Listening to music has become a staple in my everyday life. It doesn't even matter if I am going to use it; I will always have my iPod with me, just in case. It sits in my pocket, waiting to be played.
There are times when I just search and search for something to listen to while I am walking, or sitting, or eating, or whatever. Sometimes it's just hard to find something that I want to listen to. I have music from all throughout my life on my iPod. There is music from years and years ago that I have on there, simply put, for nostalgic reasons. Music that sends me back to elementary school. Some of the music this week is stuff that I listened to years ago, not necessarily from elementary school, but I think you get the point.
Omerta - Lamb of God
This is a song from years ago when I was still getting into metal. I had no idea what I was about to delve into. I was in the seventh grade when I first heard these guys. Right away, I was blown back and I have been locked on them since then.
I saw them live just a few short weeks after hearing them for the first time. I got some of their songs and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I thought that maybe they did something to his voice post production, but no. It sounded inhuman and insane. Ever since then, I have been searching for the heaviest music that I can find and every time I think that I have found it, something else pops up.
Ashes of the Wake from Epic Records is easily one of my favorite albums of all time. Even now after they have released two albums since, Ashes of the Wake stays in my heart.
Secrets of the Dead - Chimaira
This is a song that I really don't listen to very often at all. In fact, I don't listen to Chimaira as much as I should. The first album I heard from them was Impossibility of Reason, which is a really really good album. Most of the songs that I know from them is off of that album.
The Infection, coming from Ferret Music, is pretty good. I still hold Impossibility of Reason higher, but The Infection is still good. To be honest, I don't really know why I listened to this song so many times. I think maybe it was because I wanted to listen to Chimaira, but I just like this song so well, I just stayed there and kept listening to it.
Who Was in my Room Last Night? - The Butthole Surfers
This song is fantastic, seriously. It's weird, but I think that that is what draws me to it. I have always like weird music. I like to keep a steady diet of Frank Zappa.
This song was in Guitar Hero II, which was the frst rhythm game I owned. This was the song that I played constantly and could beat my friends in. Well, this and Monkey Wrench.
I have this entire album, Independent Worm Saloon, and I gotta tell you, it's really weird. There is some acoustic stuff in there with some of this punky kind of music mixed together.
Depression - Black Flag
Black Flag simply rules. There is nothing to really say about that. They are easily one of my favorite punk bands. While I like the harmonic sounds and the melodic NOFX and Bad Religion, I love the crunchy sound of Black Flag almost more.
This is the first Black Flag song that I ever heard. After that, I needed to get more. Henry Rollins is the angriest dude on the planet.
This song actually would be part of my life soundtrack if there was one. I have listened to this song so many times when I felt upset or angry. The way the lyrics are written with Black Flag is that they are really simple and it doesn't take a lot of thinking to get behind them. It's all right on the surface.
Laser Cannon Deth Sentence - Dethklok
Oh, man. This album, Dethalbum II, altogether is stunning. I couldn't believe what I was listening to the first time that I went through it. It comes out on September 29 from Williams Street.
This whole album is way better than the first one. They dropped some of the silliness and stepped up the musicianship. Now, I have always
liked the way that Nathan Explosion has been portrayed, and they made it even better. Real screaming with real pitch and dynamics. What more can I ask for with vocals.This song is the song from the first episode of the second season. When all of the prisoners break free and Dethklok is charged with the responsibility of choosing their death sentence? Yeah, that one.
I don't want to say too much because I would like to have a review of the album up closer to when it launches.
"All my neighbors are fast asleep and I can't find anything to drink."
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