Breaking News: Zakk Wylde likes beer

Ever wondered why Zakk Wylde drinks so much? Well you’re in luck, because Zakk revealed all in a recent interview with the Omaha World-Herald (nope, we hadn’t heard of it either).

The reason Zakk drinks so much, is that… he enjoys copping a beer buzz. So there you have it. Simply amazing, am I right?

Want more Zakk facts? Well you’re in even more luck. Want to know the secrets behind Zakk’s awesomely long beard? Apparently it’s his love of cunninglingus that does the trick. Now you know what to do if you want to grow a beard…

Want to know why Zakk doesn’t believe in showers? Unfortunately, that’s one thing no one knows.

Shadows Fall online

It could be just me, but the post title would make a totally good name for a geeky MMORPG, right? Nevermind… Shadows Fall, the band best known for its great musical skills singer’s long ass fucking hair, has posted A Public Execution online, a song from their upcoming live CD/DVD Madness In Manila: Shadows Fall Live In The Philippines 2009 (just look at this title, can it be any longer? are these guys trying to compensate for something?) and you can listen to it and see the track listing after the jump.

Dan Nelson, what is he up to?

Dan Nelson, the guy in the middle between his former bandmates of Anthrax up there, was the singer for Anthrax for 2 years, toured with them, recorded an album with them and then got kicked out of the band.

Even though his recordings for ‘Worship Music’ will probably never see the light of day, I’ve seen them live in 2009 and Nelson proved that he is a beast on stage. I was looking forward to hearing his work with Anthrax but now, that that’s scrapped, I thought why not check out what he has been up to since his “release” from Anthrax?

Over at MySpace Nelson has a page dedicated to some work he has done since his Anthrax days, with a couple of friends in his garage (Someone’s taking the Neil Turbin road) and according to Wikipedia (reliable sources FTW!) he is the current vocalist/guitarist for Inside Hollow, who-the-fuck-ever that is.

So anyway, even though he won’t be seen (or heard) with Anthrax any time soon again, Dan Nelson is still making music. And that’s a good thing because most of the songs on his MySpace page are pretty good and catchy as hell. Just check it out.

Blast From The Past: Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Black Sabbath is possibly the most influential band ever in Heavy Metal, often cited as creating the best God damn genre of music ever.  Although the band have now reached legendary status, the band were often received criticism in their time for their dark sound.

Despite the early critics, Sabbath were undoubtedly ahead of their time, making use of dark lyrical themes and down-tuned guitars, taking the blues inspired rock of the late 60s into much darker and heavier territory.

One of my favourite Black Sabbath albums is easily Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and this is where the band really stepped things up to try and prove that the critics were wrong.  Read on after the jump to see my review of the album.

Scott Ian doesn't give a shit about cover songs

Scott Ian of Anthrax, the band that covered approximately two thousand songs, said “Who gives a shit about cover songs? We’re so far away from that.” in a recent interview with the Miami New Times.

Who gives a shit, Ian? Your fans do. ‘Got the Time’, ‘Antisocial’ and ‘Bring the Noise’ are just three of your covers that turned into crowd favorites and made you the band you are today (which isn’t necessarily a good thing because you’re barely a band at all nowadays).

The interview question above referred to the rumors about Anthrax putting covers of Refused‘s ‘New Noise’ and some Alice in Chains song (I guess, I missed that last rumor) on their new album. Anthrax have covered ‘New Noise’ live (Video after the jump) with Dan Nelson on vocals and it turned into a shitfest. Don’t get me wrong. ‘New Noise’ is a great song and Anthrax (once were) a great band but hell… that just didn’t work.

Either way, ‘Worship Music’ will probably be the next ‘Chinese Democracy’ so we still have 11 more years before they release it and before Scott Ian has to worry about which songs to put on the album.