DEATHSTARS' Jonas "Skinny Disco" Kangur - "Expectations Is Pure Evil Invented By Labels, Agents And Journalists"
October 31, 2011, 12 years ago
Greece's Rockpages caught up with DEATHSTARS' bassist Jonas "Skinny Disco" Kangur regarding the band's best of album, The Greatest Hits On Earth. An excerpt follows:
Q: What are your ambitions and expectations from Deathstars?
A: "I never expect anything when it comes to any sort of art form. Expectations is pure evil invented by labels, agents and journalists. My ambitions, on the other hand, is always to make the best album ever.
Q: What are your immediate future plans? Are you planning to release a new album, start touring?
A: "We are working on a new album which will include the new single 'Metal', and 'Death Is Wasted'. Except from the tour with RAMMSTEIN, we won't do any touring before the new album is released."
Read the full interview at this location.
Deathstars released their new single, ‘Metal’, on October 14th via iTunes. ‘Metal’ is one of two new songs which will be featured on the bands upcoming best of compilation, entitled The Greatest Hits On Earth, which will be released physically and digitally on November 4th via Nuclear Blast.
The Greatest Hits On Earth tracklisting is as follows:
‘Death Is Wasted On The Dead’(previously unreleased)
‘Metal’ (previously unreleased)
‘Death Dies Hard’
‘Blitzkrieg’
‘Motherzone’
‘Synthetic Generation’
‘Tongues’
‘Blood Stains Blondes’
‘Cyanide’
‘New Dead Nation’
‘The Mark Of The Gun’
‘Chertograd’
‘Semi-Automatic’
‘Syndrome’
‘Play God’
‘Opium’
Deathstars recently announced they are confirmed as direct support to German industrial metallers Rammstein in November/December.
Tour dates are as follows:
November
6 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Zimmy Stadion Ondreja Nepelu8 - Zagreb, Croatia - Arena
10 - Budapest, Hungary - Sportarena
12 - Prag, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
14 - Danzig, Poland - Ergo Arena
15 - Danzig, Poland - Ergo Arena
17 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena
18 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena
20 - München, Germany - Olympiahalle
21 - Friedrichshafen, Germany - Rothaus Halle
23 - Wien, Austria - Stadthalle
25 - Berlin, Germany - O2 World
26 - Berlin, Germany - O2 World
28 - Hamburg, Germany - O2 World
29 - Bremen, Germany - Arena
December
1 - Strasbourg, France - Zénith2 - Luxemburg - Rockhal
4 - Düsseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome
5 - Düsseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome
6 - Düsseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome
8 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
9 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
10 - Stuttgart - Schleyer-Halle
12 - Zürich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
14 – Berlin, Germany - O2 World
15 – Berlin, Germany - O2 World
