The 10 Greatest Currently Active Live Bands

https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/04/the-10-greatest-currently-active-live-bands/?eml=2023April19/6035235/6424942&etsubid=131064989
Interesting list. It makes me feel out of touch with the current metal scene... I have never listened to:
1. Undeath – Never heard of them
2. Rammstein – never a complete tune – seriously!
3. Jesus Piece – Never heard of them
4. Converge – Never heard of them
5. Code Orange – Never Listened to them – have heard of them
Of the others,
1. Meshuggah – AGREE!!!
2. EYEHATEGOD - I have at least one of their albums, can't name a single tune without looking them up
3. Lamb of God – AGREE!!!
4. Metallica – AGREE!!!
5. Rob Zombie – I didn't really consider RZ "metal" but, eh, okay

My Spider-Jedi Sense is Tingling

This list was published on Jun 29, 2021, 10:39 AM and I have some thoughts:

• Cradle of Filth, Cruelty and the Beast (1998) should not be on this list… it’s awful.
• I agree with including Slayer's Seasons In The Abyss
• I might have replaced Seasons with Megadeth's Rust in Peace if I wanted to ensure a Big Four band is on this list
• I can see the case for Iron Maiden's Powerslave, though I haven’t listened to it in decades
• I haven’t gone out of my way to re-listen to White Zombie's Astro-Creep 2000 in decades
• I haven’t gone out of my way to re-listen to Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance in decades
  

My Spider-Jedi sense is tingling - I can see a Youtube playlist with these 20 albums in my future. 20 Metal Albums Without A Bad Song On Them | The Pit (wearethepit.com)

1. DevilDriver, The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand (2005)
2. Slayer, Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
3. Mantar, Death by Burning (2014)
4. Electric Wizard, Witchcult Today (2007)
5. He Is Legend,White Bat (2019)
6. Dark Angel, Darkness Descends (1986)
7. Take Over and Destroy, Endless Night (2013)
8. Cradle of Filth, Cruelty and the Beast (1998)
9. Autopsy, The Headless Ritual (2013)
10. Gama Bomb, Citizen Brain (2008)
11. White Zombie, Astro Creep: 2000 (1995)
12. The Crown, Crowned In Terror (2002)
13. Acid Witch, Stoned (2011)
14. Strapping Young Lad, City (1997)
15. Uada, Devoid of Light (2016)
16. Iron Maiden, Powerslave (1984)
17. Black Fast, Terms of Surrender (2015)
18. Sleep, The Sciences (2018)
19. Soilwork, Natural Born Chaos (2002)
20. Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance (1982)

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Skip Megan's graduation from UNI to attend this show? Impossible. End of discussion.

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Funny 2

Hee hee

Ozzy's List

From  http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/Ozzy-Osbourne-Favorite-Metal-Albums.aspx

Ozzy Osbourne's 10 favorite metal albums, in alphabetical order, via Rolling Stone:

1. AC/DC -- Highway to Hell
2. Alice in Chains -- Facelift
3. Guns N' Roses -- Appetite for Destruction
4. Judas Priest -- British Steel
5. Led Zeppelin -- Led Zeppelin IV
6. Megadeth -- Rust in Peace
7. Metallica -- Master of Puppets
8. Motorhead -- Ace of Spades
9. Pantera -- Cowboys from Hell
10. Rob Zombie -- Hellbilly Deluxe

I own all but the Motorhead Ace of Spades album.

Schedule for Our Trip to Chicago

SO MANY TOUGH CHOICES will need to be made at Chicago Open Air as far as which bands to see. Here's a breakdown of the schedule:

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Friday's schedule is pretty good. I know Alex wanted to see some of Suicide Silence and Whitechapel and Falling in Reverse so tough decisions have to be made. Later on, I have seen and heard great things about The Dillinger Escape Plan so choosing between that set and Rob Zombie is a tough choice.

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I would like to see Dragonforce and Mushroomhead and it looks like that will be possible. Seeing Body Count would be cool just for the sheer legendary status the band has, but that makes it a requirement to get from the main stage in 5 minutes. Unless we stood way far in the back, I will choose Seether as a higher priority over Body Count. Plus, I want a good place to see Godsmack. I also know Alex really wants to see Korn.

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This is going to be an interesting day. I'd like to see Lamb of God, but I'd also really like to check out Behemoth's drummer, who is insanely fast. The choice between seeing Ozzy Osbourne or Slayer is like the worst decision a heavy metal fan can make. Yes, Slayer ends at 8:20 and Ozzy starts at 8:25. I don't think it's feasible to expect to get from the second stage area to the main stage area in 5 minutes. Personally, I think Stone Sour and Slayer should be swapped as seeing Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Slayer, and Ozzy - all in a row - would blow my mind!

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Robbie Z Says to Get High

I always have this thought when I hear the phrase "getting high" and it takes me back to 1992. I didn't wake up this AM wanting to write about Old Stew, but I put "getting high" and "Old Stew" together in my brain like salt and pepper. I'm sure I've wrote this previously on this blog, but when I played drums in Old Stew, 4/5ths of the band smoked pot. I was the 1/5th that never had any desire to even try it. In 1992, I graduated from Mount Mercy College and I knew better than to involve myself in drugs. Sure, I drank too much booze and too often I was drunk and as out of control as an individual that takes drugs, but, c'mon, who doesn't get a little wild in college? .... I had to pause so I could stop laughing about some of my wild college escapades - all of them inappropriate for permanently documenting them on this blog that is visible to the public - long enough to be able to type. It's fair to say I was a different person in 1992 than I am now.

While I certainly don't endorse the idea that anyone should get high, I do think that the Iowa Legislature should have approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Right now, if someone is in severe pain, that person has to go to CO, where it is legal. The Iowa Legislature failed the people of Iowa when they failed to act. I think an issue like this should not be partisan. I would challenge the Republicans to do the research and to help the people that voted for them to do actual work.

Why this extended essay about getting high, drinking booze, and such? Well, Rob Zombie's "Get High" just assaulted my ears for the first time. While I like this groove and the parts where the guitar drops out and it's just singing and a tambourine / percussion in the background, I still am just not a Robbie Z fan. I've seen him in concert, when he was the lead singer of White Zombie, though I can't recall who else was on the bill with him at this precise moment. The guitarist, John 5 (and I only know that because he was on "That Metal Show") proves he is a great guitarist. The drumming is interesting. I even like the vocal effects.

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I like "Get High" better than the first single I heard:

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Hateful

There's a great song by Lorenzo, an Ohio-based rock band, that has a song called "Hateful" and I thought of that song when I saw the Facebook postings (linked to from this article) on Rob Zombie's Facebook page. Disheartening to have "fans" not realize that Rob Zombie is a human, not some robot. If the guy says he can't sing, then he can't sing. If he would have sang and if he would have struggled through the show, the same fans that are complaining about him not finishing the concert would be complaining about the quality of his vocals. Some people in this world cannot be made happy. Kevin Holmes said it best:
"People are so rude. Apparently the man was really under the weather. I guess they think rock stars are impervious to getting sick. Shit happens, and I am sure he will make it up. Get better soon Rob Zombie and don't sweat the negativity..."

Lazerfest Update

Stage 1:
1 p.m.: TBD,
2:05 p.m.: Hail the Villain.
3:15 p.m.: Halestorm.
4:25 p.m.: Drowning Pool.
5:35 p.m.: Five Finger Death Punch.
7 p.m. Hell Yea.
8:25 p.m. Rob Zombie.
10:25 p.m. Godsmack.

Stage 2:
12:30 p.m.: TBD.
2:40 p.m. Red.
3:50 p.m. Skillet.
5 p.m. Papa Roach.
6:10 p.m.: Seether.
7:35 p.m. Alice Cooper.
9:25 p.m.: Three Days Grace

LazerFest 2010, Drum Battles, and System of a Down

Bands: Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Three Days Grace, Seether, Hell Yeah!, PaPa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Skillet.
Doors 12:00pm. Ticket price includes $2.00 parking fee.
$37 a ticket

Indianola, Iowa.

More info here: http://desmoines.metromix.com/music/blog_post/godsmack-and-three-days/1778382/content

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Oooh man... Five Finger Death Punch? LIVE?!? I need to figure a way to make this work...
Plus a drum battle?!?

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which put me in the mood for drum battles:

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and then I got into System of a Down's "Toxicity":