Category Archives: News
Metal gets stupid
Apparently news is slow around the Christmas season, and hence why I’m reporting on a band called Severed Crotch, and not a new Metallica album or something instead. Without any hint of sarcasm, Blabbermouth reports that the band have apparnetly signed with Japanese label, Amputated Vein Records. Whoever they are…
And yes, this is a real band and that is a real label. Holy shit.
Roadrunner Artists share their Top 10’s of 2010
You know how much we love Top 10 lists at Dose of Metal, as evident in our weekly Top 10 every Friday. So it comes in no surprise that I was very interested in seeing the Top 10 lists some musicians, including Robb Flynn of Machine Head, Mikael Akerfeld of Opeth and Bloodbath and Dave Ellefson of Megadeth, shared lately.
Let’s jump right into it after the jump.
Phil hearts Metallica
You gotta respect Phil for being consistent. And by consistent I mean totally inconsistent. Because a few years ago he was badmouthing Metallica over and over again, but now he considers them ‘The Rolling Stones of metal.’
“The only band I can think of that will have longevity like that for heavy metal would be Metallica for sure. They’re The Rolling Stones of metal. They can if they want to, and I believe they do from the last I’ve seen of them, keep creating music; keep writing music together. They have a good time doing it and they have a massive fuckin’ following so why not do that very thing?“ said Phil while shaving his scalp.
Read full interview here.
One minute he’s all about this love, the next he’s fucking hostile. I wonder if that ever reflected on his music? ROFLMAOCOPTERLOLZ!!!11
Nine Inch Nails’ Christmas presents
It’s Christmas time in Nine Inch Nails camp, so former and present band members have both released some tidbits for their fans. Former Nine Inch Nails keyboard player, Alessandro Cortini, has released his Sonoio project (how does it sound? Well, much like his former band, minus the gimmicks instruments), and you can download four songs for free, and a complete remix album on their website. Why remix, when industrial sounds like a remix already? Well, he must have heard you like a remix, so he put a remix in your remix…
The current Nine Inch Nails (which are on hiatus) have not been as generous, posting just a video from their farewell tour online. But, at least here, you have (the illusion of) a band. Check it after the jump.
Black Sabbath’s Christmas message
Black Sabbath, or the two parts that make it, Ozzy on one side, and the three guys on the other side, have separately released their Christmas message to the followers of the band.
Speaking on behalf of Heaven & Hell and/or Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi thanked their fans:
“I want to thank you all for your brilliant support in what has been a difficult year.
I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a 2011 in which you achieve something you’re working towards.
See you at a show soon.”
Ozzy on the other hand took a more critical approach, in his weekly Sunday Times column. He is a journalist after all, right?
“All this ’10 more shopping days to go’ bullocks is such a wind-up. I ain’t exactly Mr. Holy, but what’s that got to do with Baby Jesus being born?… The faster we get to New Year’s Day 2011, the better.”
…said Ozzy, while counting the money he made from advertising iced tea.
