Gojira - To Sirius

     The latest Godzilla movie came out a couple of weeks ago, and by all the accounts I've heard is actually pretty entertaining -- not going to win any Oscars or anything, but a fun flick nonetheless. But you know what would be more fun than a Japanese monster destroying all in its path? A French monster destroying all in its path!

     Yes, I'm using the new Godzilla as an excuse to put some Gojira in front of you (as if an excuse was required). For some big, stompy heaviness, put on "To Sirius" from the band's 2005 record From Mars to Sirius. That main verse riff is enough to make anybody want to demolish some buildings, so crank it up and unleash your inner kaiju.

The United Nations of Metal

    I’ve got something kinda fun planned for this time out. Or at least I think it’s fun. Maybe I’m just a big dork. Anyways, some set-up: I recently got thinking about how insular we metal fans can be. I mean, we do listen to a pretty niche genre of music. Even your most mainstream modern metal bands, your Lamb of Gods (Lambs of God?), your Killswitch Engages, your Slipknots (OK, maybe Slipknot is a bad example...), even bands like these aren’t getting top 40 radio play, or appearing on People magazine, or even being followed by douchebags from TMZ. Even the biggest fish in the metal pond are seldom caught by the nets of mainstream popular culture. (How’s that for a metaphor?)