikan tinggi di Universitas Harvard dan berprofesi menjadi seorang dokter atau pengacara, tapi sebenarnya yang paling saya inginkan hanyalan bermain piano dan menghabiskan waktuku bersama teman-teman.
4. Jade marcela
Jade Marcela (lahir 22 Juni 1980 di Hawaii) adalah seorang bintang porno asal Amerika Serikat. Kedua orangtuanya berasal dari Indonesia. Ia memiliki seorang adik perempuan yang juga aktris porno, bernama Nyomi Marcela.
Ia mulai menjadi aktris porno pada tahun 1999, tidak lama setelah merayakan ulangtahunnya yang ke-18. Pada saat ini ia telah muncul dalam lebih dari 100 film. Menurut adiknya Nyomi, Jade saat ini telah menikah dan suaminya tidak mengijinkan ia melakukan adegan seks dengan laki-laki.
5. Anabel chong
Grace Quek (郭盈恩 lahir 22 Mei 1972 di Singapura), nama panggung Annabel Chong, adalah mantan bintang porno yang sekarang tinggal di AS. Ia terkenal karena mengaku berhubungan seks 251 kali dengan 70 laki-laki dalam waktu 10 jam pada Januari 1995, mencetak rekor dunia, dan direkam dalam video The World’s Biggest Gang Bang. Ia juga merupakan topik film dokumenter Sex: The Annabel Chong Story.
6. Devon
Devon, yang terlahir di Allentown, Pennsylvania, pada 28 Maret 1977 dengan nama asli Kristie Marie Lisa adalah aktris porno dari Amerika. Ia memiliki seorang kakak perempuan dan dua adik laki-laki. Devon aktif dalam senam dan dansa jazz sampai usia 15.
Devon lulus dari SMU Saucon Valley Area di Hellertown, Pennsylvania pada tahun 1995. Setelah itu dia bekerja sebagai pelayan restoran. Devon kemudian menjadi penari bugil selama 3 tahun sebelum ia memasuki industry porno pada tahun 1998.
Demi terlihat lebih cantik dan menarik, Devon melakukan operasi plastik, tidak hanya untuk dadanya, tapi juga untuk wajahnya. Setelah operasi tersebut, dia mendapat rating terbaik dalam industry ‘dewasa’ untuk dadanya tersebut. Dia mempunyai 4 tato: sebuah tanda silang di tangan kanannya, seekor kupu-kupu di pinggul kirinya, dan tato yang melingkar pada kedua ankle kakinya.
Pada 2006, Devon membatalkan semua kontraknya dengan perusahaan besar dan memulai sebuah rumah produksi dengan kekasihnya dan beberapa bintang porno lain seperti Brittney Skye dan Jessica Jaymes.
8. Gauge
Gauge (lahir 24 Juli 1980 di Hot Springs, Arkansas) adalah seorang aktris porno dari Amerika Serikat. Ia terkenal dengan adegan-adegan seks anal, blowjob, facial, creampie, double penetration, double anal, dan ass-to-mouth.
9. Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson (lahir Jennifer Marie Massoli pada 9 April 1974) adalah bintang porno dari Amerika Serikat. Ia adalah salah satu bintang porno yang paling berhasil di dunia, dijuluki “Ratu Porno”, dan telah membintangi lebih dari 100 film.
Berasal dari Las Vegas, Nevada, ayahnya adalah polisi keturunan Italia dan ibunya adalah penari telanjang di Las Vegas. Ibunya meninggal karena kanker ketika Jenna berusia 3 tahun. Sewaktu kecil ia mengikuti kursus balet, yang membantunya dalam karir menari.
10. Azumi Kawashima
Azumi Kawashima (川島和津実), dilahirkan 8 Agustus 1979 di Tokyo, Jepang. Dia adalah seorang aktris Jepang yang dalam industri JAV (film dewasa Jepang) yang terkenal pada akhir dekade 90’an. Pada usia 17 tahun dia pertama kali membintangi film panasnya. Dalam waktu kurang dari dua tahun, namanya dengan cepat melejit bintang JAV terpopuler dan bertarif tertinggi.
Azumi memasuki industri film panas ini salah satu alasannya adalah membantu pacarnya membayar hutang. Dalam karirnya, dia juga banyak berpose bugil maupun tidak dalam berbagai majalah dewasa di Jepang seperti URECCO dan Beppin Scholl. Selain populer di Jepang, dia juga menjadi idola di negara-negara barat, terkenal karena wajahnya yang imut dan payudaranya yang montok. Tahun 1999, Azumi mencapai puncak kesuksesannya dengan menduduki peringkat teratas dalam industri film dewasa Jepang. Bulan September di tahun yang sama pula karirnya sebagai seorang JAV idol berakhir setelah pacarnya mengetahuinya sebagai bintang film panas.
Karena karirnya yang singkat inilah tidak banyak film-film yang dibintanginya. Walau begitu, popularitasnya tetap hidup, beberapa filmnya telah diproduksi ulang dan dirilis. Hal ini kemungkinan karena dia tidak membintangi film-film dengan tema seks yang nyeleneh semacam hardcore, BDSM, ataupun bondage. Film-filmnya kebanyakan bertema gadis yang imut/tidak berdosa yang banyak digemari penonton Jepang. Setelah putus dengan pacarnya dan pensiun dari dunia hiburan, dia menikah dengan manajernya sewaktu menjadi aktris dulu, mereka dikaruniai seorang anak.
NANTI GW BAKAL UPLOAD PHOTO SORA AOI DAN MARIA OZAZWA MILIK GW .
ADA RIBUAN ..
