Breaking news: Fieldy stillsucks

Okay, so Fieldy (of Korn) has been in the music business for, what, like over 15 years now? We all know his music sucks, we have done since the first time we heard him slap his bass around as if it were a piece of ass, so why do I still insist on reporting on the man, and why do you keep reading it? Maybe we’re all just after some cheap laughs, who knows? Regardless, Fieldy for one reason or another (want proof there is no God, here’s your proof) is still making music, and it still sucks.

Obviously leaving his Hip Hop project for a while (and thank God), Fieldy has formed a new band with a bunch of other misfit quasi-“musicians.” Joining him are Q (Who?) on vocals, Wuv (P.O.D. AKA Who?) on drums and Spider (I repeat, who?) on bass. The band are called Stillwell (or as I shall call them from here on, Stillsucks) and the debut album is titled Dirtbag. Their first song, known as Anal Poppin’ (or something…) can be heard above. Do yourself a favor, and don’t bother clicking play. It seriously is the worst thing I’ve heard since Linkin Park‘s last album

Actually interested in this band? Then you need to cut back on the class A’s, but in case you are, more info can be found here.

Saturday Dose of Metal covers

I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about metal bands covering pop songs. “It’s not funny!”, “Why would they cover someone like that?”, “I’d much rather read Dose of Metal all day than listen to this ever again!” and so on and so forth but let me tell you something right now: Fuck you! Some of the best metal songs to get drunk or party to are covers and I love hearing songs that I grew up with turned into metal songs.

Maybe it’s just me because I also enjoy my fair shair of cheesy Power Metal bands but a George Michael song turned into a Death Metal song just grabs my attention.

So if you’re like me, a true metalhead who knows all the lyrics to all Katy Perry songs by heart, make the jump for some fun cover songs to enjoy your Saturday with.

Interview: Mark Briody (Jag Panzer)

Jag Panzer are a heavy metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Jag Panzer have been constantly releasing great albums since 1984 and just recently released their latest, ‘The Scourge of the Light.‘

Mark Briody, the guitar player, recently agreed  to do  an interview with me, so check it out after the jump.

Friday Top 10: Heavy metal soap operas

Heavy metal. The genre which you’d think that uses fists and bad ass guitar show-offs to settle differences. Well, no luck there. Especially with the rise of the internet, following certain events makes you want to grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy your daily dose of soap. Therefore, this week’s Top 10: Heavy metal soap operas.

Make the jump to read the Top 10.

Slipknot get new touring bassist

Slipknot is the only nu-metal band you’re allowed to like, maybe because they’re original. Sure, Mushroomhead, Kiss and all the other gimmick masked/painted bands did this before them. But still, putting masks on takes time so you gotta respect that. Or maybe not.

Anyway, Slipknot lost their bassist, Paul Gray,  almost a full year ago so now it’s time for a replacement. And I wish I could make a joke but they actually made a pretty wise choice.

“Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate his memory than with someone who was there with us at the very beginning. The eight of us are looking forward to being onstage again and honoring Paul‘s legacy with our families in Europe and Brazil this summer.“

So the new bassist is Donnie Steele (sounds like a pornstar name, but it isn’t… I think) and he’s been in the band before and was good friends with Paul, so yeah, fans must be happy. Then again, they’re called ‘maggots’ by their favorite band, so how happy can they really be?