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April 6, 2013 - Breaking Randy's Brain...


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Playlist
    Kiss - I've Had Enough (Into The Fire)
Melvins - Warhead
Death Ray Vision - Not For Glory
Terror - Live By The Code

Spater - Sucker Punch
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Alice Chains - Stone
U.D.O. - Metal Machine
Crossfaith - Monolith

Cathedral - Pallbearer
Anthrax - Big Eyes
Nightshade - Apathy

Dead-Lift - Break-Down
Poetry In Black - Black Down
Cinderella - Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin' Apart At The Seems
Clutch - Crucial Velocity
Adrenaline Mob - The Mob Rules
Witchburner - Spirit Of The Dead

Declarations - Exodus
Sworn To Remember - What's Left
Six Feet Under - The Day The Dead Walked
Avenger Of Blood - Spawn Of Evil
Kvelertak - Snilepisk
Dark Sermon - Carcass

Misfits - Scream!
Misfits - Helena
Misfits - Science Fiction/Double Feature
Anvil - Paper General
Lordi - We're Not Bad For The Kids (We're Worse)
Suffocation - Rapture Of Revocation
Volbeat - Room 24

Jungle Rot - Ruthless Omnipotence
Mortillery - Creature Possessor
Rotting Christ - Gilgames
Gloryhammer - Wizards!
Robot Lords Of Tokyo - Hell Will Have To wait

Cannibal Corpse - Nothing Left To Mutilate
Cannibal Corpse - Buried In The Backyard
Cough - Amaranth
Moss - The Bleeding Years

Iron Maiden - Heaven Can Wait
Lynch Mob - River Of Love
Black Summer - The Grind
Stryper - Soldiers Under Command
Krokus - Hardrocking Man
Hatriot - Weapons Of Class Destruction

Kiss - Heaven's On Fire
Deep Purple - Sail Away
Howl - Attrition
Pyrithion - Bleed Out
ASG - Avalanche

Saxon - Made In Belfast
Bring Me The Horizon - The House Of Wolves
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Recap by The Metal Wulf
Started the evening off with KISS's "I've Had Enough (Into The Fire)" from Animalize, mainly because I was pretty sure it had been quite some time since anything had been played from that disc.

And I was right...

Joe was having just a little too much fun, however, as he kept playing the intro to Heaven's On Fire...over and over again. You know, the one where Paul Stanley goes..."WHOAWHOAWHOAWHOAOOOOOOO!!!!"

Indeed, it got so bad that later in the evening, when Joe played the full song, Rick took it out on my hide in the closing moments of the show. Yep, he totally lost it and pummeled me like a baby seal...

And that wasn't the only weirdness going on. There was one entire set of music where I could have sworn Joe was playing some of the worst garbage imaginable. I'm talking The Bee Gees...Andy Gibb...ABBA (of course...sigh...), and David Geddes' "Run, Joey, Run", which is possibly one of the worst 70's songs ever written.
And yet everybody else claimed that that particular set of music was about as metal as you could get...I sure wasn't hearing it!

And, to make matters worse, by the end of the evening I was so conflicted that I didn't even believe myself! Literally, nothing that came out of my mouth seemed truthful! It was definitely one of those things that sincerely make you question your sanity! Wouldn't wish that on anybody!

So, regarding normal things, we had Darryl Lake on hand to promote the Wounded Warriors Project, which is being held at the Geneva American Legion on Saturday, April 20. Featured bands include Poetry In Black, Beneath The Words, Through Lifeless Eyes, Deadlift, Here's My Obituary, Declarations, and Sworn To Remember.
Pretty sure admission is $10, or $5 with the donation of non-parishable goods to be sent to our troops. NO FOOD PLEASE!!!
At least I think I've got that right, and if I didn't, I will clarify with Darryl once more, as he arrives again on Friday night for one more night of promotion.

Speaking on Friday night, looks like we'll finally be getting a visit from at least a couple of our favorite Roc City Roller Derby girls, as I believe Cuss Muffin and Karma may be dropping by.
Should be a good time!


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March 23, 2013 - Tormenting Randy with ABBA



Playlist

    Queensryche - Deliverance 
Avenger Of Blood - Aggressive Psychotic Behavior 
Robot Lords Of Tokyo - Night Songs 
Stryper - Soldiers Under Command 

Anthrax - Keep On Runnin' 
NightShade - Betrayal 
Mudhoney - In This Rubber Tomb 
Atrocity - Haunted By Demons 

Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 
Sepultura - Procreation (Of The Wicked) 
Cauldron - Nitebreaker 
Dark Sermon - Hounds 
Spiritual Beggars - Too Old To Die Young 

Hypocrisy - Soldier Of Fortune 
Jungle Rot - I Am Hatred 
Lost Society - Diary Of A Thrashman 
Byzantine - Soul Eraser 
Black Star Riders - Bound For Glory 

Torture Killer - March Of Death 
Throw The Fight - Breaking The Cycle 
Memory Garden - The King Of The Dead 
Orchid - Wizard Of War 
Sebastian Bach - Slave To The Grind 

Clutch - The Face 
Hope For The Dying - Reformation 
Horseface - The Nile 
Horde Of Torment - As I Lay Dying 
Avenger Of Blood - Centuries Of Hell 
Kvelertak - Tordenbrak 
Hatchet - Screams Of The Night 

Ghoultown - Drink With The Living Dead 
Grim Reaper - See You In Hell 
Anthrax - Jailbreak 
Cathedral - Cathedral Of The Damned 
The Accused - I'd Love To Change The World 

Blowsight - We All Fall Down 
Heaven Shall Burn - Hunters will Be Hunted 
Warbreath - Hell Fire 
Pretty Maids - Sad To See You Suffer 
NightShade - Creepy Crawlies 
While She Sleeps - Death Toll 
Crossfaith - Monolith 

Sevendust - Till Death 
Million Dollar Reload - Blow Me Away 
Black Actress - Mopar 
Lordi - I Luv Ugly 
Mortillery - Angel Witch 
Avenger Of Blood - Spawn Of Evil 
Hatriot - Suicide Run 

Krokus - Dirty Dynamite 
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Recap by The Metal Wulf

A highly sarcastic discussion centering on Iron Maiden occupied the early portion of the evening.

This coincided, of course, with the official release of Maiden England on DVD. Pretty sure this is the first time this concert video has been available on DVD in the states, and as such, the package is pretty damned solid. You not only get the original concert, but there are bonus performances from the same show that didn't make it to the original VHS release.

On top of that there's also a second disc which features The History Of Iron Maiden, Part 3 (1986-1988), not to mention 12 Wasted Years (a 2012 remaster of the late 80's documentary, also on DVD for the first time), as well as a number of remastered promo videos from that time period.

And that's not all! There's also a live CD version of the show available!

And, seemingly, this is part of the problem. Over-saturation of Iron Maiden in the metal market! 

Now, as Maiden fans, Josh and I are perfectly cool with this. I'm actually chomping at the bit to get my hands on it. Joe, on the other hand, has pretty much had enough. That, however, didn't stop the rest of us from teasing him on the air about how much he LOVES Iron Maiden. As a matter of fact, he likes the new live CD so much, he played "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" within the first hour of the Onslaught! I mean, that's the LONGEST track on the setlist, so he must really, REALLY dig that tune!

Further discussion of my supposed upcoming expression of Bronie-ism on No Pants Day was held, and I actually did confess to researching this bizarre phenomenon, just a little bit.

Personally, I just don't get it...

I mean, I don't have an issue when it comes to adults liking cartoons. Personally, I still love most of the old classics, Loony Toons in particular. Some of that stuff just never gets old. Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Underdog, Josie And The Pussycats, Tom And Jerry...all good, still love them, no problem.

Bronie's are an odd bunch, though. I mean, if you like the cartoons, fine, but holy shit, the money people are willing to drop so they can have a Rainbow Dash wig? Or socks? Or lunch boxes? Or a fucking $65.00 zipper hoodie? Really? Adult males are into this crap? 

Seriously, you have my assurance that No Pants Day is going to be 100% Bronie-free...

The only other major item of note that I can remember is hearing ABBA playing during most of the talk breaks. I mean, I KNEW I was hearing ABBA, but the rest of the guys kept saying I was crazy, and that there was no ABBA playing at all.

It all must have been too much to bear, though, as Rick finally lost it, claiming that he had heard enough, and yelling about how Abba sucked. He then came out and beat the snot out of me, throwing me around the studio like a rag doll, bludgeoning my knees with large metal pipes, and basically leaving me a bruised mess on the floor.

Now, considering who was running the sound board, I'm pretty sure it was Joe who should have received that beating. Not that I'd normally wish harm upon the guy, but I'm just saying that it certainly wasn't ME who was trying to be all deceptive and shit. As for the rest of the guys, well Hell, they were in on the joke as well, so I don't think they've got a lot of room to bitch!

Yep, definitely should have been somebody else on the other end of that beatdown...Where's Jeffie when you need him?

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March 16, 2013 - Arydaea's Surprise Party


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Playlist
Iron Maiden - Killers 
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name 
Gloryhammer - Angus McFife 
Saxon - Walking The Steel 
Anthrax - Big Eyes 
Clutch - The Wolf Man Kindly Requests... 

Cathedral - Tower Of Silence 
Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead 
Kvelertak - Trepan 
Witchburner - Possession 
Volbeat - Cape Of Our Hero 

Ken Mode - The Terror Pulse 
Adrenaline Mob - High Wire 
Ghost B.C. - Year Zero 
Intronaut - Milk Leg 
Rotting Christ - In Yumen-Xibalba 

Sanjuro Fields - Death's Umbrella 
Moss - The Bleeding Years 
Finntroll - Skogsdotter 
In Vain - To The Core 
Hope For The Dying - Reformation 
Hope For The Dying - Iniquitous 
Lordi - The Riff 

Sanjuro Fields - Smoking Cold Cigarettes 
Anthrax - Smokin' 
Robot Lords Of Tokyo - Keepers Of The Night 
Mama's Boys - Needle In The Groove 

Sanjuro Fields - Driver Included 
Mortillery - Evil Invaders 
Serenity - The Art Of War 
Legacy - Armored Forces 
This Is Hell - The Enforcer 
Head Of The Demon - Phantasmagoria 

Cathedral - Vengeance Of The Blind Dead 
Gamma Ray - Death Or Glory 
Clutch - Cyborg Bette 
Howl - Attrition 
Carnivore Diprosopus - Colossal Destruction 
Suffocation - Eminent Wrath 
Hatriot - Globicidal 
Tennessee Murder Club - Cyborg Deathbed 

Thin Lizzy - Emerald 
The Modern Age Slavery - Arise 
Mothership - Win Or Lose 
Soilwork - Leech 
Krokus - Hallelujah Rock N' Roll 
Toranaga - Sword Of Damocles 
Avenger Of Blood - Aggressive Psychotic Behavior 

Nick Hellfort - Fame Is Just A Whore 
Robot Lords Of Tokyo - Chicken Little


Recap by The Metal Wulf

Very likely the craziest night we'll have on the show all year. Of course, I'm not going to swear to that, because we've still got nine and a half months of craziness to get through.

Anyhoo, we'd been preparing for this particular evening for a number of weeks, as we wanted to do something special for Arydaea Insanity (the little lady who does most of the video recording for both the Metallic Onslaught as well as The Last Exit For The Lost), in honor of her birthday. This is actually the second time we've gotten a large number of her friends to converge on the same night. Two years ago we had met in Ithaca for an edition of The Last Exit, with all of us from the Onslaught showing up, as well as members of Zadoc...And The Nightmare!, and many others as well. It went over pretty well, so Azkath arranged another one for this year, this time at the Onslaught.

So, if you tuned in, you know things were pretty much out of control right from the starting gate. My vote for surreal moment of the evening was when Shoebox (of Worm Quartet fame) suggested we all randomly read the closest thing within reach, simultaneously.

There is video of this occurring, and it's pretty damned funny. Stay tuned!

In addition to Shoebox, we also saw the return of JustJoe, who's always good for his own brand of insanity, and there was also an appearance put in by Sloth, who we'd last seen on The Last Exit on their End Of The World show.

We'd also seen Sloth back in June when we celebrated Joe's birthday, the high point of that evening being a round of soccer with a ball constructed of barbed wire...

Cortland's Sanjuro Fields had also dropped in for Arydaea's birthday. Truth is, we'd tried to get them in the studio about a month earlier, on the same night that some of us were to go see Doro Pesch.

You'll recall that the weather that night put a damper on a LOT of people's plans...

(Fucking weather...*grumble grumble*...Doro...*grumble*... )

Anyway, Sanjuro Fields are pretty killer if you've never heard them or seen them live. Good high energy band with some catchy tunes, leaning a bit toward the punk end of the spectrum. Worth a listen, without a doubt, and you can find them right here on good ol' Facebook!

So, I'm not even going to attempt to recount everything that happened Friday night, it would be pointless. A lot of stuff got lost in the madness, and everything is pretty much a blur. All I can say is between photos and video, you can expect to see loads of madness and things done with balloons that...well, I'm pretty sure balloons weren't meant to be used in such a way...

So, things should return to some semblance of "normalcy" on the next edition of the show, when we'll be getting a visit from some of our Roc City Roller Derby friends. Most of the ladies haven't been out to see us in quite some time, so this should be pretty entertaining!
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March 9, 2013 - Roller Girls


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Pictures

Playlist

Nick Hellfort - Lifeline 
Lord - Digital Lies 
Kaledon - Between The Hammer And The Anvil 

Mortillery - Evil Invaders 
Howl - Attrition 
Wolfchant - Clan Of Cross 
The New Black - Sharkpool 
Dream Master - Leather Army 

Mothership - Cosmic Rain 
Rotting Christ - Iwa Voodoo 
Stryper - Bleeding From The Inside Out 

Gemini Syndrome - Left Of Me 
Within The Ruins - Feeding Frenzy 
Off With Their Heads - Shirts 
Stigma - Days Of Old 
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell 

Kyuss - The Green Machine 
Destruction - Cyanide 
Hatchet - Welcome To The Plague 
Orange Goblin - Round Up The Horses 
Krokus - Hardrocking Man 

Voivod - Warchaic 
Trouble - Pray For The Dead 
Hazy Hamlet - Field Of Crosses 
Maelstrom - Arise 
Mortillery - Angel Witch 

Domination - Backstabber 
Hateform - All Becomes Nothing 
Lordi - Happy New Fear 
Optical Faze - Ghost Planet 

Pig Destroyer - Volume 
Wormed - Techkinox Wormhole 
In The Flood - Sufferer 
Avenger Of Blood - Centuries Of Hell 
Inter Arma - 'sblood 

Soilwork - Realm Of The Wasted 
Toranaga - Hammer To The Skull 
Suffocation - Eminent Wrath 
Devourment - March To Megiddo 
Devourment - Today We Die, Tomorrow We Kill 

Six Feet Under - Fragment 
Lowkey - Seems Like Problems 
Raped Ape - Return To Nothing 
Mortillery - Madhouse 
Darkthrone - Dead Early 
Cancer Bats - War Pigs 
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Recap by The Metal Wulf

Only got to enjoy the last two hours of the show this week, as Rick, Bill and myself had gone to see Nile at the Montage in Rochester.

Gotta say, Nile kicked ass. Will definitely have to check them out again sometime. In the interest of getting to the Onslaught, Rick and I had left after the first of their two sets, though.

We did get to hear a little bit of the Onslaught on the radio as we came back toward Geneva, which is usually fairly amusing, because you can generally hear the guys as they talk shit about you!

Yep, imagine my shock when I heard Joe say that he hates me...I was pretty bummed, but I didn't let it show. If anything, I was probably just as shocked to hear Azkath say that he actually likes me. I find that one kinda hard to swallow, especially in light of another pre-fabricated statement that he once again insists that I gave to him to read on my behalf.

So, here's the deal: This "statement" suggests that I'm going to come out on No Pants Day, displaying my Bronie-ism in a manner suitable for the occasion.

** What Azkath Read: I would like to provide a warning to all. This coming No Pants Day, I promise that I will not be any more pantless than I have in the past, but, and that is a big butt, I will finally admit to my bronyism, and let it flourish, it the most appropriate way possible for a No Pants Day celebration. You have been warned. I love you all. **

Yeah, that don't sound good at all. I mean, the whole Bronie thing is a pile o' crap anyway, I've pretty well established that. I can categorically say that there will be no Bronie-ing on No Pants Day. I'm just gonna throw on a pair of shorts and keep them on for the night. I'm letting someone else make an ass of themselves this year. Whatever happens, I WILL NOT be the one to blame! Mark my words!

And to make matters worse, Joe turned around and installed another chip in me. I swear, I've gotta stop dozing off on the show, because I'm gettin' a little tired of him tampering with my brain like that. I mean, this time he outfitted me with the "THX Chip"...

Yeah...THX...that wonderful sound sample you get to hear before certain movies. You know you've heard it...one of the most God-awful, annoying sounds in the world. I even spent a good portion of one of the final talk breaks imitating it. Wasn't hard, because every time music played, that's what I heard!

Azkath tried to help, but really didn't help at all. I guess he somehow felt he could beat the chip out of me somehow...but he just made matters worse. I mean, I can hear music, but it's always interspersed with that wretched THX sound...just terrible, really, really terrible...I guess that's what he gets for attempting to use electrocution to short out the chip. Not fun...seriously, I had smoke coming out of my ears for two days. Try explaining THAT at work...

With that being said, I've gotta say that this has without a doubt been the worst of the bunch. How I've maintained my sanity at work, or anywhere else for that matter, is completely beyond me...I just hope I can keep it together until the next installment, where I'm hoping Joe can take it out once and for all...


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March 2, 2013 - Azkath's Revenge...


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Pictures

Playlist
Krokus - Bailout Blues
Saxon - Crusader (Orchestrated Version)
Six Feet Under - Zombie Blood Curse
Black Mass - March To Hell

Stryper - Bleeding From The Inside Out
Rotting Christ - 666
Voodoo Circle - Heart Of Babylon
Raped Ape - Victim Of The Game
KMFDM - Animal Out

Rob Zombie - Dead City Radio
Alice In Chains - Hollow
Darkthrone - Valkyrie
Cancer Bats - NIB
Mourning Beloveth - Old Rope

Hatchet - Screams Of The Night
Blood Of The Sun - Burning On The Wings Of Desire
Lowkey - Devastation
Blood Tsunami - Grave Desecrator
Grief Of Emerald - Cage Of Pain
Finntroll - Can You Forgive Her

Burden My Surrender - Empty Rooms
Guns Of Moropolis - Prisoner Of War
Replacire - Slow Cuts Inside A Throat
Deep Purple - Stormbringer
Venom - Die Hard

Toranaga - Oh Well
October Falls - Boiling Heart Of The North
Within The Ruins - Absolute Hell
Gemini Syndrome - Pleasure And Pain
Soilwork - Owls Predict, Oracles Stand Guard

Lizzy Borden - Give 'Em The axe
M.O.R.G. - Devil Inside
Seplophile - Retribution
Suffocation - Cycles Of Suffering
Coroner - Sudden Fall

The Porridgeface - Deception Ignored
Deathchain - Tiamat's Eyes Of Death
Avenger Of Blood - Agressive Psychotic Behavior
Trouble - Run To The Light

Manilla Road - Only The Brave
Mortillery - Cease To Exist
Lowkey - Get Burned
Vinnie Vincent - Boyz Are Gonna Rock
Six Feet Under - Alive To Kill You
Doro - Hellraiser

Rotting Christ - Iwa Voodoo
KMFDM - Quake
Whiplash - The Burning Of Atlanta


Recap by The Metal Wulf

Had a couple of surprise visits throughout the evening, the most surprising being the arrival of Steve Papagiorgio, who we last saw leaving the Onslaught in a massive hurry. As you'll remember, Stave attempted to drop by last May.

On No Pants Day...

Yep, he didn't stick around long...

Cool seeing him, although we didn't get a chance to really question him about any current ventures (more like schemes...) he may or may not be involved in. Hoping we can pry into his brain a bit next time!

Lance also arrived, ironically just after we'd played a new track from Stryper, which wasn't terrible, as far as they go. One of those bands I'm usually on the fence about.

Speaking of Lance, he and I had both subjected the listening audience to our respective singing voices. It was an amusing segment, at least from our end.

Seriah Azkath was once again on hand, offering me a gift in the early going, supposedly to make up for the endless taunting he's been doing in recent weeks, constantly dangling the promise of minty fresh breath strips, sometimes directly under my nose.

Seems that my beating him down the previous week didn't sit well. The gift in question turned out to be a portable CD player, kinda old-school, but still useful, in the right hands.

Turned out these were the wrong hands, though...

Yep, and those wrong hands planted that thing directly to the side of my cranium...painfully...soon to be followed up with a fire extinguisher, which, as you can well imagine, was far worse than the discman...

And that pretty much sums up last week!

As for the next installment, look for Joe and Josh in the early going, along with Azkath, I would bet.

Rick and I should be showing up a little later, as we'll be in Rochester checking out Nile at the Montage Music Hall. Pretty sure we'll have plenty to say about this one once we get there!



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February 16, 2013 - Randy Wants Breath Strips!


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Playlist

Voivod - Mechanical Mind 
Destruction - Legacy Of The Past 
Maelstrom - A Futile Crusade 
Unbreakable Hatred - Years Of Violence 

Suffocation - Sullen Days 
Kongh - Sole Creation 
M.O.R.G. - Feelings 
Eye Of Solitude - Night's Dew 

Great White - Face The Day 
Druid Lord - Curse Of The Skull 
Saxon - Warriors Of The Road 
Orange Goblin - The Filthy & The Few 

Death - Altering The Future 
Deathrow - Watching The World 
Slammer - No Excuses 
Exodus - Within The Walls Of Chaos 
Flotsam & Jetsam - The Evil Sheik 
Sanctuary - Battle Angels 

Seplophile - Quarantined 
Gibby Haynes - Paul's Not Home 
Psyche Corporation - Whirring World 
Avenger Of Blood - Spawn Of Evil 
Volume IV - Wager 
Manilla Road - Stand Your Ground 

Dark Throne - Leave No Cross Unturned 
Twelve Foot Ninja - Mother Sky 
Hatriot - Weapons Of Class Destruction 
2Cellos - Supermassive Black Hole 

Victor Griffin's In-Graved - Teacher 
Intronaut - Milk Leg 
Mothership - Angel Of Death 
Newsted - Skyscraper 

Zen Kura - The Warning 
The Beards - Why Having A Beard Is Better Than Having A Woman 
Nile - When My Wrath Is Done 
Killswitch Engage - In Due Time 
Dreamshade - Consumed Future 
Deathchain - Abzu Doom 
Neaera - Black Tomb 

Steel Panther - Fantasy 
U.D.O. - Desperate Balls 
Cold Steel - America Idle 
Clutch - Earth Rocker 
Lightning Swords Of Death - Cloven Shields 
The Porridgeface - Ancient Rider 

Black Drawing Chalks - Street Rider 
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Recap from The Metal Wulf


Had Darrel Lake on hand to help promote the upcoming event, "Bring 'Em Home", a multi-band show to help benefit the Wounded Warrior Project at the American Legion in Geneva, NY on April 20. The show will feature a solid selection of local bands as well as some out-of-state talent, and should kick ass. Best of all, it's for a good cause! Pretty safe to say that at least a couple of us will be on hand!

Joe seemed to take a great deal of pleasure in the amount of suffering I'd been going through as a result of his implanting me with the Abba Chip.

It was bad, people. I'm dead serious when I say there are few things worse than hearing ABBA in every piece of music that makes it to your ear canal. Think I'm kidding? Television theme songs...radio of all varieties...the muzak system at work...all ABBA, all the time...

No shit, I was ready to power drill straight into my brain, from both ears... 


However, Joe WAS kind enough to turn the chip off for a brief amount of time, as we played the newest track from Darkthrone, which clocks in at almost fourteen minutes, and completely kicks ass. Looking forward to hearing the entire new disc once it's available. I'm thinking it could be an early contender for this year's Top 10...but, then, it really is far too early to say!

I was pretty much begging him to take the chip out, especially knowing that Rick, Josh, Bill, Erica, and myself were all headed to Buffalo to see Testament (along with Overkill, Flotsam & Jetsam, and 4Arm) at the Town Ballroom. I really wanted to enjoy that show, and the idea of hearing ABBA vocals emanating from Chuck Billy's throat just made me cringe... 

Things actually worked out well in the end, as Azkath was on hand, further taunting me with breath strips. He ended up pushing me a little too far, and I ended up mugging him, mercilessly, for his entire stash.

Yep, I devoured every last breath strip he had, after pummeling him and throwing him into some of the equipment, savoring the minty freshness for the rest of the evening.

Joe was so impressed by the amount of violence I directed at Seriah that he decided to cut me a break, deactivating the ABBA Chip, and allowing me to enjoy the concert in all it's Thrash-tastic goodness!

See, happy endings really do happen!

So, next installment, we'll be having Ferg and the rest of the boys from Setiva on hand. This should be a fun night to tune in, as most of us have known Ferg since his days in Loopus. Lookin' forward to this one! 


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February 9, 2013 - Snowstorms and ABBA


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Playlist

2Cellos - Technical Difficulties 

VoiVod - Empathy For The Enemy 
Destruction - Cynaide 
Destruction - Spiritual Genocide 

Joe Carpenter - Stormbringer 
Manilla Road - Hallowed Be Thy Grave 
Avenger Of Blood - Spawn Of Evil 
Enforcer - Death Rides This Night 
Death Tyrant - Baphomet 

Newsted - King Of The Underdogs 
Demon Hunter - I Am Stone 
Psyche Corporation - Pound Of Flesh 
Crest Of Darkness - Welcome To My Funeral 
High Priest Of Saturn - Crawling King Snake 

Soothsayer - Dark Star 
Kiss - She 
Volume IV - Kong 
Victor Griffin's In-Graved - Thorn In The Flesh 
Neuronspoiler - Through Hell We March 

Those Who Fear - Daggermouth 
Dynasty - Hard Pressed 
Abdicate - Cranial Collapse 
Death Wolf - Death Wolf March 
Hatriot - Blood Stained Wings 

Helloween - Waiting For The Thunder 
Spinal Tap - Christmas With The Devil 
Fist - Hot Spikes 
Crash Diet - Liquid Jesus 
The Beards - You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man 
Slammer - Johnny's Home 
Maelstrom - Predestined 
Cold Steel - Blood Secrets 

Static - X - I'm With Stupid 
Metal Church - Fake Healer 
Haiduk - Stormcall 
Seven Year Existence - Death Roll 
Swarm Of Arrows - Gravel And Gold 
Hate - Venom 

Clutch - Earth Rocker 
Alice In Chains - Hollow 
Mothership - Lunar Master 
Suffocation - As Grace Descends 

Ghost - Secular Haze 
To The Deep - Thrown From High 
Powermad - Absolute Power 
Angel - Tower 
Bornholm - Throne Of Crows 

Hatebreed - Indivisible 
Hemlock - The Masquerade 
Hemlock - Vendetta 
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Recap by The Metal Wulf

Kind of a miracle that the show even happened on this evening, as the East Coast was being battered by a winter storm called Nemo...

Nemo...fucking Nemo...who names a storm Nemo?

I guess I get the whole nautical thing, Captain Nemo...Finding Nemo...but what the hell?

Pardon me if I seem just a trifle bitter toward our recent weather patterns. The fact is, had it not been for that piece of shit Nemo and some added accumulations courtesy of a large lake effect storm, I would have been in Rochester that night, along with Bill, Erica, Josh, Seriah Azkath, and Arydaea Insanity to see Doro Pesch, as well as possibly get an audio interview with her.

Yeah, I'm still pretty pissed, not that it does much good. I mean, you can shake your fist at the skies all you want, but let's face it, the only thing you're going to do is look like a complete ass...


When I found out the we were still on for the Onslaught, I initially decided to just hang back. I mean, we were under a State Of Emergency, after all. But then Joe called me, asked me why I was being such a puss, and threatened to kick me in the vagina.

Novel idea, considering I don't have one. Unless it's really, REEEEAAALLLY well hidden...

So, with that being said, we rode up and it was on with the show!

With the weather being what it was, there was some joking around going on about wearing each other like Tauntauns is any of us got stuck outside. It was pretty solidly decided that I'd be the one who smelled the worse on the inside, but that kinda goes without saying. To be honest, a further agreement suggested that I should just be used as a new form of bio-chemical weapon.

Getting back to the Bronie Bullshit, Joe had mentioned something about there being a whole new line of My Little Pony toys being released, along with a Pony Castle...

Seriously, not my thing. Not even remotely interested, don't believe a word of it...

I'd mentioned how I'd finally heard Ghost's cover of ABBA's "I'm A Marionette", which is going to be included on their upcoming new disc, entitled "Secular Haze".

It's a good track, suitably creepy to fit Ghost's style, yet I found myself wondering if I'd ever even heard the original. I couldn't for the life of me remember, so further searching on YouTube not only allowed me to hear that, but to also notice ABBA tracks that I hadn't heard since I was in my early teens...

How I despise admitting this...

Yes, I went ahead and listened to almost half an hour worth of ABBA tracks! I confess! And I even found songs I remember actually LIKING as a kid!

So, as a result, I've had "Take A Chance On Me" stuck in my head for almost a week at this juncture. Yeah, that's right, almost constantly since last Tuesday, no bullshit, that song keeps popping up in my brain.

It's drivin' me nuts, too. Well, crazier than I already was...

And to make matters worse, I can't even enjoy other music anymore, thanks to Joe. I'd dozed off in between talk breaks and apparently planted something in me he's calling the Abba Chip. This chip makes all music I hear sound like ABBA songs.

Don't believe me? Well, I tried listening to AC/DC not long ago, and all I heard was shit like "Fernando", "Waterloo", and fucking "Dancing Queen"...

I've been trying to find out where in my body this chip currently resides, with absolutely no luck. Believe me, I'm almost at a juncture where I'm ready to rip out some potentially important organs and/or body parts in order to get this thing out of me...

So, with that being said, hopefully there will be enough of me left to make it to the Onslaught on Friday, and hopefully I'll be able to enjoy some heavy freakin' metal by then!

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February 2, 2013 - Randy's Withdrawal...



Playlist

    Circle II Circle - Never Gonna Stop
Angel - Long Time
Hatriot - Heroes Of Origin
Death Wolf - Snake Mountain

Ghost - Secular Haze
The Beards - Beard Related Song #38
Killswitch Engage - In Due Time
Mothership - Comic Rain
Local H - 2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx

Spater - Brady Bunch
Alice In Chains - Hollow
Newsted - Soldierhead
Clutch - Earth Rocker

Spater - Agony
Butthole Surfers - The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Sons Of Aeon - Cold Waves
Maelstrom - Predestined
Soothsayer - Back To Evil
Psychothermia - The Fight
Hatebreed - Honor Never Dies

Joe Carpenter - Country Girl
Grand Prix - Shout
Powermad - Nice Dreams
Ancient VVisdom - Deathlike
Heaven's Basement - Executioner's Day

Slammer - Hunt You Down
Cold Steel - Ashes To Ashes
Seplophile - Quarantine
Satanic Threat - Small God Big Cross
Evil Army - Ashes Of The Nuclear Fire
Spiritus Mortis - The Mighty One
The Modern Age Of Slavery - Arise

Bornholm - Valhalla
Hexen - Private Hell
Shai Hulud - Monumental Graves
Dreamshade - Consumed Future
Mutiny Within - Falls To Pieces

Hate - Hatchhammer
Flame - Rain
Riotor - Nuclear Solution
Reanimator - The Desolator
vatican - Hope
Dynasty - Death Solution
Those Who Fear - Daggermouth
Point Blank Rage - Paranoid Fist

Mustach - Never Too Late
Cry Wolf - Road To Ruin
Deathrow - The Deathwish
The Bronx - Youth Wasted
Spinal Tap - Break Like The Wind

The Beards - Got Me A Beard   

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Recap by The Metal Wulf
So, the main order of business on this evening was the announcement of the confirmed bands for this year's edition of Finger Lakes MetalFest. Spater's Dave Henninger was on hand, as always, to make the announcement, and here is the standing list of confirmed bands for the show:

Spater, Stone Soul Foundation, Lowkey, Steel Kingdom, Mercia, Poetry In Black, Abhor, Stygian, Cassidy Has Cholera, Dawn Of The Apocalypse, Concrete Slacks, Ire Clad, Disfigured Dead, HorseFace, Tonight We Feed, and Ripped Apart.

Two more bands are still to be announced, for a total of 18 bands as opposed to 20, but we're still looking at hours of awesome music on two stages, and it will be emceed by the Metallic Onslaught. Still going to be a blast, I guarantee it!

Moving along...

MetalFest isn't the only big event slowly approaching as we get closer to May. We're actually just a hair under three months away from No Pants Day. A brief discussion regarding that pretty much cemented the conclusion that this year it's going to be known as MORE Pants Day, at least as far as I'm concerned. 
Okay, I understand the concern. I pretty much have traumatized them for two years running. Don't believe me, I'll be happy to provide some YouTube links for ya. 
Still, it's not that big of a deal. I'm pretty sure I can sit this year out, I'll wear jeans if I have to, or just a pair of shorts. No boxers or man-kini's for me this year, I promise! 

Joe had returned to us from his vacation in Florida. I'm sure he was just thrilled to come back from a week of watching dolphins frolicking to temperatures in the single digits...
No Jeffie, though, which brought up the question of what did Joe do to him this time? I mean, Joe insists that there was no Jeffie on this trip, but then he said the same thing about New Orleans, before he admitted to pushing Jeffie into a gator-filled swamp.
Personally, I don't see where this is a problem. I'm actually picturing a fishing boat with a large chum bucket filled with Jeffie pieces, being used to bait sharks...
I LIKE that image!

Confusion ensued when Seriah Azkath suddenly went on about his tongue burning. Turns out he'd popped a breath strip into his mouth, and it ended up on the tip of the tongue instead of the middle.
Of course, the tip is always more sensitive...
(Yeah, we had a HUGE laugh over that while we were off the air...)
Well, next thing you know, we were all trying breath strips, and oddly enough Azkath, Josh, and myself were experiencing some crazy, trippy side effects. Yeah, things got nuts, to say the least...
Then there was the crash. Yup, we came down pretty hard, headaches all around, craving more strips.
As a matter of fact, Azkath insisted that he didn't have any more, and had actually taken the very last three.
But during the final talk break, he ended up consuming four more!
Needless to say, I'd gone insane from withdrawal, and proceeded to pursue him throughout the studio, more or less out for blood if I couldn't get breath strips... 

And that was pretty much how the evening concluded!

So, the next installment looks like it's going to be just Rick and Joe, along with guests Sanjuro Fields. Hell of a band and a very cool bunch of guys, by the way. Be sure to tune in!
As for Azkath, Arydaea, Josh, and myself, we'll be in Rochester that night to see Doro Pesch at the Montage! I've waited a loooong damned time to see this lady play live, and I'm not missing it for the world! 
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January 26, 2013 - Tim's Last Visit



Playlist
Emperor-The Warriors of Modern Death
Corrosion of Conformity-Seven Days
Rush-The Twilight Zone
The Project Hate-We Watch in Silence as the Earth turns to Blood
Mercyful Fate-At the Sound of the Demon Bell
Down-New Orleans is a Dying Whore
Sepultura-Chaos B.C.
Swarm of Arrows-Damage Generator
Between the Buried and Me-Silent Flight Parliament
Destruction-Carnivore
Hatebreed-Bitter Truth
"        "-Boundless(Time to Murder it)
The Acacia Strain-Doomblade
Daemonicus-We feast on your Flesh
Voivod-Resistance
Mothership-Cosmic Rain
Alpha Tiger-We Came from the Gutter
Illnath-Captain of the Seven Seas
Devourment-Fifty Ton War Machine
The Resistance-Rise from Treason
Cradle of Filth-Hell Awaits
Helloween-World of War
Holy Grail-Take it to the Grave
Xanthochroid-Blessed He with Boils
Nidingr-O Thou Empty God
Spiritus Mortis
Overtorture-The Coming Doom
Lightning Swords of Death-Cloven Sheilds
Gloria Morti-Our God is War
Zombified-Reign of Terror
Trust-Bosser Huit Hueres
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats-I'm Here to Kill You
Nightwish-Scaretale
Upon Wings-Afterlife
G/Z/R-Seance Fiction
Dropkick Murphys-Rose Tattoo
Crashdiet-Snakes in Paradise
Flotsam and Jetsam-Rage
4arm-The Opressed
Mortillery-Feed the Fire
Trouble-Memory's Garden
Dio-Naked in the Rain
Diamond Head-The Prince
Ozzy-Over the Mountain
Down-Beautifully Depressed
Destruction-Legacy of the Past
Hellcannon-Resinous Infection
Disfigured Dead-God Forgives,I Don't
Newsted-Godsnake
Wolcott Falls-Sculpture of Light
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Recap by The Metal Wulf
Another quiet night on the show. Literally, it was just me, Rick, and Josh for a good portion of the show, as we eased ourselves into our new 10:00 p.m. time slot.  
Tim Binder joined us for a bit. In fact, this was actually his last visit with us for the foreseeable future, as he'll be making his way back to L.A. sometime in the coming week. We tried to talk him into staying at least long enough to go see Doro Pesch with us on the 8th of February, but no dice.Of course, it's not like he'll never return. I mean, really, it's only going to be a few flips of the calendar before he comes back to us, probably not more than half a dozen flips, to be precise.

As I'd said, it was a quiet night, with just the few of us, but that was fine, as it gave us a chance to focus more on the music as opposed to the silliness. Not that there was none of that, mind you. I mean, quite frankly, it was pretty damned cold that night. As a matter of fact, I'd have probably spent half the night shivering if it hadn't been the beginning of the full moon phase. Yep, a quick shift to Wulfie, and I was good as gold. Fur makes all the difference, I'm tellin' ya...
Not that there aren't disadvantages. Having a canine form kinda sucks when you need to use the facilities. In fact, I had to take a moment to head outdoors at one point, so I'll now take a moment to extend my apologies to whoever encountered my handiwork at the edge of the parking lot.
I really did try to cover it up the best I could...

For further silliness I shared a story about being Dutch-ovened by my cat.
True story, I'm sorry to say...
Mittens (my cat) had decided he wanted to come under the covers with me on Thursday night. He occasionally does this on the extremely cold nights, and there was a time when he'd stay underneath with me, usually curled up inside the bend of my knees, for the entire evening.Well, this time he only stayed under the covers for about five minutes, and then decided he wanted to get back out. Imagine my surprise when I lifter the sheet and blankets, only to get a direct nose-full of cat fart...
Yeah, thanks Mittens. I'm sure that was intentional, and considered payback for all the times when I let loose on you.Besides, I heard you as you jumped off the bed. It was clear as a bell, a distinct "meow", followed by kittie laughter...

So, not much else to share this week, really. I will say this, however. Next week is going to be a show you're not going to want to miss, as we'll have David Henninger from Spater on hand to announce the line-up for the 2013 edition of Finger Lakes MetalFest.
For those unfamiliar, Finger Lakes MetalFest is a long-running event that takes place at Donselaar's in Clyde, NY. This year the event falls on May 18, and will feature approximately 20 local and regional hard rock and metal acts, and The Metallic Onslaught have been emcees for the past few years.
It's always a great time, so we can't wait to hear from Dave and find out who will be performing this year! 
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January 19, 2013 - Randy's Birthday / Tribute to the Past


Listen to the Show

Playlist
Iron Maiden-Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Judas Priest-Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Fight-Immortal Sin
Corrosion of Conformity-Broken Man
Deep Purple-Mistreated
Trouble-Fear
Black Sabbath-Sign of the Southern Cross
Badlands-Rumblin'Train
Mindfunk-In the Way Eye
Mercyful Fate-Come to the Sabbath
Prong-Whose Fist is this Anyway
Malevolent Creation-Mindlock
Dimmu Borgir-Spellbound(By the Devil)
Morbid Angel-Eyes to See,Ears to Hear
g/z/r-Giving up the Ghost
Sepultura-Manifest
Vision of Disorder-By the River
Anthrax-Skeletons in the Closet
Testament-All I Could Bleed
Vader-Whisper
Crimson Glory-Lady of Winter
Queensryche-Walk in the Shadows
Dream Theater-The Mirror
Kiss-Unholy
Tesla-Had Enough
Van Halen-Light up the Sky
Meshuggah-The Mouth Licking What You've Bled
The Project Hate-With Desperate Hands so Numb
Sevendust-My Ruin
Fear Factory-Self Bias Resistor
Killing Culture-LockFist
Venom-Countess Bathory
Circus of Power-Heaven and Hell
Stryper-Soldiers Under Command
Coven-Rock this Church
Damien-Possession
Cemetary-Where the Rivers of Madness Stream
Skyclad - The Wrong Song
Not Fragile - High Into Heaven
carnivore "Thermonuclear Warrior"
Sacred Oath "Shadow Out of Time"
Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Flotsam and Jetsam-Evil Sheik
Machine Head-A Nation on Fire
Overkill-Deny the Cross
Cradle of Filth-Sodomy and Lust
Testament-Apocalyptic City
Motley Crue-Slice of your Pie
Dokken-Alone Again
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Recap by The Metal Wulf
Not a lot to speak of this week, to be honest. This show fell on the day after my birthday, and once again we did a Tribute To The Past show to celebrate. Always cool breaking out the old-school metal, especially when you get into that mental space where you're trying to think of songs you haven't heard in years. It was a good night, overall!

It almost didn't start out that way, however. Jeffie made an early appearance, swearing that he was going to ruin my whole evening. 
Yep, I traumatized Jeffie with my Pantless Santa Dance so much that he REFUSED TO GIVE ME A LAPDANCE FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!!
(Oh, poor me, however will I survive without a Jeffie lap dance, blah, blah, blah...)
Yeah, I sure felt let down when he left. It just wasn't the same without him running around annoying everybody beyond all conceivable tolerance levels. I'm sure the rest of the crew was just as disappointed.
Don't worry 'bout old Jeffie, though. I'm sure he's keeping himself entertained trying to find Joe, who is on vacation and won't be back until next week.
Personally, if I were Joe, I'd try to lure Jeffie into the Everglades, where they not only have alligators, but there are also huge Burmese Pythons, which have been thriving there, becoming quite the nuisance. I mean, c'mon, who wouldn't love to see Jeffie trying to pull himself out of the coils of a 20-foot-long snake?

The only other noteworthy thing I can think of at the moment is that as of this week we will be moving to a new time slot, that being 10:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. So don't get all paranoid when you tune in Friday night and World Cafe is on at 9:00! Just be patient, and things will get plenty loud when 10:00 rolls around!


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