You know what’s awesome? Power metal! And few do power metal as well as the Europeans. Sit back and listen to Battlefield from one of the best German power metal bands out there, Blind Guardian:
Tag: Heavy Metal
Monday Metal: Deliver Us by In Flames
I have no grand justification for selecting this week’s song, it just happened to be a song I liked that was playing on Pandora at the time I wrote this post. Sit back and enjoy Deliver Us by In Flames:
Monday Metal: White Death by Sabaton
I found something extremely awesome for this week’s Monday Metal entry. When the Soviet Union invaded Finland a total bad ass by the name of Simo Häyhä decided he wasn’t all that thrilled by the Soviet’s attempt to overtake his country and set out to inform them of his displeasure. By the end of the Winter War Simo Häyhä, using a modified Mosin Nagant rifle and a Suomi KP/-31, sent the Soviet military a message by knocking off at least 505 of their soldiers.
While the Soviets managed to inflict a severe wound against Simo, by sending a round through his face, he recovered and lived to a ripe old age of 96. To paraphrase one of my friends, Simo Häyhä and death metal are why nobody wants to fuck with Finland. A great power metal band by the name of Sabaton wrote a song about Simo Häyhä titled White Death which is this week’s Monday Metal entry:
Monday Metal: Halloween by Helloween
Today is Halloween and I’ve found a very fitting song to celebrate the holiday. Sit back and listen to Halloween by Helloween:
Monday Metal: War Party by Gwar
In one week it will be Halloween which means we need to get in the spirit of the holiday. What this place needs are some costumes and that means Gwar:
I’m a Scientific Anomaly
When I was a teenager I listened to heavy metal, played violent video games, watched violent movies, owned firearms, and spent large amounts of time talking to people on the Internet. According to all of the studies that keep floating around I should be a violent antisocial psychopath who shoots other people. Well now it appears I should also be depressed and suicidal:
TEENS listening to head-banging heavy metal music are at risk of depression and suicide, a study reveals.
The Melbourne University paper says early intervention at schools is necessary before behavioural problems start.
Dr Katrina McFerran’s study spanned five years and found heavy metal music led to mental illness in some teens aged between 13 and 18.
“Most young people listen to a range of music in positive ways; to block out crowds, to lift their mood or to give them energy when exercising, but young people at risk of depression are more likely to be listening to music, particularly heavy metal music, in a negative way,” she said.
Either I’m the biggest fucking scientific anomaly on Earth or these studies are complete and utter bullshit.
Monday Metal: Humans Being by Van Halen
OK I admit I’m really stretching the meaning of metal by posting a Van Halen song but fuck it, this is my blog and I get to do what I want. This week’s Monday “Metal” is the last Van Halen song featuring Sammy Hagar and it was one hell of a good song:
Monday Metal: Humppa Is My Neighbour by Troll Bends Fir
It’s Monday morning which means it’s time for metal. This week I’m presenting something that you’ve likely not heard unless you’re into the Russian Fold Metal scene that is. Troll Bends Fir came to my attention through Korpiklaani as Jonne Järvelä is featured on this song. It’s a unique sounding song and I really dig it:
Monday Metal: Rock You Like a Hurricane by The Scorpions
This week we have another entry in the 1980’s hair metal genre with a well known classic. I present for your listening pleasure Rock You Like a Hurricane by The Scorpion:
Monday Metal: Two out of Seven by Edguy
If you’ve never heard of the band Edguy this is your chance to become familiar with one of the best power metal bands out there. Their new album, Age of the Joker, was recently released and what follows is my favorite song off of that album: