Winter Plunderband
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Winter Plunderband, Beatallica's third EP, was released on November 17, 2009. It is Beatallica's first ever Holiday Season release. The (EP) album is only available as a CD at Beatallica live shows (very limited pressing) and can also be purchased as a Digital Download which includes a Digital Booklet with artwork, lyrics (to the Beatallica songs) and over nineteen photos (including a handful of photos taken backstage on April 1, 2009 in Paris, France with Beatallica and Metallica
together).
The CD version does not contain any lyrics or photos, just the cover artwork and on the back there is artwork with a skeleton wearing a Santa Claus Hat on a snowy rooftop (from the Heretic lyrics page from the Digital Booklet) along with the song titles and production credits. The physical CD has an image of many skeleton reindeer that encircles the face of the CD, this imagery does not appear in the Digital Booklet when purchased as a Digital Download.
The songs included are covers of Paul McCartney’s "Wonderful Christmastime
" and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
" and also the very first two Beatallica original songs: "Hella Day For Holiday" and "Heretic".
This is the first release by Beatallica that does conform to their mash-up
style that consists of music made from combinations of songs from The Beatles
and Metallica
.
The band played "Wonderful Christmastime", "Hella Day For Holiday" and "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" live for the first time ever on November 25, 2009 at the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI (official Winter Plunderband release party). This show was recorded live by the band for possible use in the future.
The first reference is in the third verse at 1:46
The second reference is in the seventh verse at 3:10
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
together).
The CD version does not contain any lyrics or photos, just the cover artwork and on the back there is artwork with a skeleton wearing a Santa Claus Hat on a snowy rooftop (from the Heretic lyrics page from the Digital Booklet) along with the song titles and production credits. The physical CD has an image of many skeleton reindeer that encircles the face of the CD, this imagery does not appear in the Digital Booklet when purchased as a Digital Download.
The songs included are covers of Paul McCartney’s "Wonderful Christmastime
Wonderful Christmastime
"Wonderful Christmastime" is a 1979 Christmas song by Paul McCartney. It enjoys significant Christmas time popularity around the world. The notable synthesiser riff was played on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. The song was later added as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Wings' Back to the Egg...
" and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
"Happy Xmas " is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir....
" and also the very first two Beatallica original songs: "Hella Day For Holiday" and "Heretic".
This is the first release by Beatallica that does conform to their mash-up
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
style that consists of music made from combinations of songs from The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
.
The band played "Wonderful Christmastime", "Hella Day For Holiday" and "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" live for the first time ever on November 25, 2009 at the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI (official Winter Plunderband release party). This show was recorded live by the band for possible use in the future.
Track listing
- "Wonderful ChristmastimeWonderful Christmastime"Wonderful Christmastime" is a 1979 Christmas song by Paul McCartney. It enjoys significant Christmas time popularity around the world. The notable synthesiser riff was played on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. The song was later added as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Wings' Back to the Egg...
" - 4:00 - "Hella Day For Holiday" - 3:48
- "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" - 4:35
- "Heretic" - 3:55
Production
- Beatallica are: Jaymz Lennfield, Ringo Larz, Kliff McBurtney, Grg III
- Back up vox by the Skully Santa Singers: Jaymz, Kliff, Flemball, and Jessi
- Recorded by Flemball Rasmartin between Aug - Sept 2009 at Bobby Peru’s Holiday Haunt, Milwaukee, WI: BobbyPeruRecording
- Produced by Beatallica and Flemball
- World contact and booking to beatallica@sbcglobal.net
- European booking to tanja@sittichbooking.com
- Art by Eric Von Munz
- Art manipulation by Anjl Rodee
- Art concept by Eric and Jaymz
Album Title
The title of the album is mentioned twice during the song Hella Day For Holiday.The first reference is in the third verse at 1:46
Snowman, snowblind- bow to our command
Sleighride, ripride- winter plunderband
The second reference is in the seventh verse at 3:10
Snowman, snowblind- bow to our command
Sleighride, ripride- winter plunderband
Facewash, faceplant- you will pay the price
Hella day for holiday- trap you under ice