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Weak Recap: We’re better than you
Fact 1: We love interviews.
Fact 2: Our opinion is great.
Fact 3: Lame week recaps are lame
Taking that into consideration, we realized we do want to make a week recap at the end of each week, but not just a lame list of all our articles or something. So we decided to go narcissistic and just interview each other about the previous week’s most important headlines. Since this week recap is weak, we’re calling it a Weak Recap. Clever, right? Blow me.
So this weekend I’m interviewing Guido. We’ll take turns interviewing each other because let’s face it, we rule. So make the jump to see what he has to say about what went on in the last 7 days.
Did you hear the one about Shinedown and Apocalyptica?
Bad news if you’re a Shinedown fan: You have shitty taste in music!
Also, Shinedown‘s main man Brent Smith did some vocals for Apocalyptica‘s single “Not Strong Enough.” But they had to be removed because of ‘record company politics.’ My first thought was “Damn, that record company’s politics apparently are ‘do not ruin your record'” until I read who replaced him: Doug Robb of Hoobastank.
Suddenly Brent Smith sounds a lot better.
You’ll have to excuse my lack of interest/research on this matter, but I really don’t care. Just thought of the “shitty taste in music” joke when I read this news and had to post it. If you didn’t find it funny, fuck you, you probably listen to Shinedown! OH SNAPPP!!!!1111
Anyways, Blabbermouth has much more info on the matter and the two versions of the song which I’m just way too lazy to embed here.
BYE.
It was all Axl’s fault!
Slash just revealed something in an interview that would have blown your mind… If this was 1995. Unfortunately it’s 2011 so it’s all a big yawn fest.
“No one in the original Guns N’ Roses ever said, ‘Let’s try to put the band back together.’ Also, it’s all about Axl. The reason that everybody left was because in the back of his mind I think that’s the way he wanted it. So the reason why there’s no Guns N’ Roses was because of him. I’ve got nothing to do with it. I quit for the same reason that everybody did. So it’s really his problem.“
Read full interview here.
Wow! So it’s all Axl‘s fault? No… I don’t believe it! Can’t be!
Jesus, when will this shit gonna end? It seems like every other week there’s an interview with a former GNR member about this. Granted, it’s also the reporter’s fault but come on…
I like GNR. I’m not a fan, but their classic songs are great. I didn’t want to see them live last year, simply because they weren’t GNR, more like “Axl & Friends” — But should they reunite with Slash and the old crew, I’d die to see them live.
Mark my words for I am a metal prophet… They will reunite. Maybe not next year or in the next couple of years, but at one point the demand will be too big for them to say no to big paychecks. Besides, Slash seems to be willing to do it. All his interviews on the matter basically say “Axl, if you’re game, I’m game” so it’s all a matter of time.
So fear not. In the end, money always wins. It’s what made all these comebacks and reunions possible. God bless them.
Iced Iced Baby
Iced Earth (who?) lost their previous singer, Matt Barlow (who?), but have now found a replacement. We’re talking about the singer of Into Eternity (who?). His name is Stu Block (who?) and he’s amazing (no he isn’t).
As you can tell, I don’t really know these names, I just took this news from Blabbermouth because I’m about as original as Linkin Park. But yeah, if these names ring true to you, you should be on ”Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” because you obviously know a lot of names and shit. Education, yo… Use it, a’ight?
Not much else I can add, really. Make the jump to listen to an amazing song completely unrelated to this news post.
