lol thats great!!!Yeah, it’s been a while. What can I say? I’ve been busy. I got the new job at the Chicken Shack as the Trainee Assistant Deputy Drive-Thru Manager, and the birth of the twins Jobe and Jehosephat (so we moved into a bigger trailer) – oh, and Grandpa Joe moving into the barn out back [...]
Well, the mighty Immortal have graced our shores, and made a little stop-off at Fowler’s. It was a huge show, and MK and I left very satisfied! Runes (?) played first – I think they are a Tassie Black Metal band. Apart from the singer thinking that with his shirt off he could pass as Jim [...]
As Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) would say – THIS IS TYPICAL! Porcupine Tree have announced their first ever Australian tour, and guess what spudmonkeys? Yeah, you guessed it – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane as always. What a bitch. Oh well, MK and I have our tickets to Immortal for March locked in, so that will have to [...]
O.K. MK – You want me to build a dream band? I’m gonna build two! One rock – One metal. Rock – Vocals – Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam Lead Guitar – David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Rhythm Guitar – Bass – Drums – Lyrics – Bob Dylan Producer – Steven Wilson Metal – Vocals [...]
It has been a mighty year. I first witnessed Slayer, and now the mighty Megadeth. I have now seen Metallica more times than I remember, and the reformed classic Anthrax in 2005. I think to really be satisfied, Exodus are the only one left to peruse. Let’s hope they visit our shores sometime soon. My [...]
Someone asked me a few months back what my ‘stranded on a desert island’ albums would be. The only rule apparently is that I can only take 10 albums. No more. No less. Rock / Metal / Pop – whatever – but only 10. And no compilations, of course – that makes it too easy. [...]
It may be nearly 2 decades after the fact, but it seems the trend of being like Norway’s bastard children is really starting to sweep the world. As the self-proclaimed police commissioner of all things considered heavy metal, you have seen me preach from my soapbox, rant from my pulpit, and even kick people smaller than [...]
I have my album of the year. One listen and I knew – simple as that. Mayhem’s ‘Ordo Ad Chao’. This is the latest masterpiece from the first and still best Norwegian Black Metal band, but listener beware – this isn’t ‘Chimera’. Gone is Maniac on vocals, and back is Attila, the madman who provided [...]
I have experienced Slayer, and it would appear I am now spent. Without a doubt, that was one of the best concerts I have ever witnessed. Sorry about the NZ poster – I couldn’t find an Oz one… The night started early (the instant the doors opened surprisingly) at 7.15 with local boys Double Dragon [...]
I have a quandary. Has metal lost all its flavour? You know how Coke always tasted great, and Pepsi had it’s own separate flavour that was also pretty good? Now we have a market that has RC Cola and Buzz Cola and blah blah etc etc, and they are all just ‘cola’ – nothing more, [...]
