Category Archives: Rants
Paul Di'Anno is awesome
If you’re only going to read one book this year, I highly suggest it be “The Beast” from Paul Di’Anno.
I’ve only read bits and pieces thus far and so far worth the read. Violent drunk stories… guns… cocaine… ridiculous amount of groupie sex… rim jobs… being an asshole to everyone… locked inside a U.S prison and so much more. He does everything that a true rock and roll singer is suppose to do.
Click this link if you want to purchase the book. It’s a perfect Christmas gift for a loved one.
Kids ruin Pantera
Look, I’m not gonna attack some kids passionate about music. If anything, with all the stupid kids doing Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga covers on YouTube, these guys are a breath of fresh air. So I applaud their skill and hope they’ll keep working on their craft and grow up to write influential music of their own.
However, they keep covering Pantera (cause I have seen them before) and to me, it doesn’t cut the mustard. Sorry. It just doesn’t, and I’m not gonna patronize them just because they’re young. The intro to the song you’re about to hear is horrible and the kid’s voice is taking away everything that made Pantera’s vocals great. Keep working, guys, you got my moral support. But this is just substandard.
Watch them butcher most of “Revolution is my name,” after the jump.
This day in metal
There was once a time when people did stupid things because of how good Ozzy was:
1984, 19-year-old John D. McCollum killed himself with a .22 caliber handgun after spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records. One year later, McCollum‘s parents took court action against Ozzy and CBS Records, alleging that the song “Suicide Solution” from the album Blizzard of Ozz contributed to their son’s death. The case was eventually thrown out of court.
Source: Gibson
Nowadays I see a new generation of kids getting to depressed when they see what Ozzy and Sabbath have (or to be more precise – haven’t) done in the last 10-15 years.
Remember Cannibal Corpse in Ace Ventura?
How could this picture have anything to do with metal, right? Wrong! Here’s another little piece of metal trivia a friend of mine on Facebook reminded me of, continuing from our older post on Anthrax appearing in Married With Children. This is the first time Facebook was actually useful for me, other than the usual stalking that goes on.
Any metalhead who likes Jim Carrey (or at least tolerates him) has fond memories of the first Ace Ventura movie. Why? Because Cannibal Corpse appear in it performing Hammer Smashed Face, that’s why! If your memory is anything like mine, you’ll need a reminder. Read on!
What ever happened to: Mortiis
Last night I was thinking about high school, college and the music I used to listen to, and then I thought to myself, what the hell happened to Mortiis? Not that I listened to them/him, but I remember they used to be mentioned all the time in Metal Hammer.
For those that don’t know, Mortiis is a Norwegian Industrial band (*cough* Nine Inch Nails rip-off band) fronted by a homeless gothic goblin with an extreme case of cherubism. At least that’s the conclusion I came to from seeing photos of him.
So what happened to them? Well after 5 minutes a lot of research, I found out that the band left, or were dropped by, their label, Earache, and they’ve since released albums for free download on their website. Well, there’s a new album on their website for download now anyways. Oh how the mighty disformed have fallen.
Check out their official site here.
