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Disturbed hiatus blamed on disturbed music industry
Music industry, on behalf of everyone at Dose Of Metal, we thank you for this. We feel like winners of the “Make A Wish Foundation,” only we’re not dying of cancer. And if you thought that joke was in poor taste, it’s actually quite tame when you compare it to this:
Three terminally ill cancer patients are talking to each other. Someone asks: “Guys, what would you like your friends and relatives to say about you at your funeral?” — The first guy says “That I was a great, fun-loving guy who loved everyone.” The second guy says “That I was a wonderful husband, wonderful father and great at my job.” The third guy says “I’d like to hear them say ‘Holy shit, he’s moving!!!'”.
So yeah, Disturbed frontman David “Uhhh-ah-ah-ah-ah” Draiman talked about his band’s hiatus, and apparently it’s the music industry’s fault. So all these years of illegal downloads finally paid off, huh?
“Many of those reasons are have to do with the state of the music industry in general and, you know, the demise of hard rock and heavy metal right now, and I think it’s just a good time for Disturbed, after 10 to 12 years straight of touring, to go away for a little while and kind of wait for the phoenix to rise from the ashes here. […] It’s frightening times right now, and it’s just a good time for us to go away.“
Read full article here.
To be honest, I don’t like Disturbed so I don’t care, but it’s really sad to see what’s popular these days and how awful everything else is doing.
Shawn Drover loves his new album
If you didn’t realize by now, musicians love hyping up their upcoming albums, and things are no different with Shawn Drover of Megadeth. It’s not like he’s biased or anything, but apparently the album is ‘still metal’ and sounds ‘awesome.’
Guys, by the way, we’re gonna write some articles this week, and they will be awesome. I mean, honestly, they’re fucking brilliant. Metal and literally brilliance.
Watch the interview above and then stay tuned for more amazing writing from us. Kings!
Slipknot have a photo exhibition
I have to admit, Slipknot do photograph well with the masks. That’s the only thing I like about this gimmick, I mean look at the photo above, it’s rather cool. But is it cool enough to warrant a photo exhibition? I don’t think so, but others may disagree:
“‘Kerrang! Presents: Slipknot – A Photographic Exhibition by Paul Harries Sponsored By Relentless Energy Drink,’ which was held at the Strand Gallery from July 12 to July 24, featured over 60 photographs spanning Paul Harries’ 12 years of unparalleled access to the Iowan metal legends. Now that the exhibition has closed, Paul has made the shots available to view online.“
Yeah, they could have used a shorter title, don’t you think? That’s not even a title, it’s a novel.
Here at Dose of Metal, we’re opening our own photo exhibition. It’s called ‘Dose Of Metal! Presents: Photos – A photographic journey through a lot of useless photos no one gives a fuck about sponsored by Dose Of Metal.’ Attend, or die.
Everyone’s been raving about this video…
Of course, it means shit as long as we don’t confirm it. Many other metal sites have gone on to say how the video for Powerglove’s (apparently a band, not a sextoy for guys) Batman (apparently a superhero, not a sextoy for gals) is super awesome, and well, we’re here to confirm it. It’s pretty awesome. If you’re into late 80s music and early 90s console games, you’re gonna love it. Even if you’re not, you should appreciate the humor. So yeah, from the most relevant 1337 source you have, it’s well worth your time.
Is this shit for real?
I don’t know how old this is (looks like it came from a few years back, but apparently the video says 2011), all I know is that someone beat Attack Attack! in the “Hoooooly fucking shit” category. Make sure you have a phone near you so you can call the ambulance if you start to choke from laughter, definitely make sure you don’t have any guns around, then make the jump.
