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Album
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Album, is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century, first as books of individual 78rpm records, vinyl LPs are still issued, though in the 21st century album sales have mostly focused on compact disc and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl, an album may be recorded in a recording studio, in a concert venue, at home, in the field, or a mix of places. Recording may take a few hours to years to complete, usually in several takes with different parts recorded separately. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed live, the majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at times while listening to the other parts using headphones. Album covers and liner notes are used, and sometimes additional information is provided, such as analysis of the recording, historically, the term album was applied to a collection of various items housed in a book format. In musical usage the word was used for collections of pieces of printed music from the early nineteenth century. Later, collections of related 78rpm records were bundled in book-like albums, the LP record, or 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a gramophone record format introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. It was adopted by the industry as a standard format for the album. Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, the term album had been carried forward from the early nineteenth century when it had been used for collections of short pieces of music. Later, collections of related 78rpm records were bundled in book-like albums, as part of a trend of shifting sales in the music industry, some commenters have declared that the early 21st century experienced the death of the album. Sometimes shorter albums are referred to as mini-albums or EPs, Albums such as Tubular Bells, Amarok, Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield, and Yess Close to the Edge, include fewer than four tracks. There are no rules against artists such as Pinhead Gunpowder referring to their own releases under thirty minutes as albums. These are known as box sets, material is stored on an album in sections termed tracks, normally 11 or 12 tracks. A music track is a song or instrumental recording. The term is associated with popular music where separate tracks are known as album tracks. When vinyl records were the medium for audio recordings a track could be identified visually from the grooves
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Heavy metal music
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Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are associated with aggression. The first heavy metal such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the evolution by discarding much of its blues influence, Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden, before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as metalheads or headbangers. During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with such as Mötley Crüe. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre and these include groove metal and nu metal, the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop. Heavy metal is characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound. Metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes, the typical band lineup includes a drummer, a bassist, a rhythm guitarist, a lead guitarist, and a singer, who may or may not be an instrumentalist. Keyboard instruments are used to enhance the fullness of the sound. Deep Purples Jon Lord played an overdriven Hammond organ, in 1970, John Paul Jones used a Moog synthesizer on Led Zeppelin III, by the 1990s, in. almost every subgenre of heavy metal synthesizers were used. The electric guitar and the power that it projects through amplification has historically been the key element in heavy metal. The heavy metal guitar sound comes from a use of high volumes. Guitar solos are an element of the heavy metal code. That underscores the significance of the guitar to the genre, most heavy metal songs featur at least one guitar solo, which is a primary means through which the heavy metal performer expresses virtuosity. One exception is nu metal bands, which tend to omit guitar solos, with rhythm guitar parts, the heavy crunch sound in heavy metal. Palm muting the strings with the hand and using distortion. Palm muting creates a tighter, more sound and it emphasizes the low end
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Video game
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A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video game referred to a raster display device. Some theorists categorize video games as an art form, but this designation is controversial, the electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms, examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld computing devices, the input device used for games, the game controller, varies across platforms. Common controllers include gamepads, joysticks, mouse devices, keyboards, the touchscreens of mobile devices, and buttons, or even, with the Kinect sensor, a persons hands and body. Players typically view the game on a screen or television or computer monitor, or sometimes on virtual reality head-mounted display goggles. There are often game sound effects, music and, in the 2010s, some games in the 2000s include haptic, vibration-creating effects, force feedback peripherals and virtual reality headsets. In the 2010s, the game industry is of increasing commercial importance, with growth driven particularly by the emerging Asian markets and mobile games. As of 2015, video games generated sales of USD74 billion annually worldwide, early games used interactive electronic devices with various display formats. The earliest example is from 1947—a Cathode ray tube Amusement Device was filed for a patent on 25 January 1947, by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann, and issued on 14 December 1948, as U. S. Written by MIT students Martin Graetz, Steve Russell, and Wayne Wiitanens on a DEC PDP-1 computer in 1961, and the hit ping pong-style Pong, used the DEC PDP-1s vector display to have two spaceships battle each other. In 1971, Computer Space, created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, was the first commercially sold and it used a black-and-white television for its display, and the computer system was made of 74 series TTL chips. The game was featured in the 1973 science fiction film Soylent Green, Computer Space was followed in 1972 by the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home console. Modeled after a late 1960s prototype console developed by Ralph H. Baer called the Brown Box and these were followed by two versions of Ataris Pong, an arcade version in 1972 and a home version in 1975 that dramatically increased video game popularity. The commercial success of Pong led numerous other companies to develop Pong clones and their own systems, the game inspired arcade machines to become prevalent in mainstream locations such as shopping malls, traditional storefronts, restaurants, and convenience stores. The game also became the subject of articles and stories on television and in newspapers and magazines. Space Invaders was soon licensed for the Atari VCS, becoming the first killer app, the term platform refers to the specific combination of electronic components or computer hardware which, in conjunction with software, allows a video game to operate. The term system is commonly used
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Record producer
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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performers music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process, the roles of a producer vary. The producer may perform these roles himself, or help select the engineer, the producer may also pay session musicians and engineers and ensure that the entire project is completed within the record companies budget. A record producer or music producer has a broad role in overseeing and managing the recording. Producers also often take on an entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules, contracts. In the 2010s, the industry has two kinds of producers with different roles, executive producer and music producer. Executive producers oversee project finances while music producers oversee the process of recording songs or albums. In most cases the producer is also a competent arranger, composer. The producer will also liaise with the engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording. Noted producer Phil Ek described his role as the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation actually is music director. The music producers job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music, at the beginning of record industry, producer role was technically limited to record, in one shot, artists performing live. The role of producers changed progressively over the 1950s and 1960s due to technological developments, the development of multitrack recording caused a major change in the recording process. Before multitracking, all the elements of a song had to be performed simultaneously, all of these singers and musicians had to be assembled in a large studio and the performance had to be recorded. As well, for a song that used 20 instruments, it was no longer necessary to get all the players in the studio at the same time. Examples include the rock sound effects of the 1960s, e. g. playing back the sound of recorded instruments backwards or clanging the tape to produce unique sound effects. These new instruments were electric or electronic, and thus they used instrument amplifiers, new technologies like multitracking changed the goal of recording, A producer could blend together multiple takes and edit together different sections to create the desired sound. For example, in jazz fusion Bandleader-composer Miles Davis album Bitches Brew, producers like Phil Spector and George Martin were soon creating recordings that were, in practical terms, almost impossible to realise in live performance. Producers became creative figures in the studio, other examples of such engineers includes Joe Meek, Teo Macero, Brian Wilson, and Biddu
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Mikkey Dee
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Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou, known better by his stage name Mikkey Dee, is a Swedish rock musician. He is the current drummer for German rock band Scorpions since April 2016, Dee is best known for his time in British rock band Motörhead, with whom he played for from 1992 to 2015, the band disbanded following the death of frontman Lemmy. He has also played with King Diamond, Don Dokken, Helloween and he was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Greek father and a Swedish mother. Delaoglou began his career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His favourite drummer is Ian Paice, other influences include Brian Downey, Neil Peart and Steve Smith. Dee also gives credit to Buddy Rich, having moved to Copenhagen to play with Geisha, in 1985, Dee joined King Diamond, who were looking for additional members to complete their line-up. Dee played on the King Diamond recordings Fatal Portrait, Abigail, after the completion of the supporting tour for Them, Mikkey Dee decided to leave the band, as he felt he was becoming more of a back-up musician, rather than an equal contributing songwriter. However, he was rehired to play drums for the recording of the bands follow-up album Conspiracy. He joined Don Dokken for his album, Up from the Ashes, with the music videos for the songs Stay. The band headlined their own tour, as well as opened for Judas Priest, during this time, Dee also filled in a short time playing for World War Three. Commenting on his replacement of a member of the band, Dee said in a 2006 interview. So I could never have filled that space and its like when you get married and have kids, no one can take my fathers place. Of course, some other guy could have taken his place, but he wouldnt have been my father, so I could never be Phil Taylor, so I had to introduce Mikkey Dee into Motörhead. Dee did play on the tracks Hellraiser, which was on the album, and Hell on Earth, which was not on the album, although Aldridge recorded most of the drum tracks, Dees photo appeared on the rear album sleeve. Aldridge generously said that Dee could take his credit for the playing but Dee politely declined, in an ironic reversal, Aldridge had earlier had his photo on an album on which he played nothing, namely Ozzy Osbournes Diary of a Madman. Their record label, Epic Records dropped the band after its release, the band also started a label themselves, called Motörhead, which was copyrighted and distributed through Warner-Chappell and ZYX, Dees first album for this label being 1993s Bastards. He also played drums on Helloweens 2003 album Rabbit Dont Come Easy, in April 2006 King Diamond reunited with old friend Mikkey Dee at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2001 King referred to Dee as one of the best of all time, Dee also played the drums for Martin E-Type Eriksson in the Swedish pre-qualification to the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, as well as on E-Types 2003 Eurometal tour
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Clerks II
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Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. Unlike the first film, which was shot in black-and-white, this film was shot in color. Eleven years after the events of the first film, Dante opens the Quick Stop convenience store to find that it is on fire, Randal had left the coffee pot on after closing the night before. As a result of the destruction of Quick Stop and the adjacent RST Video, Dante and Randal begin working at a Moobys fast food restaurant along with Elias and their manager Becky Scott. This leaves Randal, who fears that with Dante moving to Florida would leave him without his best friend, Jay and Silent Bob have since followed Dante and Randal, and now loiter outside of Moobys. Jay and Silent Bob no longer do drugs after they were arrested for the possession of drugs and were sent to rehab, however, the duo continue selling drugs. Dante eventually confesses to Becky that he is worried about dancing at his wedding, Dante soon lets go of his inhibitions and learns how to dance. When the song ends, Dante, caught up in the moment, tells Becky he loves her, Becky tells Dante not to tell anyone about the baby, however Dante tells Randal, and an angered Becky leaves when she learns that Dante told Randal. Randal encourages Dante to leave Moobys in search for Becky, and in the meantime, Randal hires Kinky Kelly and the Sexy Stud, a donkey show with a fog machine. When Dante comes back, he mistakes the fog for a fire and calls the department, but upon discovering that it is not a fire, he proceeds to watch the show with Randal, Jay, Silent Bob. The group soon discovers that Kinky Kelly is, in fact, the donkey, while the man, when Becky returns, Dante confesses his love for her. She throws her engagement ring at Becky, dumps a cake shed made for Dante over his head, the fire and police departments soon arrive and discover the show. Dante, Randal, Elias, Jay, Silent Bob, amid the argument, Randal proposes that they buy the Quick Stop and re-open it, although Dante says that neither have the money to purchase the store. Jay and Silent Bob offer to them some money on the condition that they can hangout outside of the Quick Stop anytime they want without calling the police. Randal accepts their offer, but Dante remains skeptical, prompting Randal to emotionally confess his fear of losing Dante, as a result, Dante agrees to the proposition as well, and after his release, he proposes to Becky, who accepts. After the Quick Stop and RST Video are rebuilt, Elias applies for a job and is hired at RST Video, in the very last scene, with the store open, Dante says, Can you feel it. Today is the first day of the rest of our lives, the camera slowly zooms out, showing the newly rebuilt store and the scene turns black-and-white, while a woman checks through the milk jugs to find one with the furthest expiration date. The main characters from the film are Dante, Randal
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King Diamond
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Kim Bendix Petersen, better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his vocal range. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond, King Diamonds first heavy rock band was called Brainstorm, with Jeanette Blum vocal and bass, Michael Frohn guitar and Jes Jacobsen drums. King Diamond left Brainstorm and began singing with local Danish hard rock band Black Rose and it was during this time in Black Rose that King Diamond began experimenting with horror themed theatrics as well as shaping a malevolent quasi-Satanic stage persona. He left Black Rose and joined the punk-metal band Brats where he met Hank Shermann, soon after, the two of them were asked to help Michael Denner with his own project Danger Zone. This band included Timi Hansen and the musicians would join with King Diamond in 1980 to become Mercyful Fate. Following Mercyful Fates 1984 release of Dont Break the Oath and the subsequent tour, with him, he took two of his bandmates to pursue a solo career under his own name. Mercyful Fate reunited in 1992 and recorded five studio albums. In 2000, King decided to put Mercyful Fate on hold, though Mercyful Fate continues to remain dormant, the band is still under contract with Metal Blade Records. Also in 1999, King Diamond and Hank Shermann performed the song Evil live with Metallica and this performance also featured King Diamond without his famous makeup. In recent interviews, King Diamond has stated that Mercyful Fate will record and tour again when the timing is right, in 2004, King Diamond contributed vocals to Sweet Dreams, which was the final track on the album of Dave Grohls heavy metal side project Probot. King Diamond also guested on the Cradle of Filth song Devil Woman in late 2005, in April 2006, King reunited with Mikkey Dee at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2001 King referred to Dee as one of the best drummers of all time, King Diamond released his album Give Me Your Soul. Following the release the band received a Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for the track Never Ending Hill. He was forced to cancel a United States tour due to a disk, causing severe back pain. He attributes the problem to the long hours spent working on the album. King made an appearance at Ozzfest on 9 August 2008 at Frisco, TX alongside Metallica, earlier in the day, he also performed a cover of the Pantera song A New Level with Vinnie Paul, Scott Ian, Max Cavalera, and Nick Bowcott. In 2009, King Diamond was revealed to be a character for the rhythm game Guitar Hero, Metallica
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Abigail (album)
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Abigail is the second King Diamond album and their first concept album. It was released in 1987 on Roadrunner Records, there were several re-releases, first in 1997 with 4 bonus tracks, and then a 25th Anniversary edition in 2005 with a bonus DVD. This album has sold over 175,000 copies in North America alone, Abigail tells the story of a young couple, Miriam Natias and Jonathan LaFey, who move into an old mansion that LaFey inherited. It takes place in the summer of 1845, at their arrival they are warned by seven horsemen not to move into the house because if they do 18 will become 9. They do not heed the warning and proceed to move into the mansion, during their first night, Jonathan meets with Count LaFey, the Family Ghost, who is a deceased relative. The ghost shows him a casket in which a corpse of a child, Abigail. The ghost informs him that Miriam is carrying the spirit of Abigail and he insists that Jonathan must kill Miriam at once to prevent the rebirth. Enraged, he threw the Countess down the stairs, breaking her neck, in one incident an empty cradle is discovered by Jonathan swaying in the air, with both him and Miriam insisting that they didnt bring it with them. The next day, Miriam is clearly pregnant and the fetus develops quickly, the fatal crisis begins when Jonathan accuses Abigail of possessing Miriam, and Abigail admits it. Therefore, Jonathan pretends to give in to Abigails demands, however, as the couple stands at the top of the stairs, Jonathan is distracted and the possessed Miriam throws Jonathan down the stairs. Miriam gives birth to Abigail, but dies shortly afterwards, her last sight being of Abigails yellow eyes, the seven horsemen arrive at the mansion and discover the baby Abigail in the sarcophagus, eating something too horrifying for the narrator to mention. Appalled, they take her away to bury her in a chapel in the forest with seven silver spikes driven through her body. This boss also has a very similar to King Diamonds. There is also a tribute to Kings father in the liner notes, the video for The Family Ghost was featured in the Beavis and Butt-head episode Bungholio, Lord of the Harvest. Abigail on King Diamond Coven Abigail on Amazon. com
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Conspiracy (King Diamond album)
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Conspiracy is a name of a concept album by King Diamond, being the second part of a story that begun on the album Them. The song Cremation appears in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend, conspiracy was the last album to feature original drummer Mikkey Dee. In this sequel to Them, an adult King returns to the House of Amon to reclaim his place as heir to the house. However, unanswered questions about his sisters death, his mothers involvement with his diabolical therapist and he makes a deal with Them to return control of the house to Them in exchange for the chance to see his now-dead sister Missy again. He believes she can answer some of his questions. An agreement is reached, and Missy returns from the grave nightly to help King uncover some of the mysteries from Them, as a spirit, however, she cannot save him from the plot against him, try as she may to warn him. His mother and his doctor have conspired to get rid of him permanently in order to inherit the house themselves, while they think they are ultimately successful, the album closes with Kings promise to torture and haunt them forever from beyond the grave. The Wedding Dream contains the elements of The Wedding March by Mendelson in the introduction, King Diamond - vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque - guitar Pete Blakk - guitar Hal Patino - bass Roberto Falcao - keyboards Mikkey Dee - drums
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