If you missed out on Gruntruck, there’s still time to learn about them.

“Tribe”, the lead track off their second album.

Just remember – Clash of the Titans 1990-1991 tour, opening band… Alice in Chains.

So metal enough. 🙂

“Them Bones”

While not strictly “heavy metal”, Filter’s “Hey Man, Nice Shot” was always a pretty heavy and cool song.

While strictly not “heavy metal”, Soundgarden is certainly in that “loud rock” category.

This is “Birth Ritual”

Megadeth’s had a new album out for a little bit now – “Dystopia”

Here’s the title track:

Remember the band Life, Sex & Death?

If you don’t, that’s OK. They were here one day then gone the next. Story is that back in the early 1990’s they hit the scene, a crazy bidding war went on amongst the record companies, and finally they signed and released their only album “The Silent Majority” in 1992.

Their gimmick was their lead singer, “Stanley”. Supposedly he was a homeless guy. He was odd, smelled (truly — anyone that got near him said he truly stunk), acted strange all the time, and other weirdness. And no one really knew if he was actually like this or if it was an act. Turns out it was in fact a gimmick, that the guy was doing performance art and really took it to the extreme by basically living as the Stanley character 24-7. Supposedly that drove everyone else in the band nuts and everything fell apart.

/shrug

When their album came out I was working as an intern at WHVY 103.1 The Underground. I recall the album coming in, everyone getting a chuckle and of course buzzing about the band, but there wasn’t much radio-friendly. I mean songs like “Fuckin’ Shit Ass” really don’t fly with the FCC. Still, I believe “Tank” wound up being a single. They did come through on tour, I think to play at famed Baltimore venue Hammerjacks, and I had an opportunity to go see them because WHVY, but for some reason I didn’t go; I don’t remember why.

For whatever reason, the band popped into my head the other day and I went looking around about them. Seeing this live video of “Jawohl Asshole” makes me wish I had gone to see them: it looks like their live show would have been quite entertaining.

I’ve never been a huge Marilyn Manson fan, but the other day Apple Music gave me a playlist “Intro to Marilyn Manson” and I must admit I rather enjoyed it.

Here’s “Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon”

I’ve never been a huge Marilyn Manson fan, but the other day Apple Music gave me a playlist “Intro to Marilyn Manson” and I must admit I rather enjoyed it.

Here’s “I Don’t Like the Drugs (but the drugs like me)”

I’ve never been a huge Marilyn Manson fan, but the other day Apple Music gave me a playlist “Intro to Marilyn Manson” and I must admit I rather enjoyed it.

Here’s “The Beautiful People”

Been trying Apple Music (so far enjoying it). A playlist “Best of Thrash/Speed Metal” came up, and I thought it’d make for a good Sunday Metal series.

Metallica – Master of Puppets