Incredible Meshuggah Cover

Gotta hand it to these kids, they've got this down

Merry Xmas

I Have Seen the Future of Metal

...and it is these two kids. The guitarist is obviously awesome, but the singer is even better.

My Eyes Hurt, My Brain Hurts...

...OK Go must have released a new music video. If only these fellas spent half as much time crafting their songs as they do crafting the videos. Still, it is an awesome watch (as always)

Cultural Oddities: The Beards

Given that we've reached "peak beard", it is unsurprising that someone has written a beard anthem. However, I wasn't expecting The Beards, a band who exclusively write beard related material. Check out their Soundcloud to enjoy tracks such as "I Like Beards", "Touch Me in the Beard", "Damn, That's a Nice Beard", "Hey You, Grow a Beard" and the classic "I Have a Beard and it Looks Really Good". I realise I'm biased, but I'm pretty sure this is amazing.

The Creature From the Black Lagoon Shreds

Mastodon + Stop-Motion = Awesome

Music For Robots

This is crazy, but fascinating

...and who said Metallica "Sold Out"?

Headline: "Rehab has Positive Impact on Metal Band, Crowd Concurs"

Culture Club are More Awesome than I Remember Them Being...

Skinny Puppy Music Used as Torture Device, Band Invoice US Government

In an interview with The Phoenix New Times, cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy has revealed his response to discovering that  his music was used as a torture device

"We heard through a reliable grapevine that our music was being used in Guantanamo Bay prison camps to musically stun or torture people...We heard that our music was used on at least four occasions. So we thought it would be a good idea to make an invoice to the U.S. government for musical services"

Nothing hits harder than a kick to the wallet

 

Is Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" Porn?

No, it isn't. Much closer to the mark would be a cover of the song featuring a porn star such as the legend Ron Jeremy. Viewer beware: the above video contains scenes of singin' and swingin'.

What happens when OK Go are given money from Chrysler?

What happens when OK Go are given money from Chrysler? This madness, which looks like a set piece from Sound of Noise.

Film Score Monthly Issues 1990-2005 Available for Free

Anyone interested in film scores should check out this archive: 15 years of Film Score Monthly available for download as free PDFs from the Film score Monthly website:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/fsmonline/backissues_print.cfm

Da Vinci's Instrument Arrives 500 Years Late

Whether one likes the sound or not, it is amazing to hear Da Vinci's design in action. For more on the instrument itself, click here.

Cultural Oddities: Green Jelly Live 1993

Sure, the performance is ultimately constituted by a load of grown adults running around in costumes, but if all gigs were this jaw droppingly entertaining, I'd go to more concerts.

Cultural Oddities:Youn Sun Nah - Enter Sandman Cover

This version of Metallica's Enter Sandman is perhaps one of the oddest cover songs I've heard. If you don't dig it, skip to mid-way through to heat her wail.

Song of the Day: Karma Police Cover

I'm no fan of Radiohead. Maybe if they sounded like this instead, I'd like them more

New Uneven Structure EP - 8

Uneven Structure have rerecorded their EP 8 - the result is released today, and can be sampled in full above. Much less muddy than the original recording.

TesseracT: Altered State (2013) Full Album Stream

Brit-Prog-Djenters TesseracT are currently streaming their new album in full on YouTube. Well worth a listen. I am a big fan of artists offering a 'try-before-you-buy' streaming system: the music should be enough to persuade punters to part with their cash. In TesseracT's case the album is a grower, so it especially benefits from this kind of exposure. Altered State also works well as one continuous piece, as it is presented here.

Song of the Day: The Dillinger Escape Plan - When I Lost My Bet

 



Oh those cheeky sell-outs with their soft-hearted ballads - it's all a bit shmooshy and lite, but I can't help but love the cuddly lil' fellas