Hope For Japan (Japan Earthquake Fund Raising Compilation)

Japan has always been there for us in our time of need and now that it needs our help, we must reciprocate with the same amount of sincerity. Hope For Japan, an initiative by Noor Kadiwala (The Eternal Twilight, Bleak Emptiness), has been compiled for exactly that reason. To help Japan. Today marks the release of the compilation.

Tracklist

Our Ceasing Voice – The Only Ones Dead (Are Those Who Are Forgotten)

Collapse Under The Empire – The Silent Death

The Picturesque Episode – Tokyo Pulse

Sey Hollo – Eighty Percent

…With a Sword on a Horse – The Sail Blows Windward (Remix)

The Jakesperiment – Duka getar, Skala ombak, akan sembuh tersapu alam

Asfandyar Khan – About Her

Circadian Eyes – A Careful Hope

The Tumbled Sea – Jill (Part I)

Takahiro Kido – Heavy Smoker’s Forest

Infinite Third – Genshukuna (Solemn)

6LA8 – Sleeping People Can’t Fall Down

The Veldt – /[This Rain]

evolv – Alluring

Taiga Blues – Neuanfang

Armand Tanzarian – Japanese Title

a slow in dance – 6.12

We Are Pioneers – Now That We’re Alone

We – We Will Reunite Again One Day

The Echelon Effect – Japanese Title (Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight)

My Cats A Stargazer – Solace

The Sound Of Rescue – Take Heart

Matt Stevens and Kevin Feazy – Talker

Ben Woods – Gone

endote – Oldham

Good Weather For An Airstrike – Echoes

Arafúra – Lost Among the Lost (in Japan)

Nobuto Suda – Bunch of Harmony

The Eternal Twilight (Feat. Christian Erfurt) – Fading Into This Air…

Startle The Heavens – Picking Up The Pieces

Karl Verkade – Lullabye for the Lost

Lowercase Noises – Migratory Patterns

Bob Guido – Mooregate

Slow Dancing Society – Prange

The Living Sleep – We Were Infinite

Tundra Lights – Four Nights Under The Lights

The compilation can be purchased over the bandcamp page set up for the compilation. All the money generated from the sales will go to the intended cause minus a small fee that bandcamp deducts on every sale made. If you are concerned about this slight complication, you can go over the other options available, which do not involve any deductions.

Here’s how you can order:

How to Order

Death Spell – Seven

Lahore’s Death Spell who have been active on the gig circuit in Lahore for a few years now have finally released their first track ‘Seven.’ Check it out, it’s a nice slab of epic progressive metal with a nice bite to back it up.  I really like this track, check it out and listen for yourselves.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbvHDepd88k[/youtube]

 

 

Greta Knights Interview

 

Remi steven

 

1. Bonjour niggaz. How does it feel to be interviewed by a Pakistani metal blog? Jizztastic eh? (holy fuck I hate that term)

Bahahahaha. Actually it feels really cool we really never would have thought of having this interview. (isn’t it illegal to listen to metal over there. lol.)

2. Anyways, first thing’s first. Where the hell did you buy that name from? And what does it symbolize?

Oh man lol. Its quite a long story, to make it quick, Steph our ex-Guitarist went to the hospital one day and when he got out, he has the wrong health-insurance card of an old lady named Greta Pool.
Ever since he became obsessed with the name. After a while of thinking and thinking for a band name… Greta Knights. (in 2006)
One funny fact is that a year later, Shawn working at a groceries store at the time, (in a photo-lab and electronics department) welcomes a smiling woman to the store. She’s was very kind and nice but did not know how to order her pictures so Shawn, without a doubt takes the time to help her out with her order. They talked and laughed and when the time came to enter her name… Greta Pool! (in 2007) WTF!
An interesting fact is that we live in a region of over 1 million people. lol

3. GK is a 3 piece band. Mind introducing yourself?

Remi – Vocals
Shawn- Guitar
Aha. well here where it gets complicated… Actually we are currently looking at piecing together a 6 piece.
As of now we are jamming with (Emmanuel) a new drummer, (Joel) Bassist and guitarist (Matt) and
we will be adding Shawn’s brother (Pat) to keyboard.

4. Your drummer ”ditched” you guys last year. What were the reasons? And have you found a replacement yet?

Our ex drummer is in the construction business and it pays well over here, he has found the love of his life and loves to ride motorcycles more than music. lol.
So he ended up by saying he didn’t have anymore time to drum. In fact he even sold his whole kit so …
As of a replacement we’ll have to see where it goes from here, but me and remi are more than satisfied by the performance of our new drummer hopefully he’ll find his spot with us.

5. I’ve been a fan of you guys since 09. When Transformer came out. But I’ve noticed quite a few changes in your style as compared to “See You On the Dance Floor.” So what are your influences?

Influences… Influences… oh man! Okay. We are people who listen to waaaayyyy to many styles of music. To mind the fact that we will not only have albums of trancecore or metal. (But shhhsh for now)
Our main influence today is: Dance music. Metal. And Dub-Step
First album our main influences were: Through the eyes of the dead, Job for a cowboy – ish
Second album : Megaman X, Horse the Band, All Shall Perish, Black Dahlia Murder,
Upcoming Album : WBTBWB, Skrillex, and Dance hit radio music
Be ready though our influences doesn’t say a lot about our music.
We really listen to anything that we find good.
And play whatever our hearts have to say.

6. Supposedly a part of the ”trancecore” genre, what are your opinions about it? What made you compose music like this?

Just pure destiny I guess. Shawn’s been doing techno music ever since he was 12.
Ever since our first hearing of synth with guitars we think its just a frequency blasting of inter-aural sex (not oral) and have just been digging deeper ever since.

7. Your new album’s due this year I believe. Any changes in the style? You guys went from melodic deathcore with a fuckload of synthesizers to trancecore. Should I be expecting any new changes?

Well its gonna be brutal that i can say… and ALOT more serious.
Its gonna be Synthy.
Its gonna be very breakdowny.

8. Anyways, it’s been great talking to you niggaz and well, I hope you guys tour pakistan pretty soon. Any last words? Cuz I’m really fucking tired right now.

Thank you soooo much for having this interview with us!
Be ready!!!!

Much love to all pakistani people!
Keep it brutal!

-Shawn and Remi-

 

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