Author Archives: Mark

Enter Shit-guitaring

Apparently Enter Shikari are sadly still with us – which honestly, I find disgraceful, but what can you do?

I would rather stick needles in my eye than watch their video for the new song, Destabilise, after the jump (but feel free to check it out yourself if either A – you have no taste, or B – you’re in need of a good laugh).

P.S. I know Enter Shikari aren’t Metal. They’re also not Hardcore, nor Rock, nor Trance, nor Drum n’ Bass. They’re just shit. God knows how they managed to trick people into thinking they’re “cutting edge” or “original”, when all they do is take the shittiest parts of two genres, rip off superior artists, and slap it all together.

Bruce doesn't sing for charity

What’s that Brucey? You’re not going to sing for charity? Why you heartless bastard!

Eh? Not quite, because the Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, will in fact be “appearing” on a new charity single to raise money for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Just don’t be expecting to hear Dickinson’s legendary vocals on the song, because the single and accompanying video, 2 Minute Silence, both do exactly what they say on the tin. That’s right, it’s just two minutes of silence… Erm yay.

Quite why it takes professional musicians to record two minutes of silence, is beyond me. I could do that right now, in my bedroom, upload it to the internet and ask people for donations for the charity.

Regardless, I’m really looking forward to hearing this… or should that be NOT hearing this? For more information, visit www.britishlegion.org.uk.

The Album is Yours

For a price. And not until December. So make sure you ask Santa nicely for it. What am I talking about? Well read on…

December the 13th, mark it in your diaries, because that’s the date Motörhead have set for their long-awaited new studio album, The World is Yours.

Well, they say “long-awaited”, but Motörhead’s last album, Motörizer, came out in 2008, the album before that came out in 2006, and the one before that in 2004,  so quite how that qualifies as “long-awaited” is beyond me. Combine that with the fact the last album only sold 6,000 in the US in its first week, I really don’t think it’s that anticipated.

Sorry, just sayin’… Check out samples from the album after the jump.

A Living Christmas

Do you like Metal? Do you like Christmas? Are you from the USA? If so, why not check out Solidstate’s A Very Metal Christmas Tour, with a headlining slot from Living Sacrifice.  The tour will have support from The Showdown,  Becoming the Archetype, To Speak Of Wolves and As They Sleep.

So, if you’re not one of those grumpy bastards (like me) that hates seeing any mention of Christmas prior to December, and therefore are still reading this, get your ass to one of the shows.

Tour dates, after the jump.

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page recently discussed his new limited edition autobiographical book, Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page, in the latest issue of the bi-annual arts magazine, Lid.

The book has been awarded numerous awards, such as ‘most original title’, ‘best book about Jimmy Page and written by Jimmy Page’ and ‘limited edition book released in the most numbers.’

It’s 2010 and washed up musicians are still releasing books. Will Mark still not be reading them? Unfortunately so, as I still can’t read or write.

If you can read, however, you might want to check out the full story over at Blabbermouth.