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Hansi Kursh Quits Demons & Wizards Band With Jon Schaffer
The impact from Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer s involvement in the U.S. Capitol building riot continues to be felt. Schaffer s other band, Demons & Wizards, is now without the guitarist s longtime collaborator, Hansi Kursh. The musician issued a new statement that he was exiting the band.
In his statement to Rock Hard, translated from German, Kursh stated, I told Jon and Century Media [Demons & Wizards record label] on Monday that I was leaving the Demons & Wizards project with immediate effect. My collaboration with Jon on Demons & Wizards is over.
The statement also referred to a previous statement issued by Kursh s main band Blind Guardian that was provided upon learning of Schaffer s involvement in the rioting. That statement read: We are deeply shaken and our thoughts go to the relatives of the deceased. We expressly distance ourselves from any form of violence, regardless of whether it is against institution
Review: Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
Release: February 02, 2021
Adol Christin and Dogi have had quite a few adventures over the years. While never becoming a household name in the States,
Ys has always enjoyed a following which has seemed to be growing in the past decade as shown by the favorable reception of
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. Their latest adventure has been out in Japan since 2019. This newest entry introduces new gameplay elements that have intrigued us since we started following its development, and now the wait is finally over as
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is available for western gamers.
(5 out of 5 stars) This recording captures the energy, diversity of talent and great vocal style of the trio which epitomized the collective folk conscience of the dynamic 60 s. Peter, Paul and Mary became the popular mouthpiece of an idealistic generation which had begun to dare to question war and social injustice, spinning their message with the hearty fiber of love songs (requited and not), folk ballads and humor.Here is a great selection from a repertoire which helped complete the connection between the labor union roots of Woody Guthrie, the Weavers, and Tom Paxton and the contemporary/traditional sounds of the Limeliters and Kingston Trio with the politically-charged lyrics of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs and others.Variety abounds, from the magical Puff to the harmonic Jesus Met the Woman. From the lonesome call of Mary s lead in 500 miles to the far-flung wit, self-examination and low-tech special effects of Paultalk, this collection brings you in and wraps