26 Sep 07
Playlist for 9/25 show
Finntroll - Gryning / Sang / Ellytres / Slaybroder
Steel Assassin - Metalfire
Overkill - Hell Is
Trelldom - Til Minne
Iron
Angel - Wife Of The Devil
Exodus - Thorn In My Side
Angelcorpse - Wolflust
Alex Masi - Dance Of Floda
Vinnie Moore
- Meltdown
Samael - Black Trip <by request>
Obituary - Drop Dead <by request>
Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Symphony
X - Domination
Faith Factor - Deceiver
King Diamond - The Dead / Never Ending Hill <by request>
Iron Maiden
- Run To The Hills <by request>
Valkyrie's Cry - Headless Horseman
Xasthur - Purgatory Spiral
Woods Of Ypres
- Awaiting The Inevitable
Martyrvore - Iron Satan
Desaster - Devil's Sword
Agent Steel - Bleed For The Godz
Asmegin
- Til Rondefolkets <by request>
Equilibrium (Ger) - Nordheim
Folkearth - Skaldic Earth <by request>
Bergthron
- Im Weißen Wald
Amon Amarth - The Last With Pagan Blood <by request>
Ignitor - Phoenix
Satan's Host - H.E.L.L.
Skeletonwitch
- Fire From The Sky
Iced Earth - A Charge To Keep
Artep - Desolate Land
Tony Hernando - Into The Black
Satyricon
- Mother North <by request>
Bolt Thrower - Eternal War <by request>
Celtic Frost - Circle Of The Tyrants
<by request>
Venom - Acid Queen <by request>
Municipal Waste - Septic Detonation
Utuk Xul - Allax Xul
Epica
- Living A Lie
Nightwish - Sahara
Semargl - Schema
Repulsive Disfigurement - Hate
Lake Of Tears - You Better Breathe
While There's Still Time
Arch Enemy - The Day You Died
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23 Sep 07
I'm looking for...
...writers to review albums (new & old, albums will be provided) as well as concerts (reviewers will be on the band's guestlist).
Email me! Serious inquiries only please.
...requests for Tuesday night's show. No special show, just 4 hours of Metal. Lots of Black Metal on the playlist
so far, so help me fill in the gaps.
...your feedback on BNM. Let me know what you think of the show, what you like & don't like hearing, and
what you wish I'd play less & more of. Email your thoughts.
...your forgiveness on my never-ending quest to fulfill my obligation of sending out packages to those of you expecting
them. I'm behind. My apologies.
MMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19 Sep 07
Playlist for the 9/18 KISS Special
Under The Gun
Danger
Snow Blind <by request>
She (demo) <by request>
Love 'Em & Leave 'Em
Betrayed
Save Your Love
Ladies In Waiting (live) <by request>
Almost Human
Heart Of Chrome
New York Groove (live)
X-Ray Eyes <by request>
Spit (bootleg)
Mainline
Firehouse (demo)
Within
I'm A Legend Tonight
Not For The Innocent
Love's
A Deadly Weapon
I Was Made For Lovin' You (bootleg)
Living In Sin
Into The Void <by request>
I Love It Loud <by request>
Calling Dr. Love (remix) <by request>
Black Diamond (live) <by request>
Mr. Speed (bootleg)
Carr Jam 1981
Mr . Blackwell
<by request>
Escape From The Island
I'm Alive
I've Had Enough
Reason To Live
You Matter To Me
In The Mirror
Getaway
Exciter
God Of Thunder (bootleg)
Naked City
Beth (acoustic)
Rocket Ride
King Of Hearts
Love Theme From KISS
Parasite <by request>
Rock
And Roll All Nite (bootleg)
Got Love For Sale
Time Traveler (demo)
Baby Driver
Doncha Hesitate (demo)
Love
Gun (bootleg)
Love Is Blind (demo)
Love In Chains
Let's Put The X In Sex
Deuce (live)
Domino (demo)
Great Expectations
Among these songs were promo clips, radio clips, interviews, Paul Stanley stage banter. I made sure to cover all eras,
all albums. I gave away KISS goodies, like the KISSOLOGY 2 dvd set. It pays to know KISS trivia. The show lasted 5 & 1/2
hours. I think I need to do this again, as I loved every second of it.
16 Sep 07
KISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISS
You wanted the best, you will get the best on Tuesday night from 10pm to 2am e.s.t. Nothing but KISS. Studio tracks,
live cuts, bootlegs, rare promos, and giveaways! Correctly answer KISS trivia questions, and you could win the new KISSOLOGY
II 4-disc dvd set, and KISS cds and books. Email your KISS requests!
15 Sep 07
Edguy/Into Eternity/Light This City/Echoes Of Eternity concert
At the stripclub in Bedford, NH of course, where most Metal tours play in the area, is where the Edguy tour rolled into
town Friday night. I listen to all bands, except Light This City, so I was looking forward to this one.
Echoes Of Eternity was up first. I do like their new/first album The Forgotten Goddess. The dramatic female vocals over
the straight-ahead, midpaced, at times aggressive Metal works well. But do to a poor sound mix, that did not come
across well. The guitars were muddy, vocals overpowering, and overall the sound was a bit if a mess. I should have moved
around more to find a spot that sounded better, as that does make a difference in the quality of what you hear at this club.
Nevertheless, EOE's performance was good. The crowd seemed to enjoy. EOE is a good enough band to deserve more fans.
I'm hoping the next record is a little more varied in approach, with more of a live, organic production.
Light This City is one of the few bands on Prosthetic Records that I can listen to (Wolf rules!), though I never
do because they are a 'core band. They are of the Thrash breed, and they do it well, even if it's not my thing.
Their sound mix too was not good. The drums were buried, and for this style of music you need to hear those snare
hits and double bass pummels. Their performance was good, but they're just not my style. Though the last song they did, whatever
it was, smoked quite well.
Into Eternity returned to New England for the 47,543,569th time since 2005. I've now seen them 8,389 times. Their performance
was plagued by the continued lame sound. But it was slightly better for them than the previous bands. Stu hit all the high
notes and has gotten even better with his Death growl. Tim nailed his vox as well, and burned the fretboard as usual. The
chorus to Nothing sounded lame though, as did most of the rhythm to Spiraling Into Depression. I've always felt that Severe
Emotional Distress was a terrible song, but it sounded pretty good this time. Their set featured all the obvious tunes, 1
from Dead Or Dreaming (guess), 3 from Buried In Oblivion (no Embraced By Desolation, argh), and 5 from The Scattering Of Ashes.
Great set.
I've seen Edguy 2 years ago, opening for HammerFall, so I knew what to expect. And even though these guys play to large
halls and a ton more people, they did not deliver any less to the 200 or so people at a small club. They only played around
a dozen or so songs, a few older tunes like Babylon and Vain Glory Opera (which I've always felt was very similar to Stratovarius'
Galaxies). Tears Of A Mandrake sounded awesome, Fallen Angels sounded awesome, even Save Me worked, while Catch Of The Century
was just ok. They didn't play Rocket Ride (argh), but they did end their set with King Of Fools (of course). Tobias is easily
one of the best frontmen in Metal. He's very good with the crowd. Edguy exudes fun; their show is just a good time. The
crowd for Edguy was the loudest and most energetic (singing along, freaking out) I've ever seen at this club for any
band.
So this show was well worth attending. I expected nothing less, given that I've seen Edguy & IE before and they were
great. I really appreciated the fact that we got a tour of 4 very different bands, but it made sense, and it worked.
That's not always the case when you mix up a Metal tour with contrasting styles. These bands together just made sense.
12 Sep 07
Playlist for 9/11 show
Insomnium - The Gale / Mortal Share
Battleheart - Terror On The High Seas / Wenches & Mead
The Great Kat - War / Terror / Punishment / Humiliation
Act Of God - Dirty Worms / Freezing Moon
Dio - Strange Highways / I Speed At Night
Apocrypha - Tablet Of Destiny / Distorted Reflections
Trelldom - Vinternatt / Steg
Ignitor - Wings Of The Blackheart / Hymn Of Erin
Cruachan - The Middle Kingdom / Oro, Se Do Bheatha 'Bhaile!
Danzig - Little Whip / Cantspeak
Korpiklaani - Running With The Wolves / Liekkion Isku <by
request>
Kampfar - Ravenheart / Norse <by request>
Candlemass - Man Of Shadows / Mirror Mirror
Godless Rising - Heathens Rage / Conflict From Within
Crimson Shadows - Death, Power, Glory / Servant Of The Shadowed Moon
Epica - La'petach Chatat Rovetz / Death Of A Dream
Crimson Glory - Eternal World / Transcendence
Amorphis - Enigma / Shaman
Crimson Moon - Praise Be The Blood Of The Serpent / Carpe Noctem
Bewitched - Black Burning Hatred / Glorious Are The Ways Of Death
Nominon - Arcanum / Ebola
Anubis Gate - The Stars Of Canis Minor / The Final Overture
Municipal Waste - The Inebriator / Lunch Hall Food Brawl
Solefald - Floating Magenta / The Macho Vehicle <by request>
SSS - Quiet Before The Storm / Warhorse
8 Sep 07
I attended the Katatonia show last night. The band I wanted to see was Insomnium. They ruled. Excellent set of melodic,
mid-paced Death. They played 5 songs from their excellent 2006 album Above The Weeping World (The Gale, Mortal Share,
The Killjoy, Devoid Of Caring, Drawn To Black) and one older tune (The Day It All Came Down). Swallow The Sun was also on
the bill. Their more aggressive Doom tunes came across quite well, as opposed to Don't Fall Asleep. I left after
Insomnium. The venue was hot and smokey, I was sweating a lot, and I've seen both Scar Symmetry and Katatonia this year already.
Neither band was impressive then, so I didn't want a repeat of that. SS does nothing for me, and I only like Katatonia's earlier,
heavier material.
No band interviews. Scheduling didn't work out.
6 Sep 07
My conversation with Gaahl (Trelldom, Gorgoroth) is posted on the interviews page. We talked for over half an hour.
He discusses upcoming releases from each of his bands, nature & beliefs, non-Metal music, and more. I purposefully avoided
worn-out topics such as the Polish concert controversy, legal matters, and the usual sensationalist topics. These
things are covered in many other interviews, and I refuse to rehash the same tired subjects. Expect to hear a conversation
about Gaahl and his work, professional and personal. Perhaps in the future we'll speak again.
5 Sep 07
Playlist for 9/4 show
Fueled By Fire - Ernest Goes To Hell
Angelcorpse - Shining One
King
Diamond - Black Of Night
Octavia Sperati - The Final Rest
Dark Inversion - Eternal Darkness Over Icy Kingdom
Faith
Factor - Prayer Warriors
Crimson Shadows - Dark Winter's Night
Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance / No Love Lost
Godless
Rising - Beyond The Gates
Metallica - Fade To Black <by request>
Korpiklaani - Nordic Feast
Deathpils
- D.U.I.
Amorphis - Black River
Hacavitz - Hunger Of The Undead
Turisas - A Portage To The Unknown
Drawn &
Quartered - Sodomy & Heresy
Skyforger - Neighed The Battlehorses / The Battle Of Saule <by request>
Einherjer
- Naar Hammerem Heves
Thyrfing - Storms Of Asgard
Unleashed - To Asgaard We Fly
Candlemass - Demonia 6
Hallows
Eve - The Mansion
Ripper - Death Awaits You
WASP - Hellion (live 1984)
Stranger - The Bell
Diamond Head -
Streets Of Gold
Defleshed - Fast Forward
Shining - Yttligare Ett Steg Närmare Total Jävla Utfrysning
Epica - Menace Of Vanity
Nile - Even The Gods Must Die
Insomnium
- Change Of Heart
Queensryche - The Mission (live)
Behemoth - Pazuzu
Gut Bucket - Drowning In Vomit
October
31 - Give 'Em The Axe
Chris Amott - Bigfoot
Vendetta (UK) - No Safe Hole
Mind's Eye - Feed My Revolver
Obituary
- Seal Your Fate
Sarcophagus - The Pagan Battlefield
Natassievila - Journey To The World Of Shadows
Mord - Opus
II
Malevolent Creation - Dawn Of Defeat
Anubis Gate - Waking Hour
The Great Kat - Zapateado <by request>
Graveworm - Scars Of Sorrow
Aeon - Godless
4 Sep 07
Tonight's show is anything goes. I've purposefully not set a playlist, so I'll know what gets played when you do....I'll
choose songs as I go along. There will be lots of new releases. I need requests, so you know what to do.
No post-BNM this week. I'm trying to schedule a few ahead of time, so hopefully soon you'll hear all kinds of music from
2am until whenever I leave.
The Gaahl interview will be on the Interviews page by Thursday. We talked for 35 minutes, so the file will be large.
If anyone has problems downloading the large interviews, or has any other problems with this site, please let me know.
1 Sep 07
If you did not tune in on Thursday morning, you missed my live interview with Gaahl. Definitely one of the best interviews
I've done. I'll have it up on the Interviews page soon. The Tim 'Ripper' Owens interview will be rescheduled.
There's been a profound lack of requests lately. Fix that by emailing what you'd like me to play.
Does anyone have the Urfaust/Ruins Of Beverast split 7" vinyl? If so, give it to me.
