Metallic Onslaught Show Archive

Listen to the Show

Recap by The Metal Wulf; Well, originally this week was to feature UWF's Giovanni and Jay Flyer, but things kinda fell through with that, so hopefully they'll be joining us on the next show. Hey, things happen, can't really hold it against 'em!

Anyhoo, still had a good time, as we kicked the show off with roughly 25 minutes of Helloween. In addition to the usual show opener, "Heavy Metal Is The Law", Joe played "The Keeper's Trilogy" from their new "Unarmed" disc, which is a 25th Anniversary Best Of collection, featuring re-recorded alternate versions of some of their classics. Not only does "The Keeper's Trilogy" feature a full orchestra, the disc also has an acoustic version of "Future World" as well as a somewhat puzzling jazz rendition of "Dr. Stein". Well, I guess they can't ALL be winners, but I'd say this is probably going to find it's way into my collection somewhere down the road.

I thought it was a pretty damned cool way to kick the show off, so what the hell!

We did get a visit from a special UWF fan, who has been known to us primarily as "Ryot's Mom". If you've been to the local shows, you know who I mean. Unless, of course, you're deaf and can't hear her bellowing "RYOOOOT!!!" above the rest of the crowd...

Seriously, though, she's a sweet enough lady whose real name is Liz. She seemed a little evasive and hesitant when questioned as to whether she really is Ryot's mom, although she did assure us that they do share the same blood.

Awww, hell, family is family, good enough for me! She's even going to look into the possibilities of having Ryot drop in on the show with her some night, which I can pretty much say we'd be all for!

One point of amusement came along during the concert listings segment. Liz had been laughing over the names of some of the bands, which, in some cases, I can fully understand. She claimed to be more of a "Partridge Family" girl, prompting yours truly to once again break out into song, probably sounding better than David Cassidy ever dreamed of...

...or not...

Looks like she'll be joining us again next week in hopes of busting on Giovanni. Seriously, if this happens, it's probably going to be gut-bustingly hilarious, if their interaction at the last UWF show was any indication!

Jeffie forgot to bring his musical instruments along, and I'd forgotten to message him a reminder, so our little jam session will have to wait. We DID, however, throw together a little prelude. We found an empty bottle from the water cooler that suited my drumming needs, so with me tapping out a somewhat tribal rhythm and Jeffie quoting from a random lyrics generator, we pulled something out of our figurative hats which received a suitable amount of groaning. I'd say it was worth a chuckle! Now we just have to remember to prepare for the real deal when Jeffie comes back in two weeks!