Another Great night - 8/28/11

Hey Everyone,

I know I always say this, and it must get boring, but this week was yet another regular show that went great. I didn't plan anything special for the playlist and there was no huge news, it was just an ordinary Metal Oxide. I threw in some Heljareyga, which I don't get to play as often as I would like, and I also played some newish Alestorm, which was great. I had a lot of fun tonight and I hope our listeners did too.

Like I said, news wasn't much. It was really just more discussion and reflection on the situation with Nevermore. There was another little story about some of Leave's Eyes' shirts being confiscated at Summer Breeze because they had Celtic crosses on them; they were given back after much hassle.

This week's playlist:
"The Phantom of the Opera" - Nightwish
"Wait for an Answer" - Blind Guardian
"San Sebastian" - Sonata Arctica
"Blood Red Sandman" - Lordi
"Birth of the Wicked" - Iced Earth
"The Fetus of a New Day Kicking" - Cradle of Filth
"Dimmu Borgir" - Dimmu Borgir
"Seal of Woven Years" - Kamelot
"The Heart Collector" - Nevermore
"Burn to a Cinder" - Epica
"From the Heaven of My Heart" - Amorphis
"Gilded Oars" - Suidakra
"Feigdin" - Heljareyga
"The Sunk'n Norwegian" - Alestorm
"Elusive Reaches" - Ensiferum"Uniaika" - Korpiklaani
"Cursed Be Iron" - Turisas
"Fiskarens Fiende" - Finntroll
"Ramund hin Unge" - Tyr
"Mr. Sandman" - Blind Guardian

See you next week,
TJ

8/20/11

Hello Everybody,

Kate and Rita stopped by the show this week-it was a blast. We even got a few requests. For Dethklok, Children of Bodom and Turisas. Besides that we played some fun songs and some classic songs. It was a great playlist this week, as always.

News was short and sweet this week. Warrel Dane mentioned in an interview that he first heard about Jeff Loomis and Van Williams leaving from an article on Blabbermouth.net. We found this funny and interesting and took this opportunity to reflect on Nevermore and our expectation of the future. We also talked about how Rhapsody of Fire is kind of splitting up. Long story short, there will now be Rhapsody and Rhapsody of Fire....its confusing.

This week's playlist:
"Nemo" - Nightwish
"The Soulforged" - Blind Guardin
"Champagne Bath" - Sonata Arctica
"Murmaider" - Dethklok
"Sangreal" - Septic Flesh
"The Chosen Legacy" - Dimmu Borgir
"Cemetery and Sundown" - Cradle of Filth
"Downfall" - Children of Bodom
"Tenebra Dentro" - Theatres des Vampires
"Frozen" - Delain
"Down the Slopes of Death" - Amon Amarth
"I of Crimson Blood" - Amorphis
"Battle Metal" - Turisas
"Keelhauled" - Alestorm
"Die Affeninsel" - Equilibrium
"Cities Burning" - The Dread Crew of Oddwood
"The Somber Lay" - Eluveitie
"Abandoned" - Ensiferum
"Paljon on Koskessa Kivia" - Korpiklaani
"Trollhammaren" - Finntroll
"Olavur Riddaros" - Tyr
"Joudaan Viinaa" - Korpiklaani

See you all next week,
-TJ

8/13/11 Show

Hey Everyone,

Nothing special happened tonight. There were no requests. There was no theme. There wasn't much news. We just played a regular playlist of great songs by great metal bands and it was a good show. I added in some things that I don't usually, like Bathory, which I don't think I've ever played on the show.

There wasn't much news. One thing, though, was a story about Blind Guardian. They auctioned off Studio time record a new version of the Bard's Song to help Japan. A Quebec fan won the contest, paying somewhere around 13K euros. We will try to get this version for you guys sometime.

This week's Playlist:
"Wishmaster" - Nightwish
"Black Dragon" - Luca Turilli
"The Bard's Song" - Blind Guardian
"Black Sheep" - Sonata Arctica
"Riders of the Storm" - Hammerfall
"Communion" - Septic Flesh
"Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike" - Dimmu Borgir
"Destroyer of Worlds" - Bathory
"Angel of Lust" - Theatres Des Vampires
"Necropolis" - Kamelot
"Midnight Walker" - Norther
"Destroyer of the Universe" - Amon Amarth
"Farewell Proud Men" - Leave's Eyes
"Inis Mona" - Eluveitie
"Set Sail and Conquer" - Alestorm
"Gilded Oars" - Suidakra
"Blut im Auge" - Equilibrium
"Fields of Gold" - Turisas
"Solsagan" - Finntroll
"Twilight Tavern" - Ensiferum
"Koning Radboud" - Heidevolk
"The Lay of Thrym" - Tyr
"The Sound of Silence" - Nevermore

See you next week!
-TJ

Live song night!

Hello Everyone!

This week we played only live songs and it was great! I gave it open for requests during the week but only one person gave one, so I was free to put together whatever live songs I wanted for this week's playlist, it was great.

We didn't do metal news this week, instead we talked for a few minutes about concerts we all really loved. That was a lot of fun.

Here is this week's live song playlist:
"Ghost Love Score" - Nightwsh
"Vodka" - Korpiklaani
"Valhalla" - Blind Guardian
"Nattfodd" - Finntroll
"The Cage" - Sonata Arctica
"The Forest Whispers My Name" - Cradle of Filth
"Tale of Revenge" - Ensiferum
"Deathcrush" - Mayhem
"Kings of the Carnival Creation" - Dimmu Borgir
"Nancy the Tavern Wench" - Alestorm
"The Edge" - Tyr
"One More" - Turisas
"One By One" - immortal
"Angels Holocaust" - Iced Earth
"Black No. 1" - Type O Negative
"Coffin Ships" - Primordial
"Into Hiding" - Ensiferum

I hope you enjoyed the show!
-TJ

We're Back!

Hello Everybody!

We're back!! Yes, we are back after our sudden absence last week to bring your a usual boring show. I hope you enjoyed the folk show last week. But this week there was no theme, just a regular playlist put together by Melanie and I. Although this was a regular show we have a surprise for next week...but you'll have to wait to figure it out.

We had some interesting news this week. Blind Guardian has updated about their orchestral Album, saying that they are beginning work on it and teaming up with a German fantasy writer to work out the concept. Iced Earth will be releasing their new album, Dystopia, on October 18, featuring their new singer, Stu Block. Behemo's Nergal will be on Poland's 'The Voice'. And Cradle of Filth will be canceling their appearance at Wacken due to the injuries Dani sustained when he was tackled in France.

This week's Playlist:
"Wanderlust" - Nightwish
"Imaginations from the Other Side" - Blind Guardian
"Our Destiny" - Epica
"Champagne Bath" - Sonata Arctica
"The Phantom Opera Ghost" - Iced Earth
"Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" - Dimmu Borgir
"Legend of Steel" - Luca Turilli
"Blood Red Sandman" - Lordi
"Asator" - Amon Amarth
"Elegy" - Leave's Eyes
"Shaman" - Amorphis
"The Quest" - Alestorm
"Tale of Revenge" - Ensifeum
"Nattfodd" - Finntroll
"On Torrid Sand" - Suidakra
"Gray Sublime Archon" - Eluveitie
"One More" - Turisas
"Lord of Lies" - Tyr
"Devil Woman" - Cradle of Filth

Ready for the surprise? Next week we will be bringing you a special live theme night!! We will be playing nothing but live songs from your favorite metal bands! Please comment on this post with any songs/artists you want to hear!

See you next week for our Live theme show!
-TJ

Folk Metal Night!

Hey Everyone!

Melanie and I can't make it into the show this week, so we'll be bringing you a pre-recorded Folk metal themed show. Feel free to post comments with news or anything interesting that's happening in the metal world since there will be no metal news.

Here is this week's playlist:

"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" - Nightwish

"Goi! Rode! Goi!" - Arkona

"Over the Seas" - Alestorm

"Der Ewige Sieg" - Equilibrium

"The Calling" - Primordial

"Hear the Heathen Call" - Tyr

"Isle of Skye" - Suidakra

"Korpiklaani" - Korpiklaani

"Het Wilde Heer" - Heidevolk

"Forked Height" - Battlelore

"Thousandfold" - Eluveitie

"Seasonspeech" - Elvenking

"Perpolsa" - Lumsk

"Kylan Pasaa" - Moonsorrow

"Lagnan" - Helyarega

"Homeward Shore" - Falkenbach

"Blodnatt" - Finntroll

"The Visitor" - Kivimetsan Druidi

"Starchild" - Wintersun

"Lai Lai Hei" - Ensiferum

"Juodaan Viinaa" - Korpiklaani

 

See you next week everyone!

-TJ

7/17/11 Show

Hey all,

There was no theme this week. It was just me. There were no requests. I just put together a playlist and played it. It was great. I played some old black metal and some other stuff we don't play too often, and that was awesome. The regular stuff I played was great too. It was a great show, and I really enjoyed doing it.

Part of the reason it was good is probably because I was able to find some actually interesting pieces of news. ICS Vortex is releasing his solo album, "Storm Seeker" on August 22. I'm excited for what he calls "a tribute to the fall and rise of [his] kind." Also, Iced Earth's has a new album coming out, Dystopia. This album is he first featuring their new lead singer, Stu block. They're show today in Finland at the Ilossarock Festival was streamed live. And Dani Filth was pinned to the round by a security guard in France.

This week's playlist:
"Nemo" - Nightwish
"When Sorrow Sang" - Blind Guardian
"Silver Tongue" - Sonata Arctica
"Hearts on Fire" - Hammerfall
"The Beheading of a King" - Amon Amarth
"K.I.N.G." - Satyricon
"A Blaze in the Northern Sky" - Dark Throne
"Under Huntress Moon" - Cradle of Filth
"Lepers Among Us" - Dimmu Borgir
"Desert Rain" - Iced Earth"
"The Prophet Said" - Lacuna Coil
"Nothing Ever Dies" - Kamelot
"Black Dragon" - Luca Turilli
"Silent Waters" - Amorphis
"As Torches Rise" - Turisas
"Skogens Hamnd" - Finntroll
"Yarilo" - Arkona
"Exile the Daystar" - Battlelore
"Kylan Paassa" - Moonsorrow
"Guardians of Fate" - Ensiferum
"Uis Elveti" - Eluveitie
"Rainbow Warrior" - Tyr
"Joudaan Viinaa" - Korpiklaani

See you next week,
-TJ

7/9/11 - Melanie's Back!!

Hey Everyone,

Melanie is officially back! Because of this she picked the entire show and it was great. She did a great job and I really enjoyed the show this week; I hope everyone else did too! She picked some of her favorite songs and artists and tried to pick some songs by those artists that aren't played that often. But of course, there were the songs like "Sunlight Moonlight" that are almost always played whenever Melanie picks the playlist. It was a great show.

News was interesting also. Warrel Dane commented in an interview that Nevermore is not over, despite half the band leaving. We also reported  on the recent illness afflicting Slayer guitarist , Jeff Hanneman. He was bitten by a spider and contracted a skin-eating bacteria. It sounds like he was lucky and there wasn't a lot of damage. There was also an interesting story coming from Chicago's Millennium Park. Some LARPers left some gear by the Bean and it caused the police to be called; the entire park was evacuating because they thought it was a bomb. Just an interesting bit of news.

This week's playlist:
"Dark Chest of Wonders" - Nightwish
"Carry the Blessed Home" - Blind Guardian
"Genocide" - Hammerfall
"Resign to Surrender" - Epica
"Dusk and Her Embrace" - Cradle of Filth
"Kings of the Carnival Creation" - Dimmu Borgir
"Sunlight Moonlight" - Septic Flesh
"Would You Love a Monster Man" - Lordi
"Emptiness Unobstructed" - Nevermore"The Ancient Forest of Elves" - Luca Turilli
"The Lost Vikings" - Dethklok
"Cry of the Blackbirds" - Amon Amarth
"Perkele" - Amorphis
"The Land of Hope and Glory" - Turisas
"Metsamies" - Korpiklaani
"Your Gaulish War" - Eluveitie
"Solemn Sea" - Leave's Eyes
"Old Man" - Ensiferum
"Leviathan" - Alestorm
"Urswamp" - Finntroll
"How Far to Asgaard" - Tyr
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" - Sonata Arctica


See you next week!
-TJ

7/3/11

Hey Everyone,

This week's show went well. My friend stopped by, as well as my brother, so it was fun. I got a request for Immortal which I enjoyed and besides that I just played great metal. There was no theme so I just played whatever came to mind I loved it; I hope everyone else did too.

There was almost no news. Really only one story. Ex  Deo has released information about their new album, Caligula. It will be released sometime in early 2012. The band calls it the "best 'epic metal soundtrack' in recent times" thus setting the bar really high for themselves. I hope it's as good as they're making it sound!

This week's playlist:
"Planet Hell" - Nightwish
"Ride into Obsession" - Blind Guardian
"Victoria's Secret" - Sonata Arctica
"Thunderhorse" - Dethklok
"Persepolis" - Septic Flesh
"The Sacrilegious Scorn" - Dimmu Borgir
"The River Dragon has Come" - Nevermore
"Sons of the Northern Darkness" - Immortal
"Storm the Gates of Alesia" - Ex Deo
"Downfall" - Children of Bodom
"Nemesis" - Arch Enemy
"The Last Night" - Norther
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" - Lordi
"Isle of Skye" - Suidakra
"Sky is Mine" - Amorphis
"Over the Seas" - Alestorm
"The Messenger" - Turisas
"Midnattens Widunder" - Finntroll
"Metsamies" - Korpiklaani
"Twilight Tavern" - Ensiferum
"Sinklars Visa" - Tyr
"Oops! I Did it Again" - Children of Bodom

See you next week!
-TJ

6/25/11

Hey Everyone,

Nothing really happened this week. I only got a couple requests and there wasn't really any news. The playlist was good I think, though. I brought back the Mayhem with "Deathrcush" and Otyg with "Backahasten." Besides that It was more of the usual. I think it was a very good playlist, and despite being alone a very good show.

News was just Nightwish added top the lineup for 70000 Ton of Metal, and Mark from Epica talking about how his new project, Mayan, is similar to Epica. That is not surprising considering that everyone in Mayan is from Epic, After Forever, or  Delain. I'm excited to see how it turns out though.

This week's playlist:
"The End of All Hope" - Nightwish
"Tanelorn" - Blind Guardian
"War of the Universe" - Luca Turilli
"Dont Say a Word" - Sonata Arctica
"They Only Come out a Night" - Lordi
"The Chosen Legacy" - Dimmu Borgir
"Deathcrush" - Mayhem
"Northern Comfort" - Children of Bodom
"Midnight Walker" - Norther
"The Lost Vikings" - Dethklok
"March of Mephisto" - Kamelot
"Deconstruct" - Epica
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" - Nevermore
"Battle Metal" - Turisas
"Smoking Ruins" - Ensiferum
"Backahasten" - Otyg
"Fields of the Fallen" - Tyr
"The IXth Legion" - Suidakra
"Kittledags" - Finntroll
"Shipwrecked" - Alestorm
"My Kantele" - Amorphis
"Slania's Song" - Eluveitie
"Midsummer Night" - Korpiklaani
"Barbara Ann" - Blind Guardian

See you next week, Melanie will be back!!
-TJ