Tag: 69 Eyes
1 New Video – 69 Eyes – Borderline
Helsinki vampire rock outfit, The 69 Eyes, has posted its latest music video for the song, “Borderline,” on YouTube. Check out the video, shot in New Orleans, La. with acclaimed producer, Patric Ullaeus.
The video starts with a scene in which the local vampire tour legend Lord Chaz draws five X’s on the crypt door of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau’s resting place in Saint Louis Cemetery #1. “Easy Rider’s” famous psychedelic scene was also filmed there.
Commented lead vampire Jyrki9, “It’s like our ‘Love Me Tender’ – a soft, timeless ballad. But it also has that dark, mystic Southern vibe (some said ‘True Blood’), so naturally we had to go to Louisiana to shoot the video! Mark Twain’s books, Elvis, ‘King Creole,’ ‘Easy Rider,’ blues, jazz, voodoo, vampires – so many reasons for The 69 Eyes go to N’awlins. We’ve played there twice; I’ve hosted two DJ club nights there called “Fangtasia” over the last two summers. The leading rock/metal video director of these latter days, Swedish Patric Ullaeus was also interested in coming to NOLA to make this masterpiece, so all was set for it! The mid-October was perfect for a long-lost weekend in the South.”
“Borderline” appears on the band’s 10th studio album, X, which hit stores last month via Nuclear Blast Records.
Fans can order the new album online via iTunes at: http://bit.ly/69xitun, complete with the bonus track “Rosary Blue” featuring Kat Von D, the “Red” music video plus digital booklet. Physical copies of X can be ordered via the Nuclear Blast web-store at: http://bit.ly/69eyesxlp.
To purchase X in person, head over to: http://www.facebook.com/the69eyes/app_190322544333196 for more information on how to find a local retailer.
0 New Hard Rock & Metal Releases for October 9th!
This is a crazy new release week, with new arrival’s from KISS, Danko Jones, 69 Eyes, an amazing new hair metal CD from Youngblood,
a new live disc from Motorhead and many more. Go to your local music store and support new music!!
New Releases for October 9th!
KISS – Monster
The Wallflowers – Glad All Over
The Very Best of Dio – Vol. 2
The 17-track The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 CD (released via Niji Entertainment) picks up exactly where the first volume left off – from 1996 onward. And in addition to featuring such latter-day Dio classics as Killing the Dragon, Push, and Fever Dreams, the compilation will also include several rarities that fans have long requested on a single disc – Electra (which previously was only a part of the ultra-rare Tournado box set), Prisoner of Paradise, and Metal Will Never Die.
Nonpoint – S/T
Wednesday 13 – Spook & Destroy
Danko Jones – Rock And Roll is Black And Blue
Youngblood – No Regrets
Coheed & Cambria – Afterman: Ascension
Motorhead – The Wörld Is Ours – Vol 2 – Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else (Live)
69 Eyes – X
Obsession – Order of Chaos (Michael Vescera, BJ Zampa, Chris McCarvill
0 THE 69 EYES RELEASES SECOND “X” ALBUM TRAILER; 10th Studio Album Out October 9th On Nuclear Blast Records
Helsinki vampire rock outfit, The 69 Eyes, has released the second video trailer for the band’s upcoming album, X, which is set to be unleashed in North America on October 9, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. Check out the trailer on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/TEMvkQvfsWg.
The first trailer can still be seen online at: http://youtu.be/s-SVq2hK1e4.
X jewel casetrack list is…
01. Love Runs Away
02. Tonight
03. Black
04. If You Love Me The Morning After
05. Red
06. I Love The Darkness In You
07. Borderline
08. I’m Ready
09. I know What You Did Last Summer
10. When A Love Comes To An End
Bonus DVD *Digi edition*
– Red (video single)
– Made In Sweden – Stockholm & THE 69 EYES (documentary)
The 69 Eyes recently shot a music video for the album’s first single, “Red,” with renowned producer, Patric Ullaeus(Dimmu Borgir, Dream Evil, Keep Of Kalessin), which will premiere in the coming weeks.
The lyric video for “Red” can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSgrpoQJFIA,
Stay tuned for more information on The 69 Eyes and X.
The 69 Eyes online…
1 The 69 Eyes U.S. Tour Dates!
The 69 Eyes will be touring the U.S. in the month of October, dates are below. Also hitting the road with them will be The Becoming & Dommin. Look out for more dates to be announced soon!
10/5- Bottom of the Hill; San Francisco, CA
10/6- Key Club; W. Hollywood, CA
10/9- The Prophet Bar/The Door; Dallas, TX
10/10- Zombie’s; San Antonio, TX
10/11- Meridian; Houston, TX
10/14- The Masquerade; Atlanta, GA
10/15- The Social; Orlando, FL
10/16- Ground Zero; Spartanburg, SC
10/18- Recher Theatre; Towson, MD
10/20- The Gramercy; New York, NY
10/6- Key Club; W. Hollywood, CA
10/9- The Prophet Bar/The Door; Dallas, TX
10/10- Zombie’s; San Antonio, TX
10/11- Meridian; Houston, TX
10/14- The Masquerade; Atlanta, GA
10/15- The Social; Orlando, FL
10/16- Ground Zero; Spartanburg, SC
10/18- Recher Theatre; Towson, MD
10/20- The Gramercy; New York, NY
1 The 69 Eyes: New Album Out September 15th!
Sharpen your fangs, The Helsinki Vampires are back. And this time, they’re “Back In Blood”
THE 69 EYES return with their ninth studio album, which has been hailed a latter-day “Appetite For Destruction”. With blood on their hands and AC/DC on their stereo, the bloodsuckers have combined their past to focus on the future. Turning their back on the comic book glam of “Angels”, The Eyes have opened a heavier chapter in their musical career. For the first time this decade, honorary sixth vampire Johnny Lee Michaels has been granted temporary leave from the batcave and Matt Hyde (Slayer/Monster Magnet) has been invited over the threshold to produce the record.
“He’s cleaned the table and dusted the skeletons!” singer Jyrki 69 laughs. “It’s like when Rick Rubin helped The Cult discover them on “Electric” – we made a similar spiritual journey with Matt.”
Once again THE 69 EYES have their finger on the pulse of darkness with 12 goth ‘n’ roll anthems guaranteed to rock the crypt. “Unsurprisingly, the main inspiration for the album came from the vampire realm,” Jyrki explains. “We haven’t made a concept album but nearly all the songs have something to do with the undead or at least horror as a genre.” Delving into his movie collection, the singer focused on Jean Rollin’s erotic French flick “Lips Of Blood”, “The Hunger” and the modern-day opus “Night Watch”. “It’s almost like vampires are taking over the world!” he muses referring to the current “Twilight” mania.
The album opens with title track “Back In Blood”, which is a fast-paced wake-up call to the vampire king who’s been asleep for centuries and is now ready to rock. Blood is the new black and it’s never tasted this good: “2000 years now, baby I’m back!” he sings, licking his lips. Jyrki describes the song as: “More Mötley than Mercy but with a Crüe made of Sisters.” The bloodthirsty swansong is an intimate piano and acoustic guitar-driven ballad called “Eternal”, performed as only a half-rotten Vampire Lestat could on a sultry southern night…
The first single will be the tongue-in-cheek “Dead Girls Are Easy”, a nasty power anthem for sleazy pin-ups complete with a sing-a-long chorus aimed at those online chicks with the looks that kill! The video will be directed by MTV superstar and close friend Bam Margera, who was also responsible for the Eyes, rock homage to 80s cult movie “The Lost Boys”.
Matt Hyde’s ultra-tight production has brought the danger back to THE 69 EYES’ sound. The producer reveals: “I’ve tried to feature the guitars, drums and vocals – the core sound of the band. I wanted them to rock and I wanted less emphasis on outside orchestration and keyboards with more real power and emotion through the performance itself.”
But it’s not just danger that Matt’s unleashed, he shares the same passion for horror and comics as Jyrki and the results of their marathon viewing sessions have seeped through onto disc. “We watched at least three movies every night while recording the vocals,” the front man reveals. “We soon exhausted Matt’s DVD collection so we started renting everything we hadn’t seen from his local rental store. Once we’d got through everything they had there, we bought more and more and he’s now got a nice collection classic British Hammer films, cool 60s biker movies and vampire classics. Afterall, we couldn’t have made a record like this without Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee watching over our shoulder!”
The artwork has been designed by Estevan Oriol, whose work has graced countless covers from Cypress Hill to The Transplants and Snoop Dogg. “I’ve been a fan of his iconic images for years, he’s like a present-day Andy Warhol. I’m so happy that he agreed to work with us because it’s given this record a real “made in LA” stamp.”
Recording “Back in Blood” in Hollywood also put THE 69 EYES in a prime location for well-known visitors. Brides Of Destruction’s London LeGrand and Care Failure from Die Mannequin are among the familiar names listed on the credits. But this isn’t just a party album; it’s a great rock record, and if you’re into vampires, you’ll enjoy it even more!
We’ve worked so hard over the last two years since “Angels” was released, says Jyrki. “We played around 125 shows worldwide but all our sacrifices paved the way for the birth of this baby. “Back In Blood” is a culmination of 20 years worth of hard work.”
If you want blood, you’ve got it!
‘Back in Blood’ Tracklisting:
1. Back In Blood
2. We Own The Night
3. Dead N’ Gone
4. The Good, The Bad & The Undead
5. Kiss Me Undead
6. Lips Of Blood
7. Dead Girls Are Easy
8. Night Watch
9. Some Kind Of Magick
10. Hunger
11. Suspiria Snow White
12. Eternal
