Storm Corrosion

So it is finally out, the long awaited collaboration between Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson, and Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt.

I just got the album now, and I have to say, it made my little prog loving heart warm. Just when i thought that prog was gone. wow this is awesome.

The album consists of 6 tracks, and has a running time of about 48 minutes. Some of the songs hitting the 10 minute mark (only a prog band:-D)

TRACK LIST:

1. Drag Ropes
2. Storm Corrosion
3. Hag
4. Happy
5. Lock Howl
6. Ljudent Innan

Now the album has a very ethereal ambient sound to it, its very interesting, on some parts of the songs, the instruments just fade away, and you just hear the very eerie ambient tone set out by the album.

I absolutely adore this album, I think it is amazing, and I really think these two have a great chemistry going, a great flow to their music so to speak. But, do not expect an Opeth or Porcupine Tree sounding album when you listen to this, its a total new sound, and I will say again, a very progressive sound, so it might not be to everyone's tastes.
But if you enjoy the prog rock, this album is a definite must have!

I give Storm Corrosions first outing a solid 8 out of 10.

Here is the music video for the album opener, Drag Ropes.

Jägermeister Advert!

So, its been posted on a few places around the net, but the jaeger ad is fucking awesome!!
The campaign that they are running with the ad is "A Stronger Bond".

Now the advert features 7 people from 7 totally different fields, all of these men are at the top of their respective fields, and all of them with strong bonds with other people to get them to where they are at the moment.

Now these guys couldn't choose themselves, the seven were by invitation only, so a very selective group...









here is the main commercial, there are another 7 in the series, each one a short interview of on of the guys at the table.

Kerry King, Guitarist from Thrash Metal Band Slayer

                                     Rob Smets, 5-Time World Champion Bull Fighter

Freddie Roach, Former Professional Boxer and Now Trainer

                   
                                                    Keyshawn Johnson, All-Pro Wide Receiver

 
   Mike Lingerfelt, NASCAR pit crew Champion

                                            Nathan Fletcher, Pro Big Wave Surfer

  Mister Cartoon, Tattoo Artist and Artist












These are the seven men that were selected to sit around the table, each one of them pretty badass in their own right when you check them out.

Now what the guys at jäger have done, with the main ad, is to make another seven ads, each one a short interview of one of the seven.

here is the main ad, its pretty awesome.

im also putting up a link for the other seven, check them out, Jägermeister really out did themselves with an awesome ad!!

the other seven videos...

winter is here

so technically, we are still in autumn here in sunny south africa, but the cold is coming fast, real fast.
and that only means one thing, winter is here...
no don't make the mistake i hate winter, i really despise the cold...

but there is one thing that makes winter bare able  for me, and that is when ladies break out the boots...

now for me there is nothing prettier than a girl wearing a nice pair of boots (except a lady in a summer dress), now may it be that they are flats, heels, ankle-, knee-, or thigh-high. it is damn hot.
so it is finally that time of year where the girls are gonna be suited and booted. yes please...

now seeing things like this on a cold morning, makes it almost bare able...
looks like this is going to be the season for me to be jolly again... ;-D

oh and this also means its time for me to pull out the old ass kicking boots again!!!

I'm Back...

ok guys, back onto a serious note.

so the last week, was a crazy week to say the least...
but massive changes have been made, for the better.
i have left a lot of bad shit, and bad people behind me.

so firstly, i am not studying engineering anymore thank god for that, cause fuck, that sucked balls, I'm gonna start something new next year, so i will be back to make you fuck's lives miserable again, and yes i am also single again, but she is also now my best friend, and means the world to me...

but let me tell you this motherfuckers, the old bastard you all grew to hate and despise is back, and i aint gonna take no shit anymore kiddies...

 

sweeet

Mankind in his insatiable search for divine
Knowledge has discarded all biblical teachings

Realizing that the strength of religion is the repression of
knowledge
All structures of religion have collapsed

Life prays for death
in the wake of the horror of these revelations

It was never imagined how graphic the reality that would
be known as the end
of creation
Would manifest itself

We believe all this chaos and atrocity can be traced
Back to one single event

We hold these truths to be painfully self-evident
All men are not created equal
Only the strong will prosper
Only the strong will conquer
Only in the darkness of Christ have I realized
God Hates Us All


you gotta love SLAYER!!!

e toll strike

so this post is long overdue, should've done it ages ago.

so a couple of weeks ago my mate mike comes up to me and says, listen dude I'm gonna go and take photos of the photos of the cosatu strike, do you wanna come with?

at first i was thinking screw that man, but then i decided to throw caution to the wind and go with him.
and i was so happy that i went. it was sick!!!

now upon getting there i did not know what to expect.
but holy shit it was amazing!! just the feeling of being there, all those people believing and fighting for the same thing. it was crazy, i really don't know how to explain it.
it was crazy, the only whit people there were us, and journalists. now I'm not being racist, but it was a weird feeling, to be brutally honest, i was a little bit scared. now the really crazy thing is, when you are standing there next to the road, the amount of dirty looks you get from the protestors, you can see they are talking about you, until they see, that you have a camera, all they want then, is their photo taken.

the photo above is mike taking photos next to the water cannon truck.

to the right is the one truck with a pa system on it, the truck where julius melema spoke his mind.

THE FATAL FEAST IS HERE!!!!

so it is finally here! Municipal Waste's new album is here, the fatal feast!
and good lord it is thrash up the whazoo!

the album kicks off with a minute long intro called waste in space, which really sets the mood for the album. after that the music stays true the original municipal waste sound that everyone knows and loves.
as with all the waste albums, they always have the humor element on their albums and once again it is there, with tracks like, idiot check, covered in sick/the barfer, you're cut off, and 12 step program. these songs give you a welcome break between the fast thrash off songs like, Repossession, unholy abductor, and residential disaster.

this is the bands first album on nuclear blast records, and also their longest album punching in at 38 minutes. the band might be getting a bit more professional but they have not lost that original thrash sound that we all love.

the official fatal feast video