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5/20/08
Beatallica is pleased to release the
"All
You Need Is Blood" maxi-single today. It has been a long
time in the making, and many thanks are owed to folks around the globe
to make this possible. Cheers to all the hesher Beatallibangers out there
who got together and used their heads for more than banging.
A mighty hail* to y'all for the support.
(*hail = the exclamation of greeting, not the destructive form of precipitation!)
Oh YEAH! Thanks to all of you new
Beatallibangers out there from Milwaukee, Chicago, Indy, and Pitt areas.
We've had some great times in April (especially with The Motorpsychos
and crew from Pitt http://www.motorpsychosrock.com/) and now it's time
to get on with May. We wanted to send out one last emailer before we split
for Europe...new tunes in hand....
We'll be in Germany, Belgium, Poland, and Czech Republic coming up over
the next few weeks. Many thanks to Tomasz and Metal Mind Productions-Poland
for getting us on the ground with the record! But we also want to let
you hometowners know about some Wisconsin shows:
Thursday, June 5
Miramar Theatre in Milwaukee, WI
**this show will be a live audio recording!!**
Come visit us on our sites for info on all European and Wisconsin shows:
http://www.beatallica.org http://www.myspace.com/beatallica
Speaking of the sites, you can check out the conclusive part 3 of our
"All You Need is Blood" blog. We also have more new video (Ringo
at his opinionated best again) on there and links to us on myspace TV.
Or you can just be a lazy hesher and click: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=3028529
"All You Need is Blood" comes out officially on May 20....but
we will have the disc, and new Drinkus Maximus tour shirts, available
at all upcoming shows. Of course the Sgt. Hetfield's disc will be there
too, but you can always pick up a copy at your local c.d. retailer or
at this link: http://1800coolcds.stores.yahoo.net/891442.html
For you street teamers, get those album flyers out there (available on
the NEWS page), blog the hell out of your friends, and hassle your local
radio stations to play us. We are happy to have you so let us know what
sorts of things you are doing to help spread the word about Beatallica.
You guys rule!
We can't wait to see you in Europe! Jaymz demands his new favorite brew,
Kasteel, from some of you! However, we will have warm thoughts of home
as Beatallica is happy to announce they have won a Wisconsin Area Music
Award for the second year in a row. It's our 3rd nomination in all and
we really appreciate the hometown folks giving us the thumbs up! Check
out WAMI at: http://www.wamimusic.com
See you when we get there or when we get back. Can't wait to have fun
with y'all...!
ALL YOU NEED IS THIS BLOODY BLOG
Part three
The line up of the songs was something we sort of struggled with. How were we to pick an appropriate order without offending someone? Really we tried to do it alphabetically, but somehow the order of the songs was mixed up a bit. Only after re-listening to the tracks did we realize that the back cover art was a different listing than what was on the master c.d. Funny how Portuguese doesn’t sound like Polish and Estonian doesn’t sound like Spanish. Thank God we found that error! In an 11th hour maneuver, we switched the song listings on the art, and ran with it.
The anthems to start each song were another point of contention. For each language, one, two, or more countries could’ve been included as the “home country” (i.e. Spanish is spoken in Spain, Mexico, and others). We simply went with the anthem of the country where each translator is from. It was a great learning experience to research each anthem and hear them all in their entirety before we decided on which lines to use.
The artwork was another piece we really wanted to have a good time with. Far be it for us to play “dress up”! We have some great friends and family from the Milwaukee/Chicago area, and some of those folks are in the art work. The photo session was a blast and done at a local Milwaukee hang out called The Monkey Bar (thanks, Di!) Other folks on the cover art include Uber heshers VVeber and Murphy, Trixi Pi (Beatallica’s merch dominatrix and blood splatterer), Mrs. Jaymz, and Betsy B.
So that brings us to May, 2008. With the release of “All You Need is Blood” set for thismonth, we are happy, relieved, and excited to get it to you! We hope you find it to be an interesting experiment and one that was worth waiting for. Again, all translations are “as is” with no guidance except for what was given to us on paper so if the lyrics for your country are indiscernible, actually about turkey stuffing and tractor tires, or are just a bunch of cussing and crap, then…well….you come down to the studio or send us a new translation and we’ll do it again! By the way, Flemball is into the idea of keeping the “Blood” project eternally open for more translations from different countries (sorry we missed you, Japan….). So if you, or some of your Beatallibanging buds, want to re-do the lyrics in your own tongue, then let us know. Shoot us an email to our website or myspace and we’ll start to compile more.
Until then, take easy…take it sleazy….And many many thanks to the translators, credited on the record. You have been Beatallibangers of the highest order from the start and you will always be #1 to us, you bloody bastards….
Beatallica
Part two
So our target date was Valentine’s Day, 2005 to release the “All You Need is Blood” to the masses. Of course, without re-hashing history too much, we know what happened at that time. The week we were to release “All You Need is Blood” was the same week we had the fortunes of the band change in regards to the past legal issues. The song was indefinately put on hold, as far as releasing it on the internet.
That didn’t stop us from playing the song live, and play it we did throughout 2005 and 2006. The tune quickly became a crowd favorite due to it timelessness, sense of fun, and myth surrounding it. Over the last few years, the song has changed a bit in tempo, overall attack lyrically, somewhat in vocal melody. Basically, as the band got better at its craft, the song became a better staple in the set list.
After the legal portion of our lives was done and we signed with Oglio on September 27th, 2006 (20 anniversary of Cliff Burton’s passing), we began making plans to get the song out. But, man, we couldn’t just put it on the Sgt. Hetfield’s disc and bury it somewhere in the line up. The tune had too much history for Beatallibangers and ourselves. We decided to give it a special treatment as a “cheers!” to the translators. In July of 2007, just as Sgt. Het’s was being released, we gave the track a listen and really analyzed what was going on with it. Remember, by this time, Beatallica had grown to be not only a full-fledged live band, but a four piece recording ensemble. The days of it being a two member studio performance crew were gone, and for good reason. The entirety of the band was clicking and we came to the conclusion to re-record the project with Ringo on drums, Kliff on bass, and Grg on guitar. Jaymz didn’t just sing, he played his guitar parts as well.
Overall we felt that the song, as it sat, was a little lifeless. Ringo, as the time keeper, had strong feelings about the urgency of the song and he was itching to take the studio tune to where it was in a live setting. We’d been playing it for so long now and we thought we could make it move more and have much more fun with it. Of course Flemball nearly had a heart attack when we told him we were going to start all over. But he was a good sport about it and, in the end, has become quite a vital part to the creativity of “All You Need is Blood”. In the late summer of 2007, we began tracking for a second time.
Besides the lyrics being a focal point, the guitar work was a major undertaking. Grg’s work and varied lines on each version took a bit of time. So did each intro in regards to research and selection of the proper part for the song. We really wanted to make each version be it’s own thing….This is where Flemball and Jaymz sort of went crazy. Flemball recorded Jaymz doing all sort of oddball things: recitations; playing bouzouki, harmonica, pennywhistle, and broken glass; imitations…..Flemball mixed up each version into its own “bloody stew”, served it chilled, and said “bon appetit, heshers!” We heard it, in it’s completed form for the first time, upon us landing after our December 2007 Euro tour.
ALL YOU NEED IS THIS BLOODY BLOG
Part one
So, finally the season of Blood is upon us. Man, this has been seriously like 4 years in the making. Over the next weeks, we’ll be posting a series of notes explaining what the song “All You Need is Blood” is, what it isn’t, how it came to be, and how it’s developed over the years. Officially, the single is due for U.S. release on MAY 20 ,and early June overseas, but we will have them at the shows, so come hear it for youself.
The song is one of the first tunes written after the release of our second batch of MP3s. We had our first show booked in El Paso, Texas and we wanted to get some fresh material into our repertoire. From the beginning, the band has always had a great relationship with their Beatallibanger following, and we wanted to include them in being creative in some way. For those of you who have been to the forum, you are very well aware of song title suggestions, lyrical attempts, and overall enthusiasm by the ambitious folks who are Beatallibangers. “All You Need is Blood” is our way of getting a chosen few involved.
By mid-2004, we had the song title in hand, had lyrics and music, but were searching for something to push the song over the top. Beatles followers are well aware of the French National Anthem beginning on “All You Need is Love” and the video broadcast of the song. What a great way to reach out around the world….That’s what the Beatles were aiming for: including the whole world in their project. Now, their song is about love, ours is about blood. Hmmm…how could we share blood in a fun and metal way?….botched transfusions in the back alley behind Kliff’s house?….
We decided to contact bangers from around the world who had become fans of the band. In an emailer, we invited people to step forward and translate the lyrics to the song. We would send them the original American English lyrics, swear the translators to secrecy, and have them send their translations back to us in their native tongue. Keep in mind, that some words and/or phrases don’t translate especially fluidly. That’s where the creativity of the Beatallibangers comes in. They have used their freedom of thought and speech, creative flair, and metal minds to bridge the gap between lost translation and Beatalli-bliss.
Once we got the translations back, it was time to push Jaymz and engineer Flemball Rasmartin to the limits in the studio. That began in fall of 2004. Doing the music was relatively easy but note that Jaymz doesn’t speak most of these languages… Hell, he can barely speak proper English most days. So this was the challenge. In the translations, we asked the translators to produce the song phonetically so we could see accents, vowel sounds, how things were layed out. If a Beatallibanger chose to put something into the lyrics, then that’s what we put on tape. The lyrics of each of the versions are exactly as they were sent to us. Keeping syllables in line with the meter of the song was very much a trial and error experiment. Some lines in English that may be like 10 syllables, are now 14, 15, 16 syllables in other languages. Jaymz and Flemball worked on flow of lyrical lines, how to keep a tune to them, and how to make them as powerful as possible from a delivery standpoint.
How many times did Flemball squirt
tea out his nose listening to Jaymz’ attempts? Only the mixing board
knows…..But there are “outtakes”, as accumulated by
Flemball, of Jaymz’ mistakes, trip ups, and crack ups. If you ask
him nicely, maybe Flemball will release that….
to be continued...
3/21/08
Just wanted to fill you in on our updated show list and upcoming tour of select Midwestern cities and European countries. We are hyped to be hitting Poland, Czech Republic, and Belgium for the first time! We also have some new Wisconsin shows to let you know about. More show announcements for the US to be announced soon so keep watching the site and myspace:
For you street teamers,
there are downloadable flyers for each show via this
page on the site. Download and distribute profusely! Show us your deeds
via pics and we'll get you on the show list! There are also Sgt.
Hetfield's album flyers as well. Get those out there to your pubs,
record and music gear stores, and wherever Beatallibangers may be found!
Beginning April 1st, you will find some website changes. New splash page,
new videos, some fun stuff, and all things Bloody. The new single, ALL
YOU NEED IS BLOOD, is slated for a mid-May release in the US. We will
have copies with us for our US/European dates as well! This has been quite
a project in the making. We'll have info on the making of the record along
with the new site. New videos will be coming out every 1 - 2 weeks. These
are us just hanging out, being a bit goofy, and explaining some things
about songwriting for Beatallica. Most of all, it's meant to be fun.
In the meantime, follow this link and purchase copies of SGT.
HETFIELD'S MOTORBREATH PUB BAND : Check out your local stores for
Beatallica and if they don't have it--demand it! You and your hesher bangers
need to get this one in your c.d. collection to be a Beatallibanger. Also,
get on your local radio folks and tell them you need to hear us on the
radio! Airplay in markets is a great way to get promoters to have us to
your town!
We're planning on a great 2008 so we hope to have you with us for gigs,
picking up the SGT HET'S record and new BLOOD single, and being great
folks. See you at the pub or in the crowd!
Beatallica
2/23/08
Hybrid-children
of the world: If you want to put a little zing in your Spring, check out
the new Midwest shows, including a return gig with our good Pittsburghermeister
friends, the Motorpshychos.
Just in time to celebrate the melting of the ice we have been trapped
under.
With the Metal
Mind Productions release of SHMPB , we are also planning
some skullcrushing festivals and club dates in Belgium, Germany, Poland
and the Czech Republic. See our shows
page for more info.
Fists to the air til then, heshers! Na zdrowie! 
2/11/08
Beatallica is pleased
to announce today's release of Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band in
Poland by Polish record label,
Metal Mind Productions. Horns to
you all, we hope to see you real soon. Until then we have some more regional
shows to announce:
Saturday, April
19
at Durty Nellies
in Palatine, IL
http://www.durtynellies.com
180 N. Smith St.
847-358-9150
we play 2 sets starting at 11 p.m.
Sunday, April 20
at Vnuk's Lounge in
Milwaukee with Spiral Trance
http://www.vnuks.com
5036 S. Packard Ave
414-481-1655
early show! doors at 6 p.m, ST at 7 p.m., us at 8 p.m.
February 2008 ...from under a 10 foot snowdrift
Dude, it's like
18 inches of new snow here....Have you ever seen Kliff in a kilt in a
45 mph wind? Yikes...!
Anyway, thanks to all of you Madison die-hards that braved the weather
to check us out at High Noon Saloon. It was great to see our buds in Flat
Atom once again and All the Pretty Horses were super cool to us. Another
rousing version of "Hey Dude" was a high point!
This weekend, we were invited to invade the Abbey Pub in Chicago:
BEATALLICA AT ABBEY
PUB
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
We start at 9:00 p.m.
Also for Street Teamers and all heshers in general: Sgt.
Hetfield's flyer is available here! Get these out to every store,
club, pub, auto shop, wherever you can think of! The more folks who pick
up the record, the more chance we'll be getting to your city! Show us
you are getting them out there and we'll compile your hard work. The more
you do, the more Beatallica stuff you can earn. Post blogs and send out
our links in your emails, internet stations, and metal propaganda. We'll
put up some great radio stations who play our stuff as well so you can
call them and request us!
We did just book some regional shows for April. More details to follow
soon. And yes, we are still working on Europe for May. We hope to hit
new parts of the continent in conjunction with the release of "Sgt.
Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band" in Poland. Watch for that on February
11th in Poland! Thanks to the folks at Metal Mind!
Over the last few weeks, and throughout the next several, we are continuing
to compile some home video stuff for you. Apparently Ringo has an affinity
for horseyback rides...Jaymz imitates Kliff and lives to tell about it.....Just
wait, you'll find out.....We'll get these together along with other snippets
of info written by the band. This will be fun!
Lastly, to answer some questions a few of you have been sending us: yes,
we are working on new tunes. yes, we are playing some live. no, we wont
tell you what they are over emails--you need to come check us out at a
gig! That's the best part...seeing it live. Regarding the upcoming single:
it has to do with a red and sticky substance. No, it's not the remains
of a jelly donut running down Grg's chin....Watch for that in April with
more precise news coming soon.
See you kids soon! Ta Hell with this winter crappe.....
JANUARY 2008: THE YEAR OF BLOOD
Hell yeah! Happy
2008 to all the Beatallibangers out there. Thanks to you stalwarts and
cheers to the new folks we picked up along the way in Europe. Grg posted
some new pics of our tour on our site.
Come check them out!
We have some cool things to get to for our first emailer of the year....2
Midwestern shows. Be there! Flyers available for download for Street Teamers
Be sure to document your activity and send it to us at this address. For
those of you wanting to be on the street team, give us a write and let
us know. We'll have general Sgt. Hetfield album flyers soon for you to
distribute at your favorite clubs, pubs, tattoo shops, music gear shops,
or wherever heshers hang out in your area. The street team is a new thing
for us and we are formulating shirts and other prizes for Beatallica Street
Teamers.
Great news! The new Beatallica single is aimed to be full-on in your face
by late April. That includes world-wide distribution as we know you crazies
in Europe, Japan, and Australia are hounding us about it. We plan to do
shows starting in late April into May to promote the single. We'll be
pushing it all summer long so keep your ears and eyes open for gigs in
your area of the world. The single will be something never attempted before...seriously.
We've had the help of more than several fans on this. We'll send out a
separate emailer explaining ourselves as it approaches.
Until then, if you haven't picked up the Sgt. Hetfield's record,...what
are you waiting for?! The more the record gets out there, the more we
get to come play it for you live. It's an awesome mix of new, old, and
updated material. Get out to your local store (cuz you should support
them too), plunk it down, and grab a 4 pack of Guinness on the way home.
You can pick it up at this link: http://1800coolcds.stores.yahoo.net/891442.html
It's also for you on
I-Tunes
Over the next months, we'll be putting up more posts and little snippets
about song history, song composing, dirty band secrets, and how much Ringo
actually spent at Mexican restaurants since we've been back home. This
will be fun and we hope you dig it!
Happy Anniversary to our forum! On February 7th, we will be celebrating
1 year of posting on our new forum. So, MurphDawg had a great idea: Log
in to our forum on February 7th at 4:20 p.m. New York City time. We will
see how many of you are on at the same time. Murph wants to break the
current record of most users on line at the same time on our forum. Give
him a cheer and think of Kliff when you log in.
We're looking forward to a fun and successful year but we can't do it
without you. Hassle those radio stations, hassle your clubs and promoters,
grab the disc off the shelves, and have a hella good time. We want to
come see you soon and the more buzz there is, the better chance we'll
be in your town...at your house...in your kitchen
....Jaymz prefers grilled salmon.....
Right on,
Beatallica
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