I’ve been watching a ridiculous amount of Dio footage over the past few days. This DVD is a must-own for any metal fan. Imagine being 65 and getting up in front of a packed Radio City Music Hall and pulling this off…
Metal fans are, to say the least, a rare breed. The loss of Dio will be felt for a long time, and there will never be another like him.
New music Tuesday!
The new Exodus, Exhibit B: The Human Condition is out and available for streaming via their myspace page. It is by far their best album in YEARS. I’m talkin’ Fabulous Disaster/Bonded By Blood era.
The new Black Tusk is available for streaming over at Stereogum, if you dig the Kylesa/Mastodon/Baroness scene, you will definitely want to check this record out.
A piece of my childhood died today, as Ronnie James Dio passed away from cancer at the age of 67. Whether it was Rainbow or Sabbath or Dio, his passion for metal was second to none, and his passing marks a sad day not only in the metal community, but the world at large. Damn Dio, I’m gonna miss you.
Patrick Scott and Theo Katsaounis make up the deranged duo that is Locks. They never cease to amaze me with their creativity and music that is so off kilter yet strangely catchy. This track is from their newest album, Suicides Don’t Commit Themselves.
Locks “that will never get blood out of a clown suit” from static station records on Vimeo.
This is some great live footage shot of my friends Call Me Lightning, an excellent band from Milwaukee (now 1/3 Chicago). It looks like people at the show are actually having fun! What a novel concept.
Call Me Lightning – “Soft Skeletons” – Live in Milwaukee from High Frequency Media on Vimeo.
The Deftones are at it again. A while back they did a pretty good cover of Savory by Jawbox, and now they are back with Caress by Drive Like Jehu.
I like the show of respect. I also like the exposure that the Deftones are willing to shine on bands who influenced them. The song pretty much sounds like the original, but if it gets 10 Deftones fans to do a little research and discover a band like Drive Like Jehu, then it is all worth it in my book.
Listen to the bass kick into gear at 3:10 and do a couple nice runs for 30 seconds or so. Pretty kick ass part, and of course the song is really dope too.
A preview of the upcoming Yakuza record… straight from the band! It is shaping up to be a pretty awesome 2010 for music thus far.
The very first Head of Skulls! song played as the new lineup:
Not bad for a handful of practices!
Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos
The influence of Public Enemy on my love of music is matched by only a select few artists. Chuck D was the first to actually inspire me to really listen, to take a song and derive meaning, hell maybe even pick up a book and learn something. Some of it was over my head, but Public Enemy opened my eyes to a world I had never considered nor experienced. Not bad for a middle class white kid from the suburbs….
My all time favorite Public Enemy song, right here: