The RIAA is still relentless about screwing artist out of money they get from settlements from illegal, Read about it here

I gave a list of My top 10 songs and cds this year. Some are new and some are old favorites. Check them out. Metal Martyr Top 10

I had a chance to check out a great show the beginning of the month and I got video Interviews with All That Remains Phil Labonte (Part 1 and Part 2), Light This City’s Laura Nichol and Ben Murray, and Black Tide.

Metallica Is Reissuing older releases on Vinyl.

Creator Destructor Records is a label operated by Light This City’s Drummer Ben Murray. Starting small but sure to get much bigger.

The Metal Potential Of 2008 is going to be great with all the great bands releasing new work and touring this year.

Sub-genre Hatred is never ending. Do you hate Metalcore?

I did a review of Marc Canter’s Book Reckless Road, the first years of Guns N Roses. I also called Slash Saul Rosenburg when his real name is Saul Hudson. Must have heard The Jerky Boys say Saul Rosenburg a few too many times and it stuck in my head.

I did a quick interview with Troy Medlin (T-Roy) of Southern Sludge Metal Band Sourvein here.

Metal has never been really radio friendly except on satellite radio

Do you think DragonForce’s song Through The Fire And Flames compares to the classic Eddie Van Halen Solo song Eruption? Let me know.

Black Tide released Light From Above on Interscope records and the Cavalera brother reunited for the Cavalera Conspiracy. Is there a possibility of a Sepultura reunion?

I did a quick review on As I Lay Dying’s First Recordings on The Long March

I talked about My favorite Concert and stepped away from Metal for a moment and talked about Straight Edge Punk legends Minor Threat.

Dimebag Hardware Clothing Line is up and running.

In Flames Release A Sense Of Purpose tomorrow. I got a copy early and I love it!

Metal fans are like rabid Pitbulls and sometimes we turn on our own. Read about it in I Am Hated part 1 and Part 2.

That’s about it for the month of March. If you want to see what else got posted this month, Click here.

As for me, I’m going to take the rest of the evening easy, throw some new Ernie Balls on my Ibanez and play around a bit. See you next month and thanks for coming!

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Loaded with vintage pictures of the band and the bands they were in before Guns N’ Roses was formed this book takes you on a trip through history. The history of the entire band. From Axl hitch hiking from Indiana to LA to form form several bands to finally end up with the behemoth that was Guns N’ Roses.

Reckless Road puts you right in there with band members busting their asses in bars and broken down cars just trying to make it happen. This book has nothing to do with the future of GNR or the release of Chinese Democracy. Like the title says “The Making Of Appetite For Destruction“. Marc Canter is close friend of Saul Hudson. Better known as Slash and went about documenting the bands beginning to later release thousands of photos, excerpts, and band member statements in this book. If your the type that has a short attention span then this book is for you. So many pictures and you don’t have to read it from front to back afraid of missing important information. You can thumb through it, check out the pictures read the short runs and history of each band member and the timeline of bands and events that lead up to the making of Guns N’ F*ckin Roses!!

Check it out here www.recklessroad.com

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Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction is the only authorized Guns N’ Roses book, documenting the beginning of an era and the creation of the seminal groundbreaking album, Appetite for Destruction.

Timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of this multi-platinum album, Reckless Road offers access to hundreds of previously unreleased images and stories about the early days of Guns N’ Roses.

When teenager and amateur photographer Marc Canter set out to document his best friend Saul Hudson’s rise as a rock guitarist in 1983, he never imagined that he was actually documenting the genesis of the next great rock and roll band of the era. His friend became the legendary guitarist Slash and Mr. Canter found himself front and center, witnessing the creation of Guns N’ Roses.

Mr. Canter photographed every gig the band played on the Sunset Strip, from their first show together on June 6, 1985, to their first international tour as a newly signed act for Geffen Records. Luckily for the fans, Mr. Canter also had the foresight to audio and videotape every performance, leaving a well-documented legacy few bands can boast. Original gig memorabilia including show flyers, ticket stubs, set lists, press clippings, and hand-written song lyrics round out this unique collection. Reckless Road is “the best rock n’ roll book I have ever seen.” -Slash

Buy Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction at www.recklessroad.com

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We all heard Axl Rose bomb on MTV years ago when he first debuted the braids (nothing like a 40 year old, pale irish dude in corn rows). It was supposed to be a big surprise…and it was, SURPRISE: GUNS AND ROSES NOW SUCKS. And we heard how awful Bach is these days from the VH1 Supergroup. Even if they really do suck on the recording, these days you can “Airbrush” if you will, with the technology. Cher is 98 years old and still sounds just as crappy as she did when she did “I got you babe”.

Perhaps Bach thought he needed someone to make him sound good on the record, I don’t know. All I know is that I’ll be spending my money on something more worth while like a The Wiggles Live tickets…or Guitar Hero III. Not sure yet…it’s a tough choice.

If you want to waste your time and read some lines from Axl himself about the collaboration then keep reading.

“Bas asked me to sing on his new record, ‘Angel Down’, and I agreed and came down to his studio where he played me the tracks. I really liked the title/opening track, ‘Angel Down’, but I didn’t feel that it would be right to be on that one, although, of course, it would’ve been cool because it’s a great rip-your-head-off track!!

“Since this session was rather a more fun atmosphere, the tracks I sang on kind of showed themselves and were also done out of curiosity on the part of Bas, myself, and his producer, Roy Z, just to see if my involvement brought something that worked for the tracks.

“Bas really wanted me on ‘Bitchslap, and I got to try my own ideas on it. We’re not saying much about the second track, as it may be taken a bit further, and when Bas played the third track, ‘Stuck Inside’, he suggested a kind of call-and-answer part. They allowed me the freedom to write my own words and melodies, and although it’s only a couple of lines, it really felt great. The song has such a mean riff, and Bas’ guys were so supportive in so many ways on tour and fun to hang with, that it was great to be a part of something of theirs and I think it really came out strong.

“For me, the three songs together are a good package. They are all different, with different approaches and styles from each other and from material I have on the upcoming GUNS N’ ROSES record. For me, the timing couldn’t be better and I’m quite surprised to be on one song, let alone three!!!

“Bas really knew where he saw my involvement on his album and had different options in mind. He knew what seemed obvious, what would be fun, what would work for his album and what he felt I would like. I really liked the energy of the tracks and since I’m rarely asked to do anything I’d actually enjoy or be glad to be a part of, I’m more than grateful for the opportunity and hope the fans get a kick out of it as well.”

Thanks to the Metal Den for the Axl words.

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Let me give you a run-down, and I may miss some so feel free to let me know which ones I missed. Ok, so Korn are going to be doing a cover album. Ozzy did one last year…it was mediocre. Guns and Roses did the Spaghetti incident which had a few good ones on it. Metallica did some awesome covers on Garage Inc. Slayer’s Undisputed Attitude covered some great old school punk and cross-over songs. Megadeth released Hidden Treasures which was covers and songs from movie sound tracks…I liked it.

Over all, these cover records haven’t really bombed, except maybe Ozzy’s. I wasn’t rushing out to buy that one but I still respect the blabbering “Geezer”. Over the years some metal bands have covered some kick ass songs. Soulfly did Smoke on The Water, a timeless classic with a hell of a kick. Mushroomhead did Seal’s Crazy which was crazy but it actually made me like the song…their version. Deadsy (don’t care for this band) covered Tom Sawyer from Rush, Korn covered “Word Up” and Slayer ripped through Iron Butterfly. And Lastly and perhaps least is Type O’s version of Summer Breeze. There are a load of others that I dont have time to name right now.

When Bands do cover songs a lot of thought goes into which song they do. They don’t want to do a song that everybody and everybody has done because when it comes out most people are more “wowed” by a cover of a song that they haven’t heard in awhile and don’t expect to hear from a metal band. Imagine King Diamond covering Marvin Gaye’s classic Mother. That’s what has to be done. I think Korn have picked some great tunes to cover and it may just be interesting enough. It has been mentioned that they covered Morbid Angel’s God Of Emptiness…we’ll see.

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