“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Needs work, Leo

Our crazy metalhead buddy Leo Moracchioli just posted a cover of one of my favourite soft-rock songs from the 80s, “Africa” by TOTO, and… well, it leaves perhaps something to be desired: Compare that to the original: (That, by the way, is an example...

Power through death?

No, don’t worry, the title isn’t what you think. It’s just been a while since I posted up some good strong manly heavy metal- the kind designed to put hair on a man’s already hirsute chest. First up- apparently, it is in fact possible to blend...

Clutch

According to UrbanDictionary.com, the word “Clutch” can be defined as follows: To me, however, CLUTCH simply refers to one of the very best rock bands that you’ll ever see or hear. To wit: I saw these guys playing live several years ago, I...

Mighty Wings

Look, I know that TOP GUN is, by far, the single gayest non-gay movie ever made, but you cannot deny that it has a truly epic soundtrack. This is the film that made both Tom Cruise and Kenny Loggins into bona fide superstars. It is in many ways a...

Blasphemy!!!

Whoever decided to take one of the greatest IRON MAIDEN anthems ever written- which is therefore, by definition, one of the greatest songs ever written and performed, by any band, ever- with one of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, is crazier than a...

Rebel Yell

Yes, I know, it’s stupidly cheesy and retro, but Billy Idol’s classic anthem really hasn’t aged too badly considering that it was recorded some 34 years ago. Hell, the song is older than me. Of course, as with any cheesy synth-rock anthem from the...

Shredfest

Nothing serious this morning, I’m simply in the mood for some epic guitar heroics- starting with: I first got introduced to IMPELLITTERI at the tender age of, like, 15 by the friend who turned me into a metalhead. I’ve never forgotten that feeling of being...

Apex

The fourth album by Canadian metal band UNLEASH THE ARCHERS was released last Friday, and… just… wow. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it for the past three days. Very few albums ever released, by any band, can claim to have had...

#MetalMonday

Given the DISGUSTING weather outside today, I figure a good solid dose of metal should help lighten the mood- starting with, of course, the greatest of them all. IRON MAIDEN: IMPELLITTERI – with perhaps the fastest guitarist on Earth: GALLOWS’ END...

So you wanna be an Illuminatus?

Well in that case, you’re going to need the right anthem to get into the correct frame of mind: Thanks, yet again, to my impressively incompetent ISP, this should have been posted yesterday, but wasn’t. Anyway, the point is that, while there are many bands...