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Pretty cool.

I can only take so much rock-a-billy though, even if it is punk-ish with a cool theme.

I watched the video, it was pretty funny.

And I might add that I knew right were I was when I clicked that link. Epitath has a A LOT of good bands.

I hear ya about taking so long to find bands. I just recently discovered Punk and it's nearly taken over my listening habits. At least that means that I've got a LOT of good stuff to listen to as there is a HUGE backlog of good punk. I'm finding bands that are new to me that have 13 albums in the bag.

Epitaph has a A LOT of good bands.

Tom Waits.

I wasn't too impressed with the Hatebreed album.  It was deep, dark, hard speed-core, but eh...it was pretty boring on the whole.  Didn't really charge me, you know.  Listening to it one song at a time works fine, but the sound was just so homongenous across the album.  Still a good album though.  For downright painfully hard, I tend to prefer Slipknot or Mudvayne.  Technically, neither are as hard or forceful as Hatebreed, but there's something there that appeals to me more.  Maybe the complexity of the composition and arrangements (especially Mudvayne).

Cradle of Filth kind of bites, though.  Nothing like Nekromantix, if that's what you're referring to.  Nekromantix has a kitsch horror theme which Kim Nekroman uses to blend satire, humor, and in your face fun; definitely not a goth band or anything like that.  Cradle of Flith is ok, but generic speed metal, not worthy of comparison to Nekromantix.  Nekromantix is psychobilly-basically a splinter of punk that has been inspired by rockabilly, swing, jazz, and classic (12-bar) blues.  Tiger Army, Reverend Horton Heat, and Nekromantix are probably the best psychobilly bands around.  Reverend Horton Heat pretty much invented the style, but he/they are often more straightforward rockabilly than psychobilly punk, and I'd be stupid to ignore the Cramps and their influence on psychobilly as pioneers of the style as well.

And I love Social Distortion.  I'd rather have the Ramones over Social Distortion, The Clash over the Ramones, and half the time Rancid over The Clash.  I'm just contemporary like that.

Murderdolls are also good if you're looking for Hollywood-inspired horror kitsch themes, and humorously offensive and violent songs, but wrapped up in a speed metal/thrash/punk package.  How can you go wrong with songs like Die My Bride, Graverobbing U.S.A., Let's Go To War, and Kill Miss America?

And for what it's worth, Transplants are on Jimmy Kimmel live later tonight (April 16th) in about 20 minutes, I'm guessing, so anyone with a TV and a love for punk should turn it to ABC.

I really dig the Murderdolls... Thanx for the suggestion...


[listening]I am the booahlet; Your the bullseye![/listening]

[screaming] and when I hit...there's nothing left!![/screaming]

And another note, I saw a killer Misfits boxed set when I went to Borders and picked up the Nekromantix CD.  I didn't have the $68 (or thereabouts) they were charging for it, though.  It comes in a cool coffin shaped box.

what's that band from australia that is "like rancid"....  that good ol hardcore sound....  think they had 'wolf' or 'wolves' in a song title or album....???

i cannot think of their name... gerrrr

TG says: Guttermouth
mub says: TSOL


haha, that makes the same point as the 'other' thread   

i had to scroll down just to see:

Then you die.


haha, yes - seriously though,

my ears have been detecting some good "metal" lately.  like older mudvayne.  you'll understand much when i say i REALLY like the 'postpunk/posthardcore" (i know) Helmet and Quicksand sound.  now it's Tool...

will check out Kimmel... not on yet here on the left coast?  i think my local channel tape delays it (goddamn smurfing conservatives!)

think that mike ness project was the 'mescaleros" with setzer, may only be local to LA though?!?!?

anywho, thanks for the suggesitons

i am going to go die for like 6.5 hrs

you die first