Take a walk on the wild side!
I had a 7pm Dental appointment tonight which ultimately had me in the dentist chair for close to an hour and a half. An exhausting process but one I am glad is all but over.
Found it a little disconcerting when the dentist and his assistant (who happens to be my sis), express some concern over a mark in my x-ray on my lower left jaw. After reading the radiologist’s report, I was told that it wasn’t anything for me to be concerned over.
Iconic Banksy Image Painted Over. London transport workers have painted over an iconic mural by “guerrilla artist” Banksy estimated to be worth more than £300,000.
There’s so much I need to do to get this blog back up to speed. A lot has been happening but I just haven’t had the time to scratch myself of late. In a (salty) nutshell: just saw Slayer and Mastodon last night. Slayer were supreme but my ears are in pain. I’m getting far too old for this shit… this is the first gig I’ve been to in many a year where the ears have been hurting! Bought the NIN album over the weekend… totally awesome with some nice surprises here and there. More later. Saw 300 a week or so ago… pretty cool! Sent my Canon 400D in for repairs last week so I’m without my umbilical cord for a while. Career wise, things are just dandy. Personal life even dandier! Life is good and the Sopranos are back on TV (or Bit Torrent if you will).
Hopefully, I’ll be able to catch up with this all and update the Dogmatic droogs real soon! Blog on!
Yes I have it. Yes it is mindfuckingly Reznor’s best work in years! Yes it is out there! Yes there will be a Dogmatic review very soon! Yes you should all rush out and buy it on April 17. Yes! Yes! Yes!!!
Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Vinnie Appice
The Dio era of Black Sabbath has always had a soft-spot in my old blackened heart! The news of the formation of this incarnation of the greatest Metal bands of all-time - had this particular fanboy donning a black cape and throwing the devil-horn salute at anything that moves! Although they are touring under the monicker ‘Heaven & Hell’ due to legalities and a certain cunt known as Sharon Osbourne not allowing them to use the Sabbath name… it is still Black Sabbath and this compilation album pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio’s incredible contributions to this classic line-up. Tracks from the Dio era (Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Live Evil and Dehumanizer) isn’t all that you get here… there are three new tracks which prove beyond any reasonable doubt - just how insurmountably great Messrs Iommi, Butler, Appice & Dio are. The new tracks ‘The Devil Cried’, ‘Shadow of the Wind’, and ‘Ear In The Wall’ are fucking incredible! I was floored on first listen and I pray to all that is unholy that these guys give us a full album. Let’s face it, Dio’s solo career - apart from his first two albums ‘Holy Diver’ & ‘The Last In Line’ - has been a little on the lackluster side. With that in mind I was dreading what these new tracks might possibly sound like… but after picking my jaw up from the floor… I was completely blown away at what is on offer here. The new tracks are worth the price of admission alone! Brilliant Iommi riffs that chug and chug along embedding themselves deep into your synapses whilst Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice lay down monstrous foundations. And on top of it all… the greatest voice in Metal sings like an angel possessed, waxing lyrical the doom and gloom that is and always will be… Black Fuckn Sabbath! Goddamn!!!
