IT LIVES

Holy shit, it's my blog. :P

I'm backk finally, I thought it seemed like a good time to restart my blogging habit

Keeeep it metal. :D

The Drug of a Nation

It's astounding really that something this old is still so relevent.. People have become such zombies in the past 20 years. Every single thing in this video still rings true today.

Yeah.. And even if you don't like what it says you'd probably just flip the channel or better yet click the mouse. Some things never change, they just get new names. Think about it.

The Farewell Kiss.

I'm sure you all remember this little event in our history, When a shoe was thrown at our last president, George W. Bush. This is an interesting side that all of us should take into account when we view this later in history. Why did he do it. What would compel anyone to do this, to a foreign leader. I think it's probably the funniest thing i've ever seen, and I don't think he was wrong to throw it, but I really think it's interesting as to what it symbolizes. I think when people look back on the presidency of Bush, this event will be very symbolic.

Just when you thought it was safe to let the children out.

HEAVEN AND HELL RELEASES: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW



Holy shit. SO this came out about 2 weeks ago or so, and WOW it's definatly awesome.

Dio era Sabbath was heavy metal at it's finest, but this takes it to a new level of evil. Doom Metal influenced gloomy riff rock like this hasn't been made decently in years. This album reminds me a lot of Candlemass with Dio on vocals. Iommi punches out his always demonic riffs, but none seem to really stand out so far. I've only heard a few songs but the opening of this one, Breaking into Heaven, is pretty metal. So is Atom and Evil, and The Devil You Know. Another awsome one, a little more upbeat, is Turn of the Screw. Every track i've listened to so far screams oldschool badass rock and roll.

I'm definatly getting this album. You should too.

New Guitar? Custom Voyager?

So i've been talking to XX Gutiars out of Belle Plaine, IA. A local custom shop that crafts hand-made guitars. I'm pretty excited, i hope they get my quote back soon. I'm basically making a Kramer Voyager copy with 3 hums, a floyd, and 24 frets. It's going to be an amazing guitar, if I have enough cash. I'm assuming that this place isn't exactly cheap, so who knows at this point.. I'll probably end up modding it out a little myself anyway after they do most of the work. Like i want pointed ends on it opposed to rounded, and i'll have to do the paintjob myself, and I'm not sure about the necks they make or put on it, but I assume they're of decent quality, or they wouldn't be selling them. The paint-job is the only thing i've got left to make up in my mind.

My other option is to get a brand new guitar, I was thinking either a Les Paul or an SG. Les Paul's are expensive but killer, and for the SG i was looking at this G-400 and it looked pretty dece. Depends on the action mostly.. I want a guitar I don't have to do a thing to, Just pick it up and go.

I'm really hoping i'll be able to just custom shop a guitar though, It's too much of a pain to keep looking around for a 88 Kramer Voyager, and everything at guitar center ends up feeling cheap. Used gutiars are nice, but they're not always super reliable.

Sooo, Yeah. I'm not sure what to do yet. I'm really wanting a custom shop voyager though.

Find yourself a girl, and settle down. Live a simple life, in a quiet town.

So the white stripes have been around for a few years but, I decided that I need another blog on here or two, so I'll talk about these dudes. Basically it's the lead dude Jack White, and his ex-wife Meg white. They often say they're bro and sister to shut the media up. ANYHOW, they write basic simple happy classicly influenced rock. They have this level of asthetic that not too many other groups really seem to have. With two people it's not that hard. They have Meg on drums, and Jack rocks the guitar, and keyboards. He's got a very classic rock/ robert plant kinda feel to his voice.



Jack White is also in the Raconteurs, whom have written some cool material, and one of my favorite songs as of late, Steady As She Goes. PERSONALLY i think i liket he Raconteurs more as a band, because they've got a little more to their sound, however the songs aren't always as good as the Stripes, because they're just so damn simple and catchy. So it's really hard to make up my mind here. Does anyone else have this issue?

I dunno, I dig em both.

Which one do you think is better? lemme know.

Keep rockin it.

Forming a new band!

So Sacred kinda fell through the cracks, Not really anyones fault, None of us were super commited, and I never scheduled practices enough. I'm working in a new group though, yet to be named with some kennedy alums, Michael Finley, and Kevin Halbrooks. We're definatly gunna be an Oldschool rock band. Finley is talented in precission playing and articulate leads, where i'm much more show-offy and improved. Definatly two good characteristics. As for our bassist Kevin, he's going to school to learn how to build guitars, and has built his own stuff before. Me and him worked in a group pre-dating my first band with my other bassist Michael Pattison. This group never officially became a band, more just some buddies jammin. As for the drummer, we're possibly going to go with my old vocalist from Sacred, who's been dying to play in a band. Sounds pretty fuckin killer to me.

If not i'm sure we'll find someone. Regardless i'm still friends with everyone from present and past, and I hope theres not any hard feelings. Jammin out with tons of people is always fun, always looking to find the right chemistry.

As for the straight edge show, who knows, Sacred might end up playing that gig, or I might get the new group that spot.