Slipknot - Everything Ends

Band:  Slipknot
Song:  Everything Ends
Album:  Iowa (2001)
Genre:  Nu-Metal
Language:  Strong

In the spirit of everything ending, I'd like to put in a vote for the snow to chill out a bit.  As some of you may be aware, I live in Erie, PA.  You may have heard of us recently as the city that got almost 5 feet of snow on Christmas.  It's pretty cool, we just got hit with another snow warning as of writing this post, which is active until 4 AM on the 31st.  We're probably about to get another foot of snow, no biggie.

David Wolter - "Today's snowfall of 12.2" means #Erie has seen 83.8" since Christmas Eve. That is more than the entire 2016/2017 season (78.6"). The total for the month is now at 120.8." In a typical December we average 27.5." #Snowmageddon"

There ya go, some fun stats for ya.

But yeah, end of the year, right?  The time when you leave all kinds of things in the back in 2017 so you can move on and mature.  You know, the good 'ol resolution stuff.  Y'all have anything?

Personally I've never been a huge fan of resolutions.  They're mostly just self serving things to make you look good in January on Facebook, but that's about it.  I'd rather make sweeping statements like "I'm gonna lose some weight" instead of "I'm gonna go to the gym 3 times a week this year".  It's more realistic.

But yeah, don't let me crap on your parade, have fun!  It's party day after all, turn up.

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Powerman 5000 - Sid Vicious In A Dress

Band:  Powerman 5000
Song:  Sid Vicious In A Dress
Album:  New Wave (2017)
Genre:  Industrial, Nu-Metal
Language:  Strong

When I planned on posting this I had really intended to listen to the entirety of this album by now.  Like, the songs I've heard so far were really sweet, and I wanted to give y'all the "review" of the rest of the album.

Nah though, I suppose I'll just have to drop this track on ya.  This one, compared to the one I posted near the end of November, is a lot more like their original sound.  Very driving and industrial, but also keeping with their more modern tone.

Video's pretty fun to watch too, ya know?  Have fun y'all.

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Post Malone - I Fall Apart

Artist:  Post Malone
Song:  I Fall Apart
Album:  Stoney (2016)
Genre:  R&B
Language:  Strong

So there's this girl at school who loves Post Malone.  He's on her snap story, he's on her facebook, and if she had a Twitter I'm sure he'd be there too.  I got her for our secret Santa that we did and I actually found a Post Malone prayer candle on Etsy.  It was a very good time.

But yeah, cause of stuff like that, as I may have mentioned before, I've started to listen to this dude a little more.  I'm not a super huge fan of Stoney as a whole album, but I'm a heg fan of his newer singles so far.  We'll see how mister Malone continues his career.

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Logic & Rag'n'Bone Man - Broken People

Artist:  Logic & Rag'n'Bone Man
Song:  Broken People
Album:  Bright:  The Album
Genre:  Rap, Hip Hop
Language:  Brief

I don't think I can state how much I enjoyed Bright enough, so here's the opening song from the film.

I loved the choice of music they had throughout honestly, I feel like it helped elevate the story to a level I wasn't expecting it to take.  Like, from the previews I thought it was gonna be a light hearted thing that wasn't super special, but right from the get go we hit up a serious story and a couple rather heavy hearted songs that help drag you into the fact that this is not going to be a happy movie.

I'd hazard a guess that all the joke points are actually used in the trailers, to give an idea of how the rest feels.

So good though, please watch it.

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Cannibal Corpse - Kill Or Become

Band:  Cannibal Corpse
Song:  Kill Or Become
Album:  A Skeletal Domain (2014)
Genre:  Death Metal
Language:  Strong

Have y'all seen Bright?  If you haven't, you really should.  It's such a fun movie.

One of my favorite funny moments they had though was when Jakoby turned on the radio and it played Cannibal Corpse's song Hammer Smashed Face.  At least I'm like, 99% sure that's the song they played, it sounded like the one held out "You".  I was tickled when I heard it.

Can't share that song with ya though, cause I already posted it.  The good news?  I'm here with another great tune from ol' CC, Kill Or Become.

Also I just saw they put out a new album, so I'm gonna have to look into that.

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Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey

Band:  Beastie Boys
Song:  Brass Monkeys
Album:  License To Ill (1986)
Genre:  Hip Hop

"Listen, I told her that if she's not up by 8 I was just gonna start blasting Brass Monkey on repeat until she came down.  She knew the risks of sleeping in, it's out of my hands."

That's what my brother told us when we were talking about how my mom hadn't woken up yet on Christmas.  Ironically he had issues getting his speaker to work and she came down right as he managed to get it to work.

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Bad Religion - O Come O Come Emmanuel

Band:  Bad Religion
Song:  O Come O Come Emmanuel
Album:  Christmas Songs (2013)
Genre:  Punk Rock, Christmas

For Christmas itself I feel it's only appropriate that I share the best Christmas music I've found to date.

It's not often that a band manages to throw together a Christmas album without actually sacrificing their natural sound, but Bad Religion managed to do it well.  All less that 30 minutes of the album is a wonderful mess of classic Punk sounds that just make me happy, ya know?

They hit like 5 or 6 different classics, but this was one of my favorites.

Merry Christmas all, hope it's a good one.

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Sia - Candy Cane Lane

Artist:  Sia
Song:  Candy Cane Lane
Album:  Everyday Is Christmas (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Christmas

I didn't expect to be wowed by Sia's Christmas album.  As a rule I can't stand Christmas music as it's horrendously repetitive and tacky.

Sia's album was a rather nice change of pace though.  It followed the traditional "Christmas music" path in the actual music, but the tunes were all nice and original.  Like, I'm not a huge fan of Sia.  This isn't cause she's not talented, she's just not my flavor of female pop.

Good music though, and a rather nifty addition to Christmas tunes.


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Andrew Huang - You Make Winter Warm

Artist:  Andrew Huang feat. Dusty Lima
Song:  You Make Winter Warm
Album:  You Make Winter Warm (single, 2017)
Genre:  Christmas

Remember that guy I posted a couple weeks ago that took apart Closer by The Chainsmokers?  Well he makes music too btw, not just analize what other people have going on.

I guess he did this last year too, but he partnered with Klick to make this wonderful little Christmas ditty.  It's a fun kickoff to Christmas stuff though, ya know?  I figure it's a good plan to kick off the holiday music earlier than I had intended.  DMX yesterday, and my favorite Christmas song that was released this year tomorrow.

Stay tuned all, it's lit.


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DMX - Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer

Artist:  DMX
Song:  Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer
Album:  Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer (2017)
Genre:  Rap, Christmas

So I know this isn't actually a new song.  I remember when this video originally surfaced and it was my favorite thing.  This seems like they took the audio from that and slapped it on a new beat.  I love it cause I'm a pretty big fan of DMX, but it bums me out that his label, manager, producers, or whatever combination there, is doing this to him.  Maybe he's selling out to get bail money, I don't know.

Song's fun though, decent addition to whatever "weird Christmas music" playlist you might run.


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Party Cannon - Everyone Is Still Dead To Me

Band:  Party Cannon
Song:  Everyone Is Still Dead To Me
Album:  Perverse Party Platter
Genre:  Slam Death
Language:  Strong

The main band that got me into Grindcore wasn't even a Grind band at all, it was a Slam Death band called Party Cannon.  I'm sure that came as a shock considering the post is titled that, but whatevs.

The bonus to this delightful little band is that they just put out new material!  This song is like, 3 weeks old?  News to me too honestly, I was ready to pull out a song from the first album that I was a fan of.  This album feels solid though, I dig it.  It's not really a different sound for them, it keeps the same "light hearted" tone with their interlude bits, but the fun Slam Death elements are all still there too.

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Puig Destroyer - Batflip

Band:  Puig Destroyer
Song:  Batflip
Album:  Puig Destroyer
Genre:  Grindcore
Language:  Strong
Bandcamp:  puigdestroyer.bandcamp.com

I feel remiss to mention Pig Destroyer again without bringing up the band that helped get me into Grindcore in the first place.

I was but a wee lad in the realm of actually knowing about Metal (about 3 years ago), and a friend of mine sent me a link to these guys' music.  They thought I would like it, and I did not.

BUT THEY HAVE A GIMMICK.

Puig Destroyer is the only baseball themed Grindcore band in the world.  Well maybe not the world, but they're the only one I know of at least.  I like them now though, and that's what counts, right?

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Meshuggah - New Millenium Cyanide Christ

Band:  Meshuggah
Song:  New Millenium Cyanide Christ
Album:  Chaosphere
Genre:  Progressive Metal

Don't get much more chug-y than Meshuggah.  These guys have been the kings of chug since like, the 90s.

Basically pioneering guitars with 7+ strings, you have to give some respect to these guys.  If memory serves actually this song is off the album they were still recording with 6 string guitars though.  The next one they were given some tester 7 strings that sounded really rough, then they re recorded with better equipment at a later date.

Fun tune though, worth giving a listen to.

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Pig Destroyer - Sheet Metal Girl

Band:  Pig Destroyer
Song:  Sheet Metal Girl
Album:  Prowler In The Yard (2001)
Genre:  Grindcore
Bandcamp:  pigdestroyer.bandcamp.com

One of the icons of Grindcore, the wall of noise that is Pig Destroyer fits rather well into my current mood.  Up until I did that Grind theme in May though I don't think I'd actually heard their music before.  At the time I wasn't super sure why I had avoided them, but the more I actually looked at their lyrics the more I realized why, haha

Honestly the only way to listen to Grindcore is to totally ignore whatever the words are.  These dudes say some awful things in their little 1 to 2 minute song windows doncha know.

Enjoy though, Christmas is coming and all that.

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Fit For An Autopsy - Iron Moon

Band:  Fit For An Autopsy
Song:  Iron Moon
Album:  The Great Collapse (2017)
Genre:  Deathcore

I'm really feeling some agressive grinding chug music this week.  As such I've decided to start us off with one of the most groovy Deathcore songs I've managed to find yet.

I may have mentioned this when I reviewed the album in March, when I first heard this song I was immediately in love.  The intro to the song is just so harsh and wonderful, ya know?

Stay tuned for some more ripping tracks this week, then probs some christmas tunes around the day itself.

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Demon Hunter - Beheaded

Band:  Demon Hunter
Song:  beheaded
Album:  Summer Of Darkness (2004)
Genre:  Metalcore

I have absolutely zero rights to be surprised that this was my top artist, and I'm gonna guess y'all probably aren't too surprised either.  Last year my all time favorite band Demon Hunter released a new album, so you'd better believe that I listened to that more than I should have.

The album was honestly everything I could probably want in one of their albums, but instead of sharing a track off of that I'm gonna hit you with an old school track.  While they may have a nice polished sound now, back in the day they were just a fantastically harsh sounding band that was really in tune with the sound of the era.

Hope ya like it, Summer Of darkness is one of my favorite albums.

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Gucci Mane - We Ride

Artist:  Gucci Man3 feat. Monica
Song:  We Ride
Album:  Mr Davis
Genre:  Rap, Hip Hop
Language:  Strong

Not at all surprised that Gucce hit the #2 spot.  I first started in with his music last year around this time, and I managed to keep going strong with all his stuff up till like, August.  The face that this dude wasn't my #1 is almost a bigger surprise than Eminem hitting the list at all.

Gucci.  I'm just so happy with what he's doing.  All the albums he's put out since prison have been really freaking solid.  Like, there's a couple tracks here and there that I don't care for as much, but each release has just gotten stronger and stronger.

I opted to pick a song from his album that dropped on October 13th to share since it seemed appropriate to me.  I was gonna go with one of his hood tracks, but as I listened through the album it seemed like this was just an all around better song than the one I picked.  Whole thing's pretty good though, so peep that if you like Rap.

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