Friday Top 10: Bands we’ve written about the most

Since it was our birthday last week, the last Friday Top 10 has been all about us. Meaning we counted down the top 10 articles of ours, based on views.

This week I just feel we need another self-centered, narcissistic article about how much we rule, thus I decided to let you guys know which bands we’ve written about the most in our year of existence.

I should point out that some of our posts have tagged more than one band, so some of the posts counted for one band may be included in another band’s count. Confused? So am I. Basically I just arranged the tags based on post count and made the list. Jeez, you don’t have to get all specific on me and shit.

I also want to point out that we’ve written 2,027 posts as of right now, so yeah, that’s why the numbers aren’t that big. We’ve only been up for a year, give us a break man, fuck.

When trying to look cool goes wrong

I’ve seen Judas Priest live twice, so I always wondered if his bike ever malfunctioned, or if it just embarrassed him in any way during his ‘oh, look at me! I’m a biker!’ moment on stage.

Guess my question has been answered with a video.

Check the video above and laugh your ass off. I don’t think he got hurt (didn’t check, I really don’t want to play paramedic with him, if you know what I mean), so you can sleep tonight after laughing at another man’s misfortune.

The fall is at around 0:22, by the way.

The Iron Man, Iommi, announces book signing

The iconic Black Sabbath guitarist has announced he will be signing copies of his new autobiography, ‘Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath’ (#Iseewhathedidthere), at Fopp London (U.K.) on Monday, October 17.

Entry is free but tickets are required, so check out the HMV Facebook page to find out more. Tony will only be signing copies of the book ($$$), so you’ll have to pick up a copy if you want to meet the greatest  Metal guitarist ever, and let’s face it, you do.

[Source: Metalhammer]

Like a rolling stone…

Lars Ulrich, the guy who starred in the comedy “Dude, why are we crying and talking to a faux-shrink? We’re fucking rich and famous and should be real men in our mid-40s!!!” (alternative title: Some Kind of Monster), talked to Rolling Stone magazine about the recent Big Four gig at the Yankee Stadium in New York.

The interview is above, and you guessed it: Lars talks about the ‘good vibe,’ nostalgia, and blah blah blah. At no point have I heard any mentions of ‘buttloads of cash,’ ‘new Mercedes lease,’ or ‘brand new painting’ — which to me, sound like the real reasons they’d pretend to get along with the other bands.

But hey, judging from some of the footage and photos I’ve seen, it looked like an awesome show. I would have loved to be there, but I’m not rich, so I can’t even afford a hotdog at the Yankee Stadium, let alone a ticket.

With two Big Four shows under my belt, I can honestly say, in spite of my being skeptical of this new-found friendship they keep talking about, being at a Big Four show is pretty awesome. Even if you think the bands suck now, they’re still pretty good live. Well, some of them are.

So next time they’ll play together, and believe me — $$ there will be a next time $$ — try to make it. It’s really better than sitting at home and streaming porn.

Actually, it’s kind of the same thing. What does jerking off have in common with going to a Big Four show? You feel fucked at the end, but you’re pretty sure it wasn’t by a girl. ZING!!!

I keed, I keed, it’s a pretty good show.

Weekly Dose of Metal: Carcass

I actually cannot believe what I’m about to say. This shit is huge and completely inexcusable, but I feel that there is nothing I can do other than apologize profusely for this oversight. In the year we have run Dose of Metal, it would appear that we have never covered the legends that are Carcass. I know, disgraceful right? Well, I’m putting things straight (makes a change for me) with this post.

You can listen to Carcass‘ legendary track, ‘Heartwork’ below, taken from the1993 album, Heartwork.