Category Archives: Rants
Amon Amarth make a good System
Is there no limit to Amon Amarth‘s talent? Not content with writing some of the greatest Metal songs ever, the band have decided to improve other songs. System of a Down aren’t exactly the best band ever, and they’re heavily overrated, but don’t let that stop you checking out Amon‘s cover of SOAD‘s Aerials above. They don’t just cover the song, they completely re-create it into a far superior song.
Right now I’m more confused than when I first saw a picture of Brad Pitt topless when I was 14. It’s a System song, but good… How did Amon Amarth do this!? Should I like it? Of course I should, it’s Amon Amarth!
Five bands you should give a chance
Hey there! Are you getting sick of bands like Slipknot, As I Lay Dying and System of A Down polluting your ears? If you are, I have five bands you should strongly consider listening to. I’m not necessarily saying you should drop the three bands I just listed (although you really should). I just think it’s always good to continue expanding your musical tastes in metal.
I’m doing this rant because these five bands rock and I feel more people should be listening to them (and others in the genre), so make the jump for these five bands!
And it all started with Death…
It all started with the man above, Chuck Schuldiner. Death Metal. Some people may argue that it all started with Possessed but to me Chuck Schuldiner and his band Death are the fathers of Death Metal, without wanting to take away anything from Possessed’s legacy.
What I realized is that members of Death went on to form or join other Death Metal bands and in turn members of these bands went on to form or join other DM bands aswell and so on and so forth.
So what I want to do is this: I’ll give you a quick rundown of bands that are in some way related to the fathers of Death Metal. Make the jump for your daily dose of Death Metal.
Thrash ’til Death – Big Four times four
I’m a Thrash Metalhead. I love Thrash Metal as much as the next guy, if the next guy is a badass who loves Thrash Metal as much as I do.
Metalheads have been speculating about The Big Four for a while now. Who deserves to be there, who would make it into a “Big Five” and so on…
It got me thinking… Who would be my personal Big Four? I couldn’t decide so I wrote a list of all the thrash bands I consider awesome and I came up with a total of 16 bands. Being the math genius that I am, I realized that’s four big fours because 4 times 4 equals 16. See? You’re learning about metal AND math from my lectures.
So I’m dividing my list into four separate groups. Each group is led by a genuine Big Four band (this week it’s Metallica, next week it’s Slayer, etc…) and has 3 other thrash bands that I like.
When you make the jump, keep in mind this is purely a list of thrash acts I like and has got nothing to do with success, influence or anything else.
Saturday Dose of Metal covers
I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about metal bands covering pop songs. “It’s not funny!”, “Why would they cover someone like that?”, “I’d much rather read Dose of Metal all day than listen to this ever again!” and so on and so forth but let me tell you something right now: Fuck you! Some of the best metal songs to get drunk or party to are covers and I love hearing songs that I grew up with turned into metal songs.
Maybe it’s just me because I also enjoy my fair shair of cheesy Power Metal bands but a George Michael song turned into a Death Metal song just grabs my attention.
So if you’re like me, a true metalhead who knows all the lyrics to all Katy Perry songs by heart, make the jump for some fun cover songs to enjoy your Saturday with.
