Monday Metal Moment
Pantera “Walk”
Since we just re-listened to Marilyn Manson “The Beautiful People” I thought I should post this one as well. This band really moved guitar tones and production forward. Clearly a pretty major influence on Marilyn’s sound, although obviously a much different vocal style.
Monday Metal Moment
Motorhead “Ace of Spades”
This singularity in the history of metal stands a head and shoulders above all others as the coolest of cool.
Incidentally Fathead and I once had the honor of sitting next to Lemmy on a flight from Berlin to London. It was shortly after his 60th birthday and he announced to us that he had a heart attack recently. I told him that was horrible and he said no it’s not its a fucking outrage.
Monday Metal Moment
Marilyn Manson “The Beautiful People”
This song was quite important in the progress of metal as it was the highest of super high end production and got supported enthusiastically by not only MTV and radio, but also the global economy of strip clubs the world over.
Monday GOTHTOBER Moment
Bauhaus “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
As this is our last Gothtober Monday Metal Moment I’m going to swerve slightly outside the “metal” genre for this the greatest of all goth tunes which any self-respecting metalhead knows is the god and father of all sounds of darkness.
Monday GOTHTOBER Moment
Ministry “Jesus Built My Hotrod”
I was at “The City” Which was the very queer friendly dance club in Portland and featured the Gothcentric room called “the Holly Rock” when I heard this track for the first time. It scared the hell out of me. I was pretty stoned. What I didn’t notice then was that it opens with one of the greatest testimonials in the history of rock.
Monday GOTHTOBER Moment
Belfegore “All That I Wanted”
This whole record was pretty amazing but man I played this track to death yet never tired of.
Monday GOTH-TOBER Moment
Sisters of Mercy “Lucretia My Reflection”
At some point goth became a thing. It was only natural that at some other point a handful of their artists then began pushing it harder and farther. Like this guy, Andrew Eldritch. This is a seminal record and one of my top ten all-time favorite tracks.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
Metallica “Enter Sandman”
Arguably the queen mother, numero uno, the last Samurai of metal tracks, I felt that before we head into Goth-tober we should all go back and listen to this nuclear warhead of shred…
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
Accept – “Fast As A Shark”
This amazing track was a 1982 release. When this came out it was a shot heard around the world for metalheads.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
The Scorpions – “Blackout”
It’s another one from the amazing class of ’82. My friends and I covered it when we were about 14. This track avoids pervy lyrics that embarrassed the shit out of me in their later big hits of the hair metal 80s and their Eddie Van Halen style new (ish) guitar player Mattias Jab is in perfect balance with the moustached classic rock style of Rudy Schenker.
