Flotsam and Jetsam have released a new video (their first) for “Recover”. This track is taken from the upcoming January 18th release, The End of Chaos. Take a peak.
Earlier this week, I got the opportunity to turn a friend on to Mercyful Fate. Of course, I chose the same route I’d taken many years ago—introducing them to “A Dangerous Meeting,” from the band’s classic album, Don’t Break The Oath. And funny enough, my friend had the same reaction as I’d had: his jaw hit the floor in amazement. From the loud, trebly production, to King Diamond’s vocal performance, to Oath‘s sinister artwork, this was and still is metal embodied to its fullest. So let’s use this week’s #tbt and dig in a bit… Continue reading →
Popular opinion claims that there are only two things we can be certain of–death and taxes. I, however, would argue for the addition of a third to that list–Quickies. Because here we are again, folks–as we are everyday–to deliver you links to other people’s metal sites for coverage of metal news we missed throughout the day. Like a well-oiled machine. Anyway, let’s take a look at what we missed today:
Today happens to be the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s thrash classic, Ride the Lightning. Throughout the day, the guys at MetalSucks did tributes to differentsongs on thealbum, and they were all pretty kick-ass. Check ’em.
Speaking of tours, Primus announced one for this upcoming fall, along with a new album. Which, get this–will be an album of covers from the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack. No, really.
This past week’s Billboard chart sales figures are out, and have Overkill debuting at No. 31 (their first ever Top 40 album), along with Fallujah narrowly missing the Top 100. As you may recall, both bands appeared in our Just the Tip roundup last week. Coincidence? I think. Either way, hats off to both.
