Have you ever felt like life was raining shit on you? Or, perhaps, you went to work one day and a sewer drain had been clogged by paper towels and you literally had shit and piss raining down on your freshly shaven skull? Those are good times, my friends, good times indeed. And in honor of those good times, I would like to offer some of the following selections for you to enjoy when life is figuratively (or, as happens shockingly often in my case, literally) raining shit on you:
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill - I am not a huge Pantera fan. I used to be WAY into them, and have even tried to get into them again recently, to no avail. But when these guys are on, they are fucking ON. Case in point: The Great Southern Trendkill. While wildly uneven, if you have ever been so pissed off your sking is crawling, there is absolutely no better song to listen to than Suicide Note pt. 2. Have you ever fucking heard that song? It is the sound of pure homicidal rage. Also good tracks: War Nerve, Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath), and Floods.
Cephalectomy - The Dream Cycle Mythos - Unbelievable. This is the only band that I have heard sucessfully capture the nightmarish energy and introspective horror of the Elder Gods through music. This is, quite literally, the sound of villiany. One of the greatest unsung bands in modern metal. The lyrics are apparently the straight text from the H.P Lovecraft story, but you can't really tell, as this guy has one of the most guttural voices in death metal. But the atmosphere is so thick you could cut it with a knife for the duration of this 29+ minute single track of pure hell from space. It will turn you into one cold motherfucker, good for prepping for/dealing with a hard day at work or at home.
The Rollins Band - Rise Above: 24 Songs To Benefit The West Memphis Three - Hardly anyone has heard of this record, but JESUS MOTHERFUCKING CHRIST!!! If you are a fan of The Flag, it is incomprehensible how good this record is. If you are not, this is a great primer, as it has people who are probably singers you like, if not your favorite singers, singing Black Flag classics. (Examples: Neil Fallon, Mike Patton, Casey Chaos, Iggy "fucking" Pop,Corey Taylor, Lemmy Kilmister, Cedric Bixler, Ice T, Tom Araya) Seriously, this should have been record of the year on EVERYBODY'S fucking lists, but it was released to little fanfare, and so went largely unnoticed. This is music designed for anyone who has ever been pissed off, ever. Jeff Moriera (of the band Poison The Well) singing "I've Had It" is the most brutal, cleansing thing I have ever heard in my life. And I don't even like Poison The Well.
So, that's pretty much all I have right now. This blog is basically going to be my feelings about music, things that are getting under my skin, and general opinions and philosophies. Hope you enjoy it and all that jazz. See you next time.
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