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Hooked

Yes, I know I’m way behind and next week I may just get around to that Pantera/Tribute podcast I mentioned before. Until then, here is a podcast of some of my honorable mentions for 2009. Also there is a link at the bottom for some free music from Spinelanguage that I mentioned right at the end of the podcast.

1. Barren Earth –  Our Twilight
2. Katatonia – Liberation
3. Killswitch Engage – Reckoning
4. Slayer -Public Display Of Dismemberment
5. Arsis -Forced To Rock
6. Lamb Of God – In Your Words
7. The Black Dahlia Murder – I Will Return

Download Tomb Of The Unknowns courtesy of Spinelanguage

 

 First 2010 Podcast: Honorable Mentions of '09: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I have not come across a “Best Of 2009″ list yet that Mastodon are not the number 1 pick or at least top three. It seems that Crack The Skye is an all around favorite of most bloggers and magazines. Compared to 2008, I think the magazines have finally got it right this year instead of putting a veteran band like Megadeth as number 1. While I love Endgame, I don’t think it is by any means better than Crack The Skye. Engame has been showing up in quite a few top 5’s though, including my own.

Another band that I am seeing quite a bit of on these best of lists is Anaal Nathrakh’s In The Constellation Of The Black Widow, which has me extremely curious now. Also Goatwhore’s Carving Out The Eyes Of God has made the cut on quite a few lists as well.

One album that is getting a lot of praise that I’m not really feeling is Revocation’s Existence Is Futile. Perhaps I just haven’t heard enough, but the little bit that I have heard just hasn’t won me over. I’ll give it time and try again.

Slayer’s World Painted Blood has popped up on a few and while I’m still a big Slayer fan, I just don;t feel that they have written an album worth any list in quite some time. World Painted Blood is better than most albums they have done in awhile but just not to my taste for a list. It’s just a matter of personal opinion I suppose.

All in all, it’s tough to make a list of top albums of 2009 because there were just so many great releases this year. That’s why I limited my own lists to 6 while pitting them in specific sub-genres. It was just much easier that way than arguing with myself if I made a top 20.

I do see a great inconsistency though, and that is that Skeletonwhich are being very under-rated with Breathing The Fire.  Amazing album that should be getting a lot more attention and praise, but again, it’s all about personal preference. I look forward to see what 2010 will bring us and I look forward even more to some more great shows to attend in the next year.

…It blows. I seriously thought I would actually like Six Feet Under’s cover of Slayer’s At Dawn They Sleep from Hell Awaits, when it first started but then Chris Barnes starts singing and it ruined it for me. I honestly haven’t heard one Grave Yard Classics song that I have actually liked. With Barnes limited vocal range it just makes making a cover song as a death metal band, um, pointless. Unless you are covering a song by another death metal band, it just sounds rather shitty.

See, or listen for yourself at Six Feet Under’s Myspace.

Kind of. The music isn’t all the same but the lyrics are and somehow this guy makes it work. You have to watch it all the way through to really appreciate it. It’s actually entertaining and it looks like they had fun doing it.

Blabbermouth posted an excerpt of an interview with Slayer’s Dave Lombardo from Rhythm Magazine. Here is a short part of it where Dave Lombard says that he could teach Lars a few things.

Rhythm: Playing with METALLICA at Download in 2004 must have been quite an experience.

Lombardo: “Yeah. Show ‘em how it’s done! No disrespect to Lars [Ulrich], because Lars is great and he’s a very nice guy, but he needs to spend a week at my house and we need to sit down and play. I could show him — ‘No, Lars, like this!’… ‘Let’s chill, let’s relax, have some coffee and let’s play!’ Hahahahaha!”

While we’re at it let’s have Dave Mustaine teach Kirk a thing or two about leads and Tom Araya re-teach Jamez how to sing raw and gritty again. Then perhaps we can have another listinable Metallica record. I think Lars is way too busy trying to remember the good old days of “Bonding” with “friends in bathroom stalls.

Kirk is still a great guitar player but his style has grown old and annoying. Almost as annoying as James’ vocals when he tries to sing old classic Metallica songs all ‘purty’ and shit. I can’t say shit about Rob because he’s a tight bass player, even though I believe he had a great influence on the “crab-core’ retards.

I’m totally ready for the Endgame Tour coming this Saturday and just yesterday it was announced that Slayer and Megadeth fans will get their wish of bringing the Canadian Carnage Tour to U.S. soils. Properly titled The American Carnage Tour, Megadeth and Slayer are co-headlining and they are also dragging along bay area thrash legends Testament to top it all off. The only problem is that it’s only 26 dates and none of them are close enough for me to go. For everyone else that has the pleasure to make this, now is your chance to see history. I’m not angry or sad. I would love to see this tour but I’ve seen Megadeth, I’ve seen Slayer and I’ve seen Testament live. I would love to see them all on one tour and have one giant Metalgasm after another, but it’s not going to happen for me. Try to make it happen for you. Tour starts January 18th. It’s rumored right now that the final [26th] date will be in NY. Read the rest of this entry »

Track Listing:

1. Anthrax – Among The Living (Among The Living)
2. Dark Angel – Never Rise Again (Leave Scars)
3. Destruction – No man’s Land (Inventor of Evil)
4. Evile – Time No More (Infected Nations)
5. Exumer – A Mortal In Black (Possessed By Fire)
6. Heathen – Pray For Death (Breaking The Silence)
7. Nuclear Assault – To Serve  Man (Something Wicked)
8. Sabbat – For Those Who Died (History Of A Time To Come)
9. Sadus – Certain Death (Illusions)
10. Testament – Blessed In Contempt (Practice What You Preach)
11. Warbringer – Dread Command (War Without End)
12. Violator – Let The Violation Begin (Violent Mosh EP)
13. Slayer – Public Display Of Dismemberment (World painted Blood)

 

 Thrash-Cast 2nd Edition: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With a November 3rd release of their 11th studio album, Slayer is now streaming the third song and title track from World Painted Blood on their Myspace. While I feel it sounds a bit better than Psychopathy Red and Hate Worldwide, I think the solo has got to be Kerry King’s most lazy effort yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Completely unprepared with stuttering and stammering galore. This alcohol free podcast had me stumbling over words more than any of my previous podcast. However there is a pretty good play list for your listening pleasure. So kick back, try to bear with my Gump ass and listen to some tunes by Slayer, Danzig, Bloodsoaked, MD. 45 and Dark Tranquility.

Next week I’ll be back in form, with beer in hand and a bunch of thrash metal for you. The week following will be a death metal podcast, which should be fun. Playlist and podcast after the fold. Read the rest of this entry »

 

 9/27/09 Hooked! Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s been a very busy start to the work week. Yesterday I didn’t feel like do much of anything, hence no postings. Tonight’s Scrap Metal Report only has a few things of interest.

Today (9/15/09) Megadeth, Shadows Fall and Black Dahlia Murder all released new albums that are worth a listen. Dying Fetus and 3 Inches of Blood also released new material that I haven’t had a chance to go over yet.

Slayer released the cover art for World Painted Blood (see above). It seems that there are four different versions you can collect to complete the WPB map. It’s hard enough to get people to buy a physical CD these days, no less four of them. Cool concept but kinf of impractical in this age. Read the rest of this entry »