Sabbath reunion is pretty much official
In a new article posted on Billboard.com, Tony Iommi says the band (Black Sabbath, well DUH) met at Ozzy’s home earlier this year, to see if they are still (probably physically) able to play their shit. He also says he’d like to finally put out a new album, and I don’t really see the Friday announcement being anything other than confirmation of the rumors.
I mean, I doubt that Sharon would hurt her brand (Ozzy) by pissing off the fanbase once again, it would just be a bad business decision. But it’s not like she’s always done right, just look at Kelly Osbourne’s music career. What music career? Exactly.
Regardless, I am actually looking forward to this, so all the best guys, and may you all live in good health for at least a few more years.
Holy shit you guys, Black Veil Brides are rebelling!
Wow, I’d hate to be a parent of a 13 year old teenage girl, because music like this is probably the soundtrack to her life — no one understands her, the cutie goth kid totally didn’t reblog her anti-establishment gifs on Tumblr, and on top of it all, she has to deal with parents who are concerned about her general well being and not being used by the 16 year old sleezeballs who go around wearing Black Veil Brides t-shirts in school and smoking menthol cigarettes during lunch break.
Tough luck sweetie, but at least you can look forward to the new EP by Black Veil Brides, titled Rebels. #occupyhottopic
Hey, one final note, did you notice I managed to make fun of them without mentioning their appearance, even once. I should get a freaking medal.
You can watch two trailers for the EP right after the jump, but you probably won’t. Who can blame you?
Queen performs at the EMAs
The legendary Queen (or what’s left of it) have performed a medley on this year’s European Music Awards in Belfast. Unfortunately, they still haven’t figured out a way to resurrect dead people, so no second coming of God Freddy Mercury for now. Instead, they’ve had help from an American Idol finalist, Adam Lambert.
I know what you’re thinking, so let me beat you to it:
1) The guy looks like a crossover of a goth chick and Elvis Presley
Still…
2) Dude can sing. I mean, we can make fun of American Idol all we want, but the guy obviously has a strong voice.
Which finally leads me to
3) Hoping they keep this a “one off” type of a deal and don’t get any crazy ideas.
You can watch the video of the performance above, thanks to Blabbermouth for the heads up.
Death ’til Death – Day 7: Obituary
Our Death Metal week is coming to an end. With six bands already having been covered over the course of the past six days, some Death Metalheads might have been missing Obituary. I did not forget about this Florida Death Metal giant, and saved the last spot for them.
Obituary was formed, under the name of Executioner (and shortly after that Xecutioner), in 1984. The name-change to Obituary came in 1988, after they released four demos — with one interestingly named Metal Up Your Ass, the original title for Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All. Their first three albums; Slowly We Rot, Cause Of Death and The End Complete; are considered not only Death Metal classics but pioneering works of the scene.
In 1997, the band had grown tired of touring and decided to split up. During their downtime, Allen West, Obituary lead guitarist, famously spend his time playing with Six Feet Under. Their drummer, and brother of vocalist John Tardy, Donald Tardy played with Andrew W.K., including playing on W.K.’s hit album I Get Wet.
The band reformed in 2003, and released three albums since. Obituary still stay true to their roots with their newer material. With their impressive catalogue, they have proved again and again that they’re one of the most important bands of the genre. They have achieved legendary status a long time ago and should never be missed when Death Metal is being discussed.
Obituary – Cause Of Death
Death ’til Death introduction – Day 1: Death – Day 2: Possessed – Day 3: Morbid Angel
Day 4: Cannibal Corpse – Day 5: Nile – Day 6: Hypocrisy – Day 7: Obituary
Rammstein to drop a schlager this Friday
Rammstein are releasing a greatest hits collection on December 2, titled Made in Germany 1995-2011. To make this sort of worth your money, the collection will also feature a new song, Mein Land (German for My Country, boom, how awesome am I for knowing this).
The single (and the video) for the song will be released this Friday (11.11.11.), and the promos for it have been pretty funny, in a typical Rammstein-y ironic manner. Wanna see Rammstein go Baywatch? Someone’s compiled all the promos for it so far, and you can watch them in the clip above.
If you make the jump, you can also find the cover artwork for the single, which explains the “schlager” in the post title. If you have no idea what a schlager is, you are definitely not from a German speaking country or a former Yugoslavian one, but luckily, Wikipedia speaks English.
