Since her last album release, the solo artist Kate Austen has been keeping her head down and staying quiet – not even her hard-core fans know where she is or what she’s up to! Without a clue to why, we assumed she was working on something for the future, not wanting to be asked to give any clues to what her absence from the spotlight might be. We thought a single with a new twist was on the way but we were wrong…well not totally wrong! Her new single does have a twist to it but our imaginations couldn’t reach the level where we could imagine that her new single was going to be promoting her new album, so Austen has mentioned. Her new single titled “You All Everybody” was released only nine days ago and already has been downloaded 500,000+ times on iTunes, competing strongly against its rival, “Person Of Interest” by the only pop artist us pop-haters respect, Rebecca Black. We managed to catch Kate at last month’s epic Download Fest and got answers to some questions we’re sure you’re going to want to know. Check these questions out on our interview page where you can find a full interview with Fates End.
So, for those of you that have not yet heard the new single “You All Everybody”, what exactly is the new twist in the magic born inside the mind of one of the biggest solo successes to exist in hard rock history. Well, it's out the window with the deep guitar riffs heard in many of Austen's top hits such as “Now or Never” and “High”, and instead, plenty of the thrash-style guitar tones most popular with Bullet For My Valentine. Yet, from what we can gather from her new release, the vocals are remaining the same, except maybe a hint of unclean vocals to make her new twist capable of giving her fans a fix they will never forget. Another striking change heard in the single is something we can only describe as a hint of tracks we've heard in Five Finger Death Punch's “American Capitalist” album, this being an extremely fast, skilled use of the drums. However, in the chorus and the bridge of “You All Everybody”, when it is dominating the single, it sounds like a burning Joey Jordison on heat. However, in the lyrically strong verses, the level of craziness stays at a norm, allowing the vocals to flow through us, absorbing our emotions and spitting them out during the bridge. One thing's for sure, if this awesome track is setting the tone for the whole album, fans of Fates End are in for more than a treat.
Heard the rumours about this week's front page solo sweet collaborating with Korn? Ever felt like you're being told what you want to hear instead of the truth? Well that's how we felt after hearing this after several fan's of Korn and Fate's End emailed us with the news, asking us if it was true! We kindly replied to each and every one of them, telling them that we damn well hope it's true but this is the first we have heard of it. Thinking of it, it sure would be a shame if it didn't turn out to be true. Imagine Kate Austen and Jonathan Davis singing together - Davis's typically arrogant tone and Austen's Evanescence-style soft yet strong voice. If ever there was a collaboration that most rock/metal fans could enjoy, this is sure it! Keep up to date and we're sure to give out as much info as we can on this tasty topic.
