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Happy Birthday, Jim Marshall

The Father
of Loud QR-Code Permalink turned 87 today! Without a doubt, the history of hardrock and heavy metal would have been completely different without the man who had founded Marshall Amplification in 1962. For the last 48 years, the amazing sound of vacuum tubes in various stages of overdrive has consistently inspired legions of guitarists and fans around the world. Distorted, yet crunchy and mellow enough with defined overtones - words are never going to do justice to the unique sound of tube amps; you have to experience it yourself!

In fact, I will never forget listening to my first heavy metal album in 1982: Out of curiosity, I had picked up a set of headphones in a record store and listened into Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast album. The sound of background guitars hammering like freight trains together with the screaming overtones from the guitar solos became an instant revelation. I was immediately hooked and bought the (vinyl-)album on the spot. In retrospective, it was that sound which inspired me to play the guitar and to get myself a tube amp (much later) as well. Thank you Jim Marshall!

So may the loud days never be over - looking forward to the next 87 years!

Permalink 29.07.2010

Metal HIM

Best of YouTube™ -
HIM - Heartkiller

Love Metal is a fitting term for the QR-Code Permalink musical style of the Finnish band HIM. The recent song Heartkiller from their upcoming album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice is certainly no exception: That's nicely produced hard rock with poetic lyrics and catchy hooklines. Here is the official music video for Heartkiller (Flash-Player required).

HIM is by no means a one-hit-wonder - the band has been active for almost 14 years with a total of 11 longplay releases so far. Stay runed for a review of their upcoming album in February!