The Metal/Punk/Rock Thread

[Merzbow]

I just heard the new BMTH song, what a way to bring Babymetal down.

[RancidPunx]

Green Day looks like they are reviving their Devo/Kraftwerk inspired masked side project “The Network”.

 

 

[SuperBacon]

I fucking love Mogwai. This is beautiful as always.

 

[RancidPunx]

41 minutes ago, RancidPunx said:

Green Day looks like they are reviving their Devo/Kraftwerk inspired masked side project “The Network”.

 

 

 

[eugenespeed]

Just pre-ordered the 25th anniversary collection of Fear Factory's Demanufacture. 

[RancidPunx]

Not to keep shite-ing on about Mr Bungle but they did a live stream gig from a library this evening and it was .......fucking brilliant .

Unbelievable sound, it was shot great and the great technique you would expect . Vintage Mike Patton performance also.

I honestly didn’t think it would be half as good . 

[WyattSheepMask]

Had a listen to the new (old) Mr Bungle album yesterday, it’s fucking incredible. I never really got into them previously, I think it was a bit too diverse a sound to what I was into back then, but I’m going to give them another go. I am loving this new thrash direction they’re going though

[RancidPunx]

They did a live stream last night from a library in their hometown .

 

it was fuckin great .

“

Well, here’s a bit of a dilemma: I’m supposed to be reviewing The Night He Came Home, Mr. Bungle’s “virtual live concert experience,” which debuted earlier today, and remains streaming for the next 72 hours (give or take, depending on when you’re reading this). Thing is, the event is so packed with fun surprises — from celebrity cameos to cover song selections to the way they handle the absence of a live audience to the very setting of the performance, which was not announced beforehand — which I don’t wanna spoil for you. That makes it hard to say much more than “THUMBS UP WOULD RECOMMEND.”

So let’s talk about something that shouldn’t be a surprise: the performance itself is top-notch. 

 

 

Mr. Bungle are living every teenager’s dream: they grew up to be successful, so now they’ve enlisted two of their heroes and re-recorded their original demo to make it sound they way they always hoped it would. That resulted in the most excellent The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo, which was released yesterday on Ipecac, and around which Night‘s setlist mostly centers (as I said, there are some covers… but don’t expect to hear anything from Mr. Bungle, Disco Volante, or California). 

This version of the band is comprised of five musicians (original members Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, and Trevor Dunn, along with need-no-introduction new additions Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo) who are all highly accomplished outside of this particular endeavor, and have somehow managed to survive in this business for decades without getting lame. That they sound tighter than Mike Pence’s asshole is to be expected. And Mike Patton is Mike Patton for a reason — he’s one of the most hypnotic frontmen in rock history. So yeah of course they put on a fun concert. 

Still, it’s striking how the whole group — new and original members alike! — bring a high school band’s energy to this show, even while maintaining the decades of skill they’ve acquired. Their vibe is sophomorically-provocative and snottily-iconoclastic, but never in a way which seems churlish or forced. They have somehow melded their adolescent brains with their middle-aged bodies. Like I said, they’re living the dream. 

Also not surprising: The Night He Came Homeis pro-shot and multi-camera, so it looks and sounds great. The lighting is akin to what you’d experience in most clubs — theatrical but not distracting or invasive. Just thought I’d mention it in case you think you’re paying to watch a Zoom stream or something.

 

 

Also also not surprising: in addition to a ten-minute, highly entertaining series of pre-show interviews with band’s members (without giving anything away: Lombardo takes the MVP spot here), there’s an opening set by stand-up comedian and frequent Patton accomplice Neil Hamburger. That set includes some roast-style jokes about artists like Kiss, Britney Spears, The Police, and the Foo Fighters that will make you literally LOL. It’s worth the price of admission unto itself.

As for everything else… did I mention THUMBS UP WOULD RECOMMEND? Don’t let anyone tell you anything. Just watch and enjoy.”

https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/10/31/mr-bungles-the-night-he-came-home-virtual-live-concert-thumbs-up-would-recommend/

 

[Kaz Hayashi]

That’s review alone has made me want to check this out, loads of carrot dangling. I really fancy watching it now.

[DEF]

I've ordered The Night They Came Home based on that review. Can't miss that. I'm a huge Mr Bungle fan already so it's a no brainer with a review like that.

[WyattSheepMask]

On 10/26/2020 at 1:26 PM, Merzbow said:

Mary Anne Hobbs just played a metal playlist on radio 6 with some great choices from Boris, Duma, Divide & Dissolve, Tetragrammacide and others among a few classics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000p8kq

Further to this, there is a full 2hr27min programme dedicated to Boris and the Japanese Experimental Scene (available until November 27th) as part of ‘Metal Week’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nsf5

Other programmes include- 

Metal Week: with Divide and Dissolve -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nvnt

Metal Week: with John Doran (The Quietus)- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nt13

Metal Week: with Duma (discussing the Kenyan Metal Scene) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000ns6p

[The Gaffer]

Not content with the U.S. election being the peak of Mt. Crazy this year, System of a Down have released new music:

 

[Merzbow]

With or without the Trump supporter?

Edited November 6, 2020 by Merzbow

[Ironic Indie Lad]

At the 1m10s mark of the 2nd track, it goes full black metal.

[SuperBacon]

25 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said:

Not content with the U.S. election being the peak of Mt. Crazy this year, System of a Down have released new music:

 

That 1st track is so boring, and that pains me as I love System.

2nd one is more like it.