Brandon Muller's internet famous Linkin Park parody was fine, but he's really upped himself with this amazing Disturbed parody. That's harder than it sounds--Disturbed's own music is such a parody that it's hard to imagine topping it. But Muller (with vocalist Archie Wilson) somehow has, resulting in the best thing to happen to Disturbed since their South Park moment.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Metalheads of the Day: Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Earlier this week, I saw The Book of Mormon. Keeping spoilers to a minimum, I'll write that it is wonderful, and that it had one scene that reminded me of its creators' metal leanings. In honor of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, I'm celebrating six of South Park's most metal moments.
1. "Chef Aid," 1998
For one of their earliest episodes, the duo drafted an all-star cast for a show revolving around TV's most lovable cafeteria cook. Ozzy Osbourne makes an appearance that you'll remember long after you forget the song he plays, which features DMX, ODB, The Crystal Method and something called Fuzzbubble.
2. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, 1999
See if you can recognize the voice that tells Kenny he's going to Hell.
3. "Die Hippie, Die," 2005
Like R. Crumb before them, Parker and Stone's work is often enjoyed by hippie types who embrace it as counterculture without realizing how conservative much of it is. South Park even dedicated an entire episode to mocking hippie culture, with Cartman enlisting Slayer's best album to drive them away.
4. "Major Boobage," 2008
Parker and Stone's spot on parody of 1981's Heavy Metal employs much of the original film's soundtrack, almost identical animation and an even funnier script. Stream the whole thing here.
5. Rush video intro, 2010
After lovingly mocking them for years (dating back to Orgazmo), Parker and Stone honored the world's best Canadian band with an intro video for "Tom Sawyer."
6. "Crack Baby Athletic Association," 2011
In one of South Park's greatest subplots, the kids are shocked to learn that Slash might not be real. The ending is better than any Christmas movie that isn't Die Hard.
1. "Chef Aid," 1998
For one of their earliest episodes, the duo drafted an all-star cast for a show revolving around TV's most lovable cafeteria cook. Ozzy Osbourne makes an appearance that you'll remember long after you forget the song he plays, which features DMX, ODB, The Crystal Method and something called Fuzzbubble.
2. South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, 1999
See if you can recognize the voice that tells Kenny he's going to Hell.
3. "Die Hippie, Die," 2005
Like R. Crumb before them, Parker and Stone's work is often enjoyed by hippie types who embrace it as counterculture without realizing how conservative much of it is. South Park even dedicated an entire episode to mocking hippie culture, with Cartman enlisting Slayer's best album to drive them away.
4. "Major Boobage," 2008
Parker and Stone's spot on parody of 1981's Heavy Metal employs much of the original film's soundtrack, almost identical animation and an even funnier script. Stream the whole thing here.
5. Rush video intro, 2010
After lovingly mocking them for years (dating back to Orgazmo), Parker and Stone honored the world's best Canadian band with an intro video for "Tom Sawyer."
6. "Crack Baby Athletic Association," 2011
In one of South Park's greatest subplots, the kids are shocked to learn that Slash might not be real. The ending is better than any Christmas movie that isn't Die Hard.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Slayer, "Raining Blood"
Heaping praises on Reign in Blood is akin to bringing coals to Newcastle. It's almost ubiquitous on Best of Metal lists, and outside of Metallica's first four albums, it's the only thrash metal release that people who don't usually like metal own. But with Dave Lombardo being replaced over a silly contract dispute (it doesn't whose story about the terms you believe--there's no sane reason that an able Dave Lombardo shouldn't be in this band) this week, I'm going back to one of metal's only flawless tracks.
Several bloggers have already compared Half-Slayer (guitarist Jeff Hanneman is still recovering from an incapacitating spider bite) to KISS without Ace and Peter, but this is actually much worse. For all that the original KISS lineup is, the band doesn't compromise any of their nonexistent integrity by breaking up. Slayer has almost epitomized metal's integrity over the past few decades. Despite a few questionable business decisions, they've been the same straight-ahead, thrash-out-and-leave-the-room force of nature for almost 30 years.
The steady, ominous drumming that introduces "Raining Blood" is as iconic as any sound in metal. Lombardo's pacing isn't to take a breath, but to build suspense, which pays off at the infamous "In the Hall of the Mountain King"-emulating riff ("duh-nuh-nuh, nuh-nuh-nuh") that kicks in around the :33 mark. When it does, Lombardo steps right back into the war zone, directing the progression that a South Park would later honor as the ultimate hippie buzz-killer.
I once saw a pre-stardom Lamb of God open for Slayer, stepping up to one of metal history's greatest honors and challenges. Shortly before they closed, Lamb of God held a note and let Chris Adler drum the intro to "Raining Blood." "You all know why we're all here," Randy Blythe bellowed. He could have been talking to the crowd, or to any extreme metal fan in the cosmos, but he didn't need to say anything else.
Several bloggers have already compared Half-Slayer (guitarist Jeff Hanneman is still recovering from an incapacitating spider bite) to KISS without Ace and Peter, but this is actually much worse. For all that the original KISS lineup is, the band doesn't compromise any of their nonexistent integrity by breaking up. Slayer has almost epitomized metal's integrity over the past few decades. Despite a few questionable business decisions, they've been the same straight-ahead, thrash-out-and-leave-the-room force of nature for almost 30 years.
The steady, ominous drumming that introduces "Raining Blood" is as iconic as any sound in metal. Lombardo's pacing isn't to take a breath, but to build suspense, which pays off at the infamous "In the Hall of the Mountain King"-emulating riff ("duh-nuh-nuh, nuh-nuh-nuh") that kicks in around the :33 mark. When it does, Lombardo steps right back into the war zone, directing the progression that a South Park would later honor as the ultimate hippie buzz-killer.
I once saw a pre-stardom Lamb of God open for Slayer, stepping up to one of metal history's greatest honors and challenges. Shortly before they closed, Lamb of God held a note and let Chris Adler drum the intro to "Raining Blood." "You all know why we're all here," Randy Blythe bellowed. He could have been talking to the crowd, or to any extreme metal fan in the cosmos, but he didn't need to say anything else.
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