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Scott Ian doesn't give a shit about cover songs

Scott Ian of Anthrax, the band that covered approximately two thousand songs, said “Who gives a shit about cover songs? We’re so far away from that.” in a recent interview with the Miami New Times.

Who gives a shit, Ian? Your fans do. ‘Got the Time’, ‘Antisocial’ and ‘Bring the Noise’ are just three of your covers that turned into crowd favorites and made you the band you are today (which isn’t necessarily a good thing because you’re barely a band at all nowadays).

The interview question above referred to the rumors about Anthrax putting covers of Refused‘s ‘New Noise’ and some Alice in Chains song (I guess, I missed that last rumor) on their new album. Anthrax have covered ‘New Noise’ live (Video after the jump) with Dan Nelson on vocals and it turned into a shitfest. Don’t get me wrong. ‘New Noise’ is a great song and Anthrax (once were) a great band but hell… that just didn’t work.

Either way, ‘Worship Music’ will probably be the next ‘Chinese Democracy’ so we still have 11 more years before they release it and before Scott Ian has to worry about which songs to put on the album.

Dee Snider has made it

Guess what? Dee Snider’s biggest prayer, ever since he first stole and tried his sister’s make up and prom dress, has finally been answered: he’s doing a show on Broadway! Even though Twisted Sister can already be classified as a drag act so we don’t see what the big deal is, everyone here at Dose of Metal is still happy for the guy, because a 35 year audition is hard work.

The deal has been confirmed, and he’ll be joining the Rock of Ages cast for a 10-week run. You can see a medley performance of it from this summer’s America’s Got Talent show if you continue reading (don’t worry, it features Dee in his male persona, so it’s safe to watch even if there are children or people with heart condition in the room with you).

Stairway to Number 1

I don’t know what to make of Jimmy Page. He looks like he’s gonna lecture me on how human beings are a type 0 civilization and that we need a few million years to evolve into type 1. Or that the “river of time” is bent like a pretzel thus allowing time travel.

Either way, he topped Gibson’s Top 50 Guitar Solos of All time for his solo in Stairway to Heaven. I can’t really comment much, this is a pretty good list. While all of us might want some songs higher or lower on that list, overall, it’s a pretty good one. Read it after the jump.

When asked if he’s content with being #22 on that list, Kirk Hammett answered “Dunlop’s Crybaby Wah list had me at #1, this list is bullshit.”

Dr. Ozzy

Here’s a post you don’t see everyday. It’s written on a website whose name could be interpreted medically, it’s written by a (very bad) pharmacy student, and it’s about a (very bad) former reality TV star and musician giving tips on home medicine.

In his health column for Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine (Wait, what? He has his health column? That’s like a pedophile teaching a kindergarten class on how to behave when they meet a stranger…), Ozzy Osbourne writes (and some website reports), “Funnily enough, in the 1980s I used to cure athlete’s foot by pouring cocaine on my toes. They cut the stuff with so much foot powder back then, it was the best treatment you could find if you had an outbreak on the road. The only problem was the price, which was around $3,000 a toe.”

So, if you have problems with athlete’s foot and some spare change, you can treat yourself, Ozzy style. Now all you need is a bat to chew its head on, and you can feel what it used be like in his skin back in the 80’s.

Continue reading for more home chemistry tips. Just make sure you don’t blow off your fingers.

Cradle of poop go pop

Enjoy homoerotic S&M videos featuring clowns in drag, backed by gothic pop music?

Good news then, Cradle of Filth have released a new video for Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned), taken from the forthcoming album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, due for release November 1st.

Video after the jump.