Motormixer

So no doubt you saw my post earlier today about a dubstep remix of Deftones‘ Prince. Well, how do you guys feel about making some dubstep remixes of Motörhead songs? Wouldn’t that be like totally awesome? Well good news, because the band are releasing the Motörhead Remixer, coming straight to your mobile phone. Oh yayz!

Read more information here.

Pain is inspiration (A shining view on Black Metal)

Recently, while looking for “new” music for me to discover, I came across Shining, a Swedish Black Metal band. Black Metal from Scandinavia, that’s not too exciting now, is it? No yet but read on. I mainly checked them out because according to several sources, one of their main influences was Strid, a band I covered, among others, just yesterday in an article.

Strid are commonly recognised as the creators of Depressive Black Metal and Shining take that even further. How? Read on after the jump for stories about self-mutilation, hoping for people to committ suicide and more (most probably not safe for work).

Defstep

Are you deaf? The chances are if you’re a fan of dubstep, you probably are. Hell, some would argue if you’re a fan of Deftones, you’re probably deaf. So chances are, all you hearing impaired music fans will love this Dubstep remix of Prince. Check it out yo.

Source: Metalhammer

The Clown is branching out

Shawn “Clown” Crahan is branching out. Which shouldn’t come as a surprise since every other member of Slipknot has a side project, plus the Clown does NOTHING in that band anyway, so he prolly needs something to do besides eating.

Anyways, he has a new band called The Black Dots of Death, and if you think the name is bad, wait till you hear the music. It’s as if someone took a NIN song and made it way worse. Is that even possible? Yes it is. It makes Trent Reznor look like Mozart.

“This is my new project, this is my new pain. Enjoy.” said the Clown about it.
“Wrong, Mr. Crahan, it’s your project but OUR pain. Ear pain, to be specific.” said Dose of Metal.

Make the jump to see/hear what I’m talking about.

Metallica can't throw good parties

The band once known as ‘Alcoholica’ is apparently pretty mellowed out and artsy fartsy nowadays, cause their “end of the tour” party in Melbourne was ‘surprisingly lame’ according to insiders. Or ‘surprisingly tame,’ I need my glasses.

“Bags were being packed at their hotel before the band went on stage, with the band wasting no time heading from the concert to the airport and clambering aboard a private jet to whisk them off to the US. Instead of a blow-out on Sunday night, the band threw a party for their crew and tour members at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in South Melbourne on Friday night. The party started at 7.30pm and the last few people trickled out at 3.30am on Saturday.“

Read full article here.

Usually I’d write something offensive, like ‘maybe they’re scared of kangaroos…’ But tonight, I’m keeping it P.C. So what did they expect? To trash the hotels, drink ’till they’re in a coma and spend another 2 weeks in Australia being hung over? They’re old now. Alcoholica out. Familiolica in.

They’re with their kids and wives there, that means no drugs, no groupies, no anything. Why would they enjoy touring? Hell, sounds awful just thinking about it.