Author Archives: Mark
W.A.S.P. A.R.E. B.A.C.K.
Ah W.A.S.P., that lovely band who’s stage show has been known to feature naked chicks being whipped on torture racks (hey, they’ve sold it to me) and have album covers featuring beastiality imagery, have just kicked off a Euopean tour.
Unfortunately, their first show, this past Wednesday night (October 13) at Kvarteret in Bergen, Norway, was stopped after just a few seconds. Why? Because of naked chicks? Because the frontman hurled some live rats into a meat grinder and sprayed the audiance with the blood? No, the show was stopped because a fire alarm went off. Don’t worry though, it soon was put back on track.
Apparently the show was an intimate performance with a capacity of just 400. They call it intimate, we call it N.O. O.N.E. C.A.R.E.S. A.N.Y.M.O.R.E.
More here.
What ever happened to: Mortiis
Last night I was thinking about high school, college and the music I used to listen to, and then I thought to myself, what the hell happened to Mortiis? Not that I listened to them/him, but I remember they used to be mentioned all the time in Metal Hammer.
For those that don’t know, Mortiis is a Norwegian Industrial band (*cough* Nine Inch Nails rip-off band) fronted by a homeless gothic goblin with an extreme case of cherubism. At least that’s the conclusion I came to from seeing photos of him.
So what happened to them? Well after 5 minutes a lot of research, I found out that the band left, or were dropped by, their label, Earache, and they’ve since released albums for free download on their website. Well, there’s a new album on their website for download now anyways. Oh how the mighty disformed have fallen.
Check out their official site here.
Ill Niño still exist?
Ok, I’m noticing this is becoming a trend. By numbers Nu-Metal groups, we all hoped and prayed had called it a day, re-emerging with new albums. Fantastic stuff, am I right?
Of course, Ill Niño aren’t just any ordinary Nu-Metal band though. No, because they mix “awesome” Nu-Metal music with Latin induced sounds and Spanish lyrics. Wow, I for one cannot wait to hear some more power chords blasting over the sounds of bongos.
The band have just finished filming their new video for first single, Against The Wall. The band’s new album, “Dead New World”, is scheduled for release on October 26 via Victory Records.
More Guns N' Roses Drama
Does anyone even care about all the stupid childish dramas that revolve around this band and Axl Rose anymore? It seems doubtful. Why am I posting this then? Good question. Man I need a girlfriend, or at least a replacement to my old Britney Spears doll.
Basically some dude sued Axl, then he countersued, then the dude countersued him, then Axl… Yeah you get the point. Yawn. Then Axl cried because the guy called him by his real name, William Bailey, as apposed to some stupid anagram of oral sex.
Do you care? Yes, you do? Then click here.
Opeth frontman doesn't take criticism well
When it comes to Opeth, it’s Mikael Åkerfeldt‘s way or the highway. That’s what the Opeth frontman recently admitted in a recent interview with UK’s Guitarist magazine.
Musically, I don’t compromise for anyone. If you ask me to do it a certain way, you can just fuck off, if you know what I mean. Once the music and the lyrics are done, I can be a bit of a whore. If that’s what the label wants me to do — I’ll do their interviews. But when it comes to the music, it’s sacred to me. I can be like the Antichrist when it comes to people interfering with the music. Not the band — that’s not a problem at all — but if a record label executive came up to me and said, “That riff is not good,” I would probably headbutt him. “Shut the fuck up and sell the record.”
So there you go… If you ever meet Åkerfeldt, you better tell him everything he does is nothing short of God-like, otherwise the man is going to be pissed as hell. That shouldn’t be a problem though, since everything the man does musically IS God-like.
