Posts Tagged ‘acoustic’

Trivium Frontman Matt Heafy Performs Acoustic Cover of Opeth’s ‘Harvest’ in New Video

Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Trivium  frontman Matt Heafy  has been covering the Opeth song ‘Harvest’ at some recent solo acoustic shows, including one in New York that Loudwire reviewed . Now, a video of Heafy performing the song in a studio has been released. (watch below) In discussing the songs he picked to do at the acoustic shows, Heafy said, “It was just things I felt like doing, artists that I love, like Depeche Mode and Opeth so I figured I might as well. I love Opeth. I guess for the Trivium fans if they were coming, they would be like ‘What the hell are these song choices?’ but it’s just stuff that I love.” The video for ‘Harvest’ was shot in the house/studio where Trivium are in the midst of recording their sixth album. It was recently revealed that  David Draiman of Disturbed is producing the album. The band has been posting several photos of the sessions on their Facebook page , and announced last week that pre-production was finished and Heafy had begun recording scratch tracks. It will be interesting to see if any other videos of cover songs Heafy did during those acoustic shows will be released. Some of the songs he has performed include Depeche Mode’s ‘The Sweetest Perfection,’ Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love,’ Nine Inch Nails’s ‘Hurt’ and Roy Orbison’s ‘In Dreams.’ Watch Matt Heafy Perform Opeth’s ‘Harvest’ Harvest from jonpaul douglass on Vimeo .

Guns N’ Roses Rock Acoustically for 2012 Bridge School Benefit

Theo Wargo, Getty Images The fun part of Neil Young ‘s annual Bridge School benefit is seeing acts who normally rock out attempt to pull off a fully acoustic performance, and that’s what fans got Saturday night when Guns N’ Roses unplugged for a rare stripped-down set for those on hand. Young’s annual event, which raises funds to aid in the education of severely handicapped children, returned to its yearly home in Mountain View, Calif. for the first of two nights. It was there where Jack White , Flaming Lips and others performed acoustic sets, but the real curiosity of the evening would be how Guns N’ Roses would handle it. How rare was the performance? Recently, guitarist DJ Ashba revealed , “A lot of the acoustic shows in the past, I would still play on the [electric] Les Paul — but for this, we’re going all acoustic, no electric anything. That’s how Neil [Young] envisioned the whole thing, so we’re gonna stay true to that, for sure.” The group worked up a seven-song set that surprisingly included such harder-edged tracks as ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Paradise City.’ Other highlights from the performance included the rather funky opening number ‘You’re Crazy,’ the “sentimental” favorite ‘Used to Love Her’ and a really cool stripped down version of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine.’ The band not only seemed to be having fun with the challenge, but also took in their surroundings as various members wandered to the side of the stage to play specifically to the students the show was benefitting. A number of videos from the performance have turned up online and can be seen below. Proceeds from the night will aid the Bridge School’s continued efforts in advancing the educational pursuits of severely handicapped children. Watch Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘You’re Crazy’ Acoustic Watch Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘Used to Love Her’ Acoustic Watch Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Acoustic Watch Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘Better’ Acoustic Watch Guns N’ Roses Perform ‘Sweet Child ‘O Mine’ Acoustic Guns N’ Roses Bridge School Benefit Set List: ‘You’re Crazy’ ‘Used to Love Her’ ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ ‘Better’ ‘Patience’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ ‘Paradise City’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-guns-n-roses-songs/” title=”Next: 10 Best Guns N’ Roses Songs” align=”center”]

Alexisonfire Announce Farewell Tour Dates

Back in August of 2011 Alexisonfire officially announced that they were breaking up after the linup suffered some shake-ups. Dallas Green left the band to focus on his acoustic folk project City and Colour and Wade MacNeil became the new singer for Gallows. Even though this was a blow to Alexisonfire fans, the band did promise one last tour together to celebrate the band’s tenth anniversary. The nine dates announced