I know. I probably sound like a shill for the new Overkill album, Ironbound, but I’m just really loving the album! Since buying it on its US release date it’s about the only thing I’ve been listening to.

Here’s the video for the first release off the album, “Bring Me the Night”

A great choice for a first release. It’s a strong album end to end. Thrashier numbers like “Bring Me the Night”, “Ironbound”, “The Green and Black”. Then you’ll have more mid-tempo songs like “The Head and Heart”, which just has a great structure to it. Really, I think it’s a strong album end to end.

BTW, iTunes Music Store eventually got back to me. They refunded my purchase (sigh) and are going to investigate the sound quality issue… try back in a few weeks. Ugh.

Death to all but metal, indeed.

Actually since today is Valentine’s Day, I guess “Community Property” is more appropriate. 😉

“Judgment Night” was a so-so movie back in 1993. What made the movie stand out was the soundtrack album. If I remember correctly, they took rap groups and heavy metal or alternative bands and paired them together and had each pairing compose an original song for the soundtrack. It turned out some great cuts.

Whatever you think of nü-metal or latter-day rap-metal, (good) rap and metal actually do have a lot in common and can mix quite well.

Biohazard and Onyx’s duet on “Judgment Night”. One of my favorites from the album.

Faith No More and Boo-Ya-Tribe, with “Another Body Murdered”. Another favorite.

Slayer and Ice-T. A bit weak of a song, but I like the pairing of Ice-T and Slayer. Tom’s “WAR!” cries are signature Tom. When the song picks up at 2:23, it throws back to Slayer’s early punk influences. And when it really kicks in at 3:57, signature Slayer sound.

I remember one night during my college radio show playing “Just Another Victim” by Helmet & House of Pain. A couple of the other station DJ’s that did the rap shows had come into the studio to get something about the time Everlast started rapping. I recall how surprised they were to hear a rap artist on “the metal guy’s” radio show. Take that for whatever it’s worth.

I question not me; it only happens to others. I cannot deny reality as life gets smothered.

Before he gave us the devil horns, Ronnie James Dio was in other bands with uh… different sounds.

I’ve always loved do-wop, so this is pretty cool to me. 🙂

I never was a huge fan of Death (never been a big death metal fan), but Chuck Schuldiner certainly was a pioneer of the genre.

I did find it cool how they progressed over time, with later albums growing more technical.

Just listened to a few tracks off the forthcoming Overkill album, Ironbound.

“Bring Me The Night” will apparently be the first single (or at least a video is being shot for it).

The title cut

Damn. It sounds good. Going to have to pick this album up.

What would Headbanger’s Ball have been if Prong didn’t provide the soundtrack?

Breaking a bit from having Sunday Metal being about a band, here it’s about a song.

The original, by Slade:

The Runaways:

The first version I was exposed to, Quiet Riot’s:

Joe Satriani covering “Silent Night”. Not much on the video to watch, but a lot to listen to… and that’s the important part.

Merry Christmas.