Charred Walls of the Damned
I’m not really into metal, but I listen to Howard Stern and they’ve been talking about this band a lot what with their association with Richard Christy. Any opinions from you legitimate metal heads?
This made my week (Mountain Goats content)
A story about one of my favorite songwriters who happens to love metal.
Converge - Axe to Fall
I’ve dug Converge for their past few albums, but aside from the incredible and semi-out-of-character Phoenix in Flight, nothing really stood out to me as being all that exceptional. They were just a pretty good technical metal/hardcore-y kind of band that made a few mixes. But I kept hearing about their new album, Axe to Fall, and finally got around to picking it up over the weekend and OH MY GOD. No exaggeration, my jaw dropped 15 seconds into the first track. Completely blown away. And it just kept getting better and better. Goosebumps and crazy knee shaking and losing it all by myself in my office.
So if you’re even remotely a fan of fast, technical, aggressive music, by all means, grab this one.
Lightning Bolt's new album, "Earthly Delights," has leaked!
It’s everything I wanted it to be and more. Still very much the same band — if you liked their last few, you’ll like this one, too — but they seem to have incorporated a bit more song-writing, a few more dynamics, some tempos other than balls-out fast, letting a few songs build to their violent and coked-up climaxes rather than jumping in headfirst.
Alice in Chains have reformed and have a new video.
Sounds like Dirt-era stuff, but the harmonies just aren’t quite there.
Swashbuckle - Cruise Ship of Terror.
My friend Len recorded this Pirate-themed hardcore band. They’re kiiind of outstanding.
Metallica's Blackened + Bass
As you probably know if you are or were at any point a Metallica fan, Metallica turned Jason Newstead’s bass way the hell down in the mix on the entire …And Justice for All album. Well, someone grabbed the separate tracks from Rock Band and re-mixed the song with proper bass. The result is just awesome. I’d love to get a higher quality version of this if anyone finds one.
One Band Moves Its Metal Out of Iraq
The douche factor is pretty high on this considering that the director founded Vice Magazine and James Hetfield gave the band a guitar, saying “That’s for keeping the faith.” That’s like Puff Daddy telling a rapper to “keep it real.”
Still, it’s a good story. Now let’s see if the band does anything now that they are “free.”
Autopsy Return...
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Meshuggah - obZen
WOW. Just… fucking… WOW. I had no idea these dudes released a new album this year and it’s out-fucking-standing. Not 15 seconds into it and my brain is melting leaking out my fucking tear ducts. I quite honestly believe these dudes might be the best metal band making music right now.
I bought it on iTunes, though, so I can’t upload for you dudes. But I highly recommend going and finding a copy. It’s only $6 on iTunes (plus, of course, for higher bitrate and no DRM).
But will John eat it?
“…The technique of eating the Ortolan is to put the whole bird into the mouth, with only the beak protruding. Here sadism mingles with masochism. The first taste as you crunch on the bird is the brandied flesh and fat. Then, the bitterness of the guts follow and finally, as the tiny, delicate bones are being chewed on, they will lacerate the diner’s gums, with the salty taste of the bleeding gums mingling with the richness of the fat and the bitterness of the organs. Chewing the Ortolan takes approximately 15 minutes.â€?
Btw, Scott Ian writes a regular column on SuicideGirls about food.