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Weekly Dose of Metal: Biomechanical

Another awesome dose of Metal for you this week. Awesome, because it’s me posting, and Metal, because this is Dose of Metal of course.

I’ve also learned an amazing new skill this week, which is great for a lazy, hungover, delinquent like myself. It’s called copy and pasting, and linking.

“Biomechanical is a progressive groove metal band from London, UK.” – Wikipedia

Read until your hearts content. Listen to ‘Empires of the World’ below to your hearts content.

Nightwish mainman talks… Imaginaerum?

Mainman? Man? Nightwish have a mainman? Is that a man above? To be honest, I’ve only ever noticed the chick, because, well, I’m still a horny teenager within this old man’s body, truth be told. Also, their music is a bit shit, so I have to find something else to occupy my mind with whenever they come on the telly (or somehow make their way onto my laptop screen).

Regardless, their “mainman” is being interviewed in the video above by Finnish television channel TV4. In the interview, the dude discusses Imaginaerum, which I think is a space ship, or possibly even a new brand of condoms. I’m not sure, you’ll have to watch the video yourselves if you wish to find out. Enjoy (or don’t – depending on your taste, or lack of it).

More Nightwish related crap can be found over at Blabbermouth.

Guns N’ Roses ain’t dissing you, yo’

Yo yo yo, Blabbermouth have been supplied with a statement from Guns N’ Roses in response to the band performing two hours late at last week’s Rock in Rio festival. In it, the band apologize for their lateness, and emphasise that it is allegedly due to the rain and the festival’s “poor management” that the band took to the stage late, going on to say it was nothing to do with themselves. You can read the full statement below.

“Guns N’ Roses would like to set the record straight on Rock In Rio. The festival’s inadequate production and the downpour of rain delayed the event. Anyone who was there knows that System of a Down did not leave the stage until close to 1:15 in the morning. System‘s extensive stage production did not finish coming offstage until 1:45 a.m. GN’R‘s production was up and ready to go at 2:15 a.m. Axl Rose, got to the venue before 1 a.m. and he came ready to go onstage. The inadequate cover of the Rock In Rio stage caused a further delay when the soundboard went down due to water damage and was replaced as quick as possible. GN’R walked onstage at 2:40 a.m. and played for two-and-a-half hours in the pouring rain. GN’R would never seek to intentionally disrespect anyone, especially their fans.”

I guess what the band say could be true, I don’t know – I wasn’t there, but if this were the first time Guns N’ Roses had taken to the stage late, I might be a bit more willing to sympathize with the band. Since it’s about the millionth time, I really don’t know if I completely buy it, or care – for that matter.

Nergal pisses off some Christians (part: 147,082)

According to Blabbermouth, The president of Poland’s public TV broadcaster TVP has requested the producer of ‘The Voice Of Poland’ to provide a detailed explanation for the recent “provocative behavior” of  Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski, a judge on the show.

And what was so provocative, you may ask? Well, it seems Nergal made a special guest appearance during the October 1 performance by the Polish band Times New Roman (nope I haven’t heard of them either). Two members of the band turned up on stage in wheelchairs, wearing hospital pajamas and accompanied by nurses. A stage announcer informed the audience that the musicians were physically unable to play the show unless they were “healed.” At which point, Nergal appeared on stage dressed as a clergyman, wearing a sash around his neck. He then laid his hands on the heads of the musicians and “healed” them, before they continued the concert. You can watch the video above.

Braun (nope, me neither) has commented that “Nergal‘s “provocative behavior” showed a lack of respect not only for others’ religious beliefs but also for the sick and the disabled.”

Hang on, hang on. So, wait a minute.You’re saying that Nergal, a man who has undergone leukaemia treatment, and has recently beaten cancer, is “disrespectful” to the ill? Try again. As for religious beliefs, I don’t see how it is so “offensive”, but why is it that religious practitioners feel they can openly criticize things based on their “belief” (like oh I don’t know, say Nergal’s music and acts, or the theory of evolution), despite contradicting evidence, yet no one has a right to criticize religion (or in this case, Catholicism)? It’s time that people start to grow up in the 21st century. As one Blabbermouth user comments, “still stuck in the middle ages? Who cares?”

Blast From The Past: Slipknot – Iowa

Ten years ago, one band decimated the hundreds of Nu Metal bands and Pop artists taking up the chart slots. Armed with nothing but dark boiler suits, silly masks and sheer ferocity, Slipknot single handedly managed to bring Metal, real Metal, to the top of the charts with sophomore album, Iowa. Regardless of what you may think now, or what your opinion’s of the quality of Slipknot‘s output, there’s no denying this band have achieved a hell of a lot in their career.

The 13-year-old in me loved Slipknot. They were heavy, they were dark, and they said “fuck” a lot without jumping around like a clown (apart from Clown, as he obviously, erm, was a clown) while sporting a red cap. I hated people, and Slipknot hated people too (see ‘People = Shit’). Ten years later, I still hate people, but Corey whines like Chad Kroeger in Stone Sour now and I’ve discovered “better” bands. Despite this, of course the band are re-releasing Iowa (Read: $$$), so now seems like the perfect time for a retrospective on the album. So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and make the jump.