Before we get to this week’s update, a mystery. Somehow one of the posts in my main journal has disappeared. Thanks to the ever-vigilant Batlord I was made aware that my review of “Heartwork” by Carcass is no longer available. I have no idea where it went, why or how, but am working on getting it reinstated. It’s a worry though, and if anyone else has found entries missing or deleted from their journals, please let me know.
Okay then, that’s that. On with the update.
It’s starting to get a little more respectable round here. Some old favourites are returning, with even a new journal being started this week. Here’s how it breaks down.
The Batlord returns in triumph with the screaming, shredding, pounding sound of …
rap music? Juggalo? Seems the phrase
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...lks-about.html has never been so appropriate, as the Lord of Metal takes a break from things heavy and loud and investigates the likes of Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid. Great writing as ever, though the music, er, sucks.
(Disclaimer: the views expressed here are those of Trollheart solely and do not represent those of others associated with The Playlist of Life … oh wait. Yes they do.)
I’m not sure how happy his Batness is about sharing space with someone whose journal is called
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...seur-cave.html, but that’s what
Briks is calling his first journal, and it looks to be an interesting one, with a review of Helloween. And spiders. Lots of spiders…
DJ is back too, as promised, and if you take
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...chameleon.html you’ll find a review of A$ap Ferg in a new “Razor’s Edge”. More to come soon, he assures us.
A man who has been busily beavering away over the last few weeks and keeping things going here at Journal Land,
Ki is rating his favourite albums of this year as he tells us
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...nal-music.html, kicking off with Daft Punk (must give that a listen, see what all the fuss is about) and Killswitch Engage.
Also returning this week is
Mondo Bungle, who has some very personal writings in
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...istortion.html
while
Powerstars is paying his own respects to the late lamented Lou Reed in
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...sicalness.html
Metal Month is over! After thirty-one days of power chords, screams and growls, pounding rhythms and jarring guitar solos --- most of which I’ve loved --- my first monthly special has come to a close. Hopefully a successful one. Rounding out the month are reviews of albums from Slayer, Overkill, Bring me the Horizon, Maiden and Lamb of God, among others. The ABC of Heavy Metal wraps up and we bring the curtain down in fine style. After all that it’s time to tone everything down for a little while my ears get back to normal, so we’re looking at the new album from Visage to ease us into the first days after Metal Month. This is, of course, as I’m sure you know, in
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-journal.htmll, where so much more is planned, some of which may actually happen…
And what about
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-emporium.html, I hear you cry? Do I hear you cry? No? Just the wind then… At any rate, we’re wrapping up season one of Futurama, so go check it out.
And who else but
Unknown Soldier can tell you about the best rock music of 1978? Head to
http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...y-history.html and drool at reviews of Molly Hatchet and some more live albums from that year.
Which takes us, inevitably, to the end of another journal update and, interestingly enough, to the beginning of a new month. Glad to see some movement in these here parts, hope to see more next week. Oh, and if you see someone dressed in a stripy jumper, moving furtively with a sack slung over his shoulder, don’t pounce on him thinking he has my missing Carcass review: that’ll just be Powerstars, making off with some more of my ideas for his “special”. Don’t worry: I’ve got his number. He’ll be getting a very nasty surprise in the post real soon. Yeah,
real soon…
Till next week,
Toodles!