Month: October 2010

The metal band Denots has posted to their MySpace page three songs whose lyrics were inspired by Robert McCammon’s Swan Song. The songs form the trilogy “A Symphony of Frost and Fire.” Thanks to Jerimiah Peterson for the links!

A Symphony of Frost and Fire

  • “Friend”
  • “Mary’s Rest”
  • “Final Hour”

MySpace is defunct, of course. You can listen to the tracks on the Fan Audio page here.

In case you missed them, in 2008, two other metal songs inspired by Robert McCammon novels were posted to MySpace:

  • “Job’s Mask” by Kilyakai
  • “Stinger” by Engorged

These can also be heard on the Fan Audio page.

Subterranean Press posted the following update on their site today:

Robert McCammon’s mix of WWII and lycanthrophy, The Wolf’s Hour, done up in true epic fashion, will be out sold out on publication. We just received a huge batch of retail and wholesale orders that push our total copies ordered somewhere north of 900 copies, and there are only 750 copies in the print run!We plan to fill direct orders first, then those of our regular small specialty dealers. Finally, the large accounts will get copies, and some may find their orders cut back, especially as we haven’t received the rush of orders we expect from the limited edition’s strong Publishers Weekly review.

Remember, in addition to the novel proper, which features a number of full-color plates by Vincent Chong, The Wolf’s Hour also contains a brand-new 36,000 word Michael Gallatin novella, “The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs,” bringing the book up to 680 pages.

Robert McCammon’s latest novel, The Five, is centered around a rock’n’roll band named The Five. It’s the culmination of his lifelong interest in music, especially the rock’n’roll of the 1960s.

This month, Mr. McCammon launches Radio 678, a podcast featuring great rock’n’roll from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The focus will be on the more obscure songs from well-known bands, as well as songs from mostly-unknown bands.

Radio 678 Show #1 features music from Elvis Costello, Marvin Gaye, Peter and Gordon, The Farm, The Screaming Blue Messiahs, and more.

DJ Rick’s Radio 678 Show