This week on the block, we have a Christmas album—and not just any Christmas album, but one from the legendary band Jethro Tull. At first, one might think, “What the hell?” But those who are die-hard Tull fans or just super fans of Christmas albums will remember this is not the band’s first venture into the realm of holiday music. The Jethro Tull Christmas Album—Fresh Snow At Christmas showcases the band’s love for the holiday season. Continue reading
Cleopatra Records have put together a double Christmas treat this year, announcing two albums of seasonal covers; AVery Metal Christmas and A Very Metal Christmas II. Both records comprise of yuletide classics reinterpreted by well known rock and metal musicians. Head into the article below to check out the cover of Mariah Carey‘s *All I Want For Christmas Is You”, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and Dave Ellefson.
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer will reunite with the band’s former singer, Matt Barlow, under the name Schaffer/Barlow Project to record Christmas classics on a new record called Winter Nights. The project has a Kickstarter that you can contribute to and has surpassed the $15k goal in a brief run with $19k funded so far in less than a day. Watch the trailer and see the tracklisting now. Barlow played his last official show with Iced Earth in 2011 Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. He joined Demons & Wizards on stage in New York City for a cover of Iced Earth’s “I Died for You”, which is on this Winter Nights album. Continue reading