Rod T, Rod T, comin' at ya live! Let me start by simply saying Danko Jones' "We Sweat Blood" is the best damn rock record in close to thirty years. That's right, this hellbent, talented rock group are all about the retro rock of KISS, AC/DC, and Van Halen. No, we aren't talking about those fake rock stars The Darkness, no sir...no way! Danko Jones has style, they have class, by GOD they know how to rock and ROCK they do brother! Go out, pick it up, and learn the "Lovercall" baby! Now on to less important things, let's poke fun at some folks. Hit the drums Big Pete......

Recently Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott spoke to Metal Temple magazine about the band's vocalist Angela Gossow. He said this to the popular webzine regarding Gossow's vocal approach:

"She is just developing. I think that her voice just changes, I mean she has been doing so much research on singing and working with vocal coaches. She has just discovered that she can do different things. Then that comes out in the music and on the albums".

Michael, dude, what in God's name are you hearing that I'm not!?! Man, her voice sounds like Danny Glover choking on a Metamucil cracker. That is the worst vocal approach I have ever heard on record. Her performance on the band's last album, "Doomsday Machine", is absolutely horrid. I can't understand one single damn word, even with the lyrics magnified 10 times and laid out across my kitchen floor. I STILL CAN'T FOLLOW one single word, with absolutely no way to really know where one line ends and another begins. She is using a vocal coach to get this sound? Give me an f'n break, the only vocal coaching she is getting is from Michael Amot looking down on her flat head.....bend the knees more, move your chin up some...yeah...right there baby....right there.

Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine recently said this on a discussion thread:

"Some of us are spending our days reflecting on our great friend Darrell Abbott".

I don't remember those Dave Mustaine and Dimebag stories too well. Wow, they must have been really great pals, just the best of friends all those years he was alive.....wow. Come on man, get off it Dave.

Godsmack is busy working on their much anticipated new record. For those of you wanting to get a sneak peek at the band's material, well let me go ahead and give you a piece of their first single:

"Yoouuu-AH, Put Me Down-AH
Run me dooowwwn-AH, oh NO, NO NO, NO-AH
I, am gonna run yoouuu-AH
Dooowwwn dooowwwn, UH....WAAA!

'Cause I, OH I, can't back down, OH NO NO NO
I will be back-AH, running back-AH, to Yoouuuuuuuuuuu
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, UH!"

Wow, what a great band! Really moving lyrics.....anyhoo, moving right along to the upcoming tour package of Exodus, Immolation, and Cryptopsy. Okay, let me say that again...Exodus, Immolation, Cryptopsy. Why does that look funny? Why does that look silly? BECAUSE EXODUS ISN'T A DAMN DEATH METAL BAND, that's why porky! Who in the Hell thought this would be a great idea? What suit and tie jackass out there said, "Hey, let's throw Exodus in with two death metal acts". I love it when these so called "metal professionals" just look at trends or names and just throw them together. This reminds me of Anthrax teaming up with E-Concrete a few years back. What a great idea that was. Come on guys, even the Germans know how to stick to the right genre. Let's throw a Billy Graham testimonial speech with every Deicide gig next year. Great concept, jackoff!

Okay, I'm a fan of James Rivera. I really like the dude. He is a great singer and dresses in some pretty cool spikes. He's not much of a fighter though. I knocked him into a trashcan once at a Destiny's End show. Sorry about that James, never get in the way of a full bladder of beer and a urinal pal. You learned, and now we can both put it behind us. So with that being said, let's talk about Rivera. DUDE, you are overexposed! OVEREXPOSED buddy. You keep wailing and you keep crankin' out the jams, but brotha, enough is enough man! Recently it has been stated that James Rivera is now the lead singer of Vicious Rumors. VICIOUS RUMORS! How in the Hell does this happen? Do band members just say, "dude your vocals suck, get out of the garage, somebody get James Rivera on the phone for me". Really, it has to happen that way. For those of you keeping records at home....NOW Rivera is involved with Helstar, Distant Thunder, AND Vicious Rumors. Not to mention his recent albums with Destiny's End, Seven Witches, and touring with Flotsam & Jetsam. I thought Eric Singer or Jack Frost was the used metal slut. Nope! Rivera, go fetch me a beer bitch!

Anyone have any idea what happened to the British heavy metal superstars Marshall Law? Supposedly they have a new album in the works. Of course Guns 'N Roses said that about China years ago! WHERE IS 'DA LAW? Andy Pyke, hit me up brotha! I need some "Axis Of Evil" man!

I wanna give a shout out to the Scandinavian hard rock scene. Yep, Sweden is known for more than death and power metal. It turns out Sweden has a rock 'n roll invasion sweeping their country of late. Are you needing some spandex and a little "livewire" action. Hit up these Swedish rockers baby!

Crashdiet - www.crashdiet.org
Loud 'N Nasty - www.loudnnasty.com
Hellfueled - http://come.to/hellfueled
Violent Divine - www.violentdivine.se
Enemies Swe - www.violentdivine.se
Fuelhead - www.fuelhead.com
M.I.L.L.I.O.N - http://www.million.o.se
Hell 'N Diesel - http://www.hellndiesel.net

One more shout out to TNA Wrestling! Check this wrestling company out baby! They now have a one hour television show on Spike TV every slammin Saturday night at 11:00PM EST. For those of you tired of seeing Vince McMahon doing rectal exams and court hearings on Raw, hit these bad boys up for some REAL FUCKING WRESTLING!

As always, keep sending in your questions, complaints, and parking tickets. We'll take care of the rest. Remember, relax.....and just leave it to me to provide all of your heavy metal pleeeeeeeasure.

Also, still looking for that Metal Asylum host to respond to my letters and cards. Come on baby, just one time do it for daddy-o!

In Metal Forever,