SKÅL.
these norwegian geniuses are gonna tear it up tonight. oh, and did i mention that i’m gonna be interviewing one of them this evening? that’s happening.
(Source: fuckyeahkvelertak)
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i took a trip! read about it here.
evidence of my lame yuppie side on my (gasp!) house blog here.
Tonight is the first night in the Montréal series of the Wacken Metal Band Battle competition. CJLO DJs will be guest judging throughout the series, with Andrew from Grade A Explosives on the panel this evening. Tonight’s event is at Katacombes and starts at 8:30, and features Dissension, Bookakee, Warcall, and Virulys. More info is here and here.
Why am I only just discovering that this exists?
Another item for rock’n’roll booze watch.
(Source: infinitedreamsprowler)
As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis Arrested In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Metal singer taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly soliciting an undercover cop to have his estranged wife killed.
Is it terrible that I’m not at all surprised that this would be coming from someone so intent on their Jesus-yness? I was really into Frail Words Collapse at the time, despite the fact that I do not approve of bands using music as a way to preach. To be fair, if this is true, he was still following the Ten Commandments, since by hiring someone, he wouldn’t really be the one doing the murdering. Thankfully, the legal system has a different opinion on this point.
“Our drummer Kjetil has been having trouble with his arm and was unfortunately unable to continue our ongoing North America tour. He left home for Norway yesterday to get treatment so that he doesn’t permanently damage his hand, which would suck so much balls.
But, we were lucky to get an awesome replacement in Jay Weinberg (Against Me, Madball, E-street Band) who learned all the songs and played an amazing set yesterday in Seattle. Kjetil is a hard drummer to replace, but Jay might just be the best replacement imaginable. Thanks Jay!!”
Bummer.
(Source: fuckyeahkvelertak)
INFINITY BONERS.
Hey y’all, don’t forget that this is going down tonight. I’ll be pressing play on the brand new Kvelertak record, Meir, around 8pm, and giving away some sweet prizes, so come down early and have drink with me! CJLO metal DJs will be spinning all the heavy hits, and a guaranteed good time will be had by all! See you tonight!
KVELERTAK. BURGERS. THINGS.
As you may or may not know, CJLO is celebrating a birthday this year. We have officially been on the air in Montréal for 5 years, and it’s been 15 years that CJLO in its current form has existed. To celebrate, we’ll be throwing events all year, which brings me to the next item of business…
Tonight, on my show, BVST (7 to 9 ET, CJLO 1690AM in Montréal, cjlo.com worldwide), I’ll be premiering selected tracks from the brand new Kvelertak record, Meir, which will be released in about two weeks. I’ve been listening to it for a month or so now, and trust me, you will not be disappointed!
I’ll be playing the record in anticipation of the upcoming Roadrunner Records / CJLO 1690AM listening party, which will be happening March 27th at Katacombes, and which will feature the new Kvelertak album as well as Disarm the Descent, the new Killswitch Engage record. The party starts at 7pm, there will be CJLO DJs spinning metal all night, prizes & giveaways galore, and admission is free, so c’mon down! Here’s a link to the Facebook event, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Finally, if all of this got you feeling a little hungry, you need to head over to Le Gourmet Burger (1433 Bishop) and grab yourself the official CJLO burger, with melty Cheddar, spicy Jalapeños, fresh Lettuce and delicious caramelized Onions (see what we did there?). You can get it on your choice of beef, chicken, bison or veggie burger, and I highly recommend getting the combo (which includes fries and a delicious house-made ice tea or lemonade).
To summarize:
TONIGHT: brand new Kvelertak tracks on CJLO from 7 to 9pm ET.
MARCH 27TH: awesome listening party for Kvelertak / Killswitch Engage at 7pm.
RIGHT NOW UNTIL APRIL 12TH: delicious CJLO burgers!
Finally, a high stakes election...
… where every vote counts. I’m talkin’ ‘bout the President of Heavy Metal 2012 elections, of course. My friend Quiet Mike over at Forget The Box tipped me off to this, and while I voted (and you can too, use the link above!), I do want to point out that:
- Metal is not a democracy.
- Metal is a theocracy.
- Lemmy is god.
- Therefore, Lemmy is president of metal, for ever and ever, amen.
Also, Lemmy is watching you, so VOTE CAREFULLY.
Some thoughts on last night’s Anthrax / Testament show:
Testament are really, really good. I feel like I may have seen them before and don’t remember, but I will remember this.
Lamb of God owe Testament some royalties. That riff from ‘Into The Pit’ sounds a lot like the riff on ‘Laid To Rest’.
Scott Ian is aging like a fine wine.
Anthrax played ‘Deathrider’, one of my favorite Belladonna-era songs, and no one cared. They dedicated it to the guy who got shot at Metropolis, tho’, which was nice.
I guess not having Belladonna try to sing anything off We’ve Come for You All was a blessing in disguise. Nonetheless, I was sad to hear nothing from that album. I guess I’ll have to wait another five years for that reunion?
Twenty year old boys need to keep growin’ that hair down to their waist and wearing them denim vests and shitty leather jackets because they make my eyes happy.
I’ve seen Anthrax many, many times, and I have only this to say… The John Bush years? Those were golden…
I got one of these. I didn’t use it though.
EDIT: I’m being told that ‘Deathrider’ is pre-Belladonna. That explains a lot.
