Mugshot mystery
Who is this kid?
Let me help you out: He’s named after a flower, he used to be in a popular rock band ages ago, and lately he’s been most recognized by his dreadlocks. He happens to play in some tribute band, but no one really cares about that. Make the jump and find out.
Interview: Thomas Gurrath (Debauchery)
I recently got to do an Email interview with Thomas “The Bloodbeast” Gurrath, vocalist and main songwriter for Debauchery and Big Ball.
Read the interview after the jump.
Phil is honest
Phil Anselmo’s been in a million bands, but he will always be associated mainly with Pantera, and he knows that, so he talks about them all the time.
But fair is fair, at least he’s admitting his own mistakes, unlike my ex-girlfriend who still denies doing German scheisse porn even though her (literally) shitty antics are captured on HD video and streamed on the internet. “It’s fake. It’s CGI” she said when I questioned her. “Yeah right, if by CGI you mean Cock Gagging Interaction” was my quirky answer that got me slapped in the face. I still love her though.
“I said some ridiculous things in the press back in the day. I admit it. But I put myself in that position, so I’m not gonna blame anyone else. I know that everything I did yesterday is etched in stone, but it doesn’t faze me. All I can do is the right thing today.“ mumbled Phil.
Read more about it here.
If I can be serious for a second, Phil is not the only frontman to say a lot of ‘ridiculous things’ in the press, but he’s one of the few who will own up to it. I respect that. I wish other redheaded frontmen would stop blaming the press and start being honest.
Crystal Viper have a new album out
After only 20 months, Crystal Viper are back with a brand new album, Legends. The album was released yesterday and a track by track description of Legends can be found here.
Crystal Viper clearly will never be considered legends in the metal world, but their Metal Nations record was a great one, so I’m going to predict Legends is a pretty bad ass sounding album as well.
Asomvel singer died
Asomvel frontman Jay Jay Winter (pictured above, on the far left) was killed in a car crash. It makes us sad whenever we lose a metalhead, even if he’s from a band most people probably haven’t heard of. Here’s what happened:
Jay Jay Winter, the lead singer and bassist of the U.K.-based metal band Asomvel, was killed in a car crash this past Monday, October 18. He was 43 years old.The surviving members of the band said in a statement, “Jay was driving home when en route he was forced off the road by another driver’s incompetence. Jay later died in hospital from the injuries he sustained.”
What can we say, except R.I.P. And instead of a minute of silence, take a minute of your time and check the band’s MySpace page.
