Today, Cliff Burton would have turned a solid half-century. Rest in Peace, sweet prince of the thrashing old school.
Let’s celebrate with his jams.
Face of a Franchise: Thrash Pioneers
May 14th, 2011 by Rendar Frankenstein
[face of a franchise presents two individuals that’ve fulfilled the same role. your task — choose the better of the two and defend your choice in the rancor pit that is the comments section]
Influenced by the NWOBHM, American metalheads of the early 1980s began shredding faster and partying harder. With art and life aping one another, the result was a new breed of metal called thrash. Yes, it’s a terrifying thought but thrash metal has been around for three decades. And nearly just as old as the music itself is the debate about who is most responsible for its inception.
The Big Four Are Evil
June 23rd, 2010 by Rendar Frankenstein
As much as I want to hate this, I can’t help but smile. Maybe my inner-cynic is finally moving somewhere else (don’t hold your breath).
Members of the Big Four (Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer) played Am I Evil last night, providing a moment that metal fans never thought possible.
Battlestar, Old School Metallica and Kevin Smith, Prolapses
March 13th, 2010 by Caffeine Powered
- ..And Justice For All [Live]
Before “Tallica Brings You Douchey-ness Baby!”, these guys used to be my heroes. - Clerks Trailer
Before Kevin Smith was too fat to fly, he was my hero. I was like thirteen. - Battlestar Meets Beastie Boys’ Sabotage
A beat for beat recreation of the Beastie Boys’ video using BSG footage. This is for the two people who haven’t seen this yet. - 600,000 Women in West Nepal suffer from Uterine Prolapse
I have no idea, I typed in “prolapse” to Youtube. That’s a lot of uterus turned inside out.
