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Friday Top 10: Shitty sellout songs

This week’s Friday Top 10 is all about those ridiculous ‘sell out’ songs. You know the ones; you have a band that YOU love, it’s YOUR band, and then all of a sudden, they release some bullshit single and every fucker suddenly likes them. Or sometimes bands just like to “broaden their horizons” and “explore new territories” – Read dumb their shit down for the masses or follow the current trend.

Now, I’m not looking to get into a debate about the definition of “sell out” or discuss the pros and cons of bands taking different paths, this is just a bit of fun. So make the jump, and have a laugh at some of these ridiculous songs. Or don’t, I still don’t get paid at the end of the week regardless.

17 years ago seems so far away

17 years ago, Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven went to #1 on the US Billboard 200 charts. Currently on #1 on said charts is Adele and I have absolutely no idea who that is but I think it’s safe to say, they (or she?) aren’t metal (it’s worth noticing that the Foo Fighters are on #2 and I absolutely view that as a great thing).

17 years ago, even Kurt Cobain was blown away by the sheer amount of quality metal albums that were released that year. In the year of 1994, many great (and now legendary) albums were released. Make the jump to see the highlights of 1994.

Machine Head new studio photos

Machine Head have been working hard on their forthcoming album, the follow up to 2007’s The Blackening, scheduled for a September release. September also happens to be the month of Dose of Metal’s birthday, so it’s going to be one fucking awesome month, I bet.

New pictures, taken from the studio, can be found over at MachineHead.com.

Kickass Machine Head album is kickass

Machine Head drummer Dave McClain talked about their new album in a recent interview. Gee, is he gonna hype it up?

“We feel like we’ve got another kickass album on our hands and we can’t wait for everybody to hear it.“

Read full article here.

What a surprise, it’s gonna kick major ass, huh? For once I’d like to hear some honesty from musicians, like “Yeah, the new album is gonna be safe, boring, predictable and 50% filler but buy it, because that’s what pays for our lifestyle” or something.

When asked if he’d ever risk his life to save Nakatomi Plaza, Dave McClain had no comment.

New Machine Head album in the works

What you see above, is the first video of Machine Head preparing to record the follow-up to the masterpiece that is ‘The Blackening.’ “Preparing to record…”? Well, let’s call it “The Making of the New Album”, because that’s what Machine Head called this video.

My thoughts on the video? Well, Robb Flynn shares my opinion on Kiss. Demmel told us not to expect a Blackening 2, which is a good thing. I’ve absolutely loved ‘The Blackening,’ and I still do, but I want the Head to move forward and they seem to want the same thing.

“It’s gonna be heavy but melodic, too, you know? It’s gonna be the heaviest thing we’ve ever done” Phil Demmel made me laugh with that line. Every band that ever entered a studio has to say that line at least once before the record gets released. It’s mandatory.

Also, you can read the working titles for 11 songs, that were shown in the video, after the jump. Take into account that they’re working titles and the titles may change. I just hope #5 stays.