May 29, 2011.

Hello all,

This week's show was good. It was just me, Melanie couldn't make it. I just put together a playlist like normal and I tried to put in some songs/artists that we don't play very often. Also, I got a few requests this week, and that's always awesome. Over all, I think it was a great show.

There were a couple bits of news. 70,000 Tons of Metal began announcing their 2012 line-up recently, and, so far, it includes Eluveitie, Moonsorrow, Amorphis and more. Tyr and Amorphis released new albums, "The Lay of Thrym" and "The Beginning of Times" respectively. Hammerfall has released their new album, "Infected", in Europe. Also, Ensiferum might be entering the studio this summer, and that is awesome.

This week's playlist:
"Nemo" - Nigthwish
"Born in a Mourning Hall" - Blind Guardian
"Angel's Holocaust" - Iced Earth
"Superheroes" - Edguy
"Sympozium" - Dimmu Borgir
"Vinum Sabbati" - Behemoth
"Go into the Water" - Dethklok
"Deadly Sinners" - 3 Inches of Blood
"Where Heroes Lie" - Luca Turilli
"Quietus" - Epica
"Sentient 6" - Nevermore
"Weiber und Wein" - Alestorm
"Midnattens Widunder" - Finntroll
"Cottages and Saunas" - Korpiklaani
"1014 AD" - Cruachan
"Take your Tyrant" - Tyr
"Song of the Sage" - Amorphis
"The Essence of Ashes" - Eluveitie
"As Torches Rise" - Turisas
"Der Ewige Sieg" - Equilibrium
"On Torrid Sand" - Suidakra
"Guardians of Fate" - Ensiferum
"Final Countdown" - Norther

See you next week!
-TJ

Apocalypse Night, May 22. We're still here!!

Hello Everyone!

Hurray! We're all still here and the world didn't end. The sky didn't fall, hell didn't open up, and the Rock'n'Roll Angels of the AROCKALYPSE didn't bring thyn hard rock hallelujah!

This week, in honor of all that not happening, we decided to play an apocalypse themed night. We played all the greats from "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" to "Ragnarok". It was great, with lots of awesome end of time themed metal.

Here's the playlist from our not-so-end-of-the-world show!
"Planet Hell" - Nightwish
"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" - Dimmu Borgir
"The End of an Empire" - Turisas
"Go Forth and Die" - Dethklok
"My Apocalypse" - Arch Enemy
"End of All Times" - Primordial
"....And Soon the World Will Cease to Be" - Amon Amarth
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" - Lordi
"Cthulu Dawn" - Cradle of Filth
"My Last Sunrise" - Demons and Wizards
"Everything is an End" - Norther
"Verbrannte Erde" - Equilibrium
"The Longest Journey" - Ensiferum
"To the End of Our Days" - Alestorm
"Trollhammaren" - Finntroll
"The Pentagram Burns" - Satyricon
"And the Story Ends" - Blind Guardian
"Ragnarok" - Tyr
"Burn in Hell" - Dimmu Borgir


See you all next week,
-TJ

5/14/11 Show

Hey All,

This week's show went great for some reason. I was alone, Melanie was feeling sick, and I just played a random playlist like I always do, with only a couple requests, and it just went great. I got a request for Burzum ,which I actually screwed up at first by playing an instrumental song, but I fixed that with "War" by Burzum.

The only news was release dates: Tyr - "The Lay of Thrym" - May 27; Hammerfall - "Infected" - May 20; Alestorm - Back Through Time" - June 6.

This week's playlist:
"The Riddler" - Nightwish
"A Voice in the Dark" - Blind Guardian
"San Sebastian" - Sonata Arctica
"Templar Flame" - Hammerfall
"Nymphetamine" - Cradle of Filth
"War" - Burzum
"The Serpentine Offering" - Dimmu Borgir
"Emptiness Unobstructed" - Nevermore
"The Gathering" - Delain
"Deconstruct" - Epica
"Frozen Angel" - Norther
"Wrath of the Norsemen" - Amon Amarth
"Sky is Mine" - Amorphis
"Slavsya Rus" - Arkona
"Sinklars Visa" - Tyr
"Solsagan" - Finntroll
"Sons of Riddermark" - Battlelore
"Heimwarts" - Equilibrium
"The Somber Lay" - Eluveitie
"Walhalla Wacht" - Heidevolk
"Set Sail and Conquer" - Alestorm
"The Great Escape" - Turisas
"Smoking Ruins" - Ensiferum
"Juodaan Viinaa" - Korpiklaani

See you next week!
-TJ

Viking Night!

Hello All,

This week, we decided to do a Viking themed show. In honor of the release of the movie Thor, we played the some great viking-related metal. It was a blast. We played copius amounts of Amon Amarth and Tyr, as well as some Blind Guardian, Ensiferum, Turisas, etc. I think the playlist was awesome and I believe Melanie agrees with me.

There wasn't really any news, so we just played more music.

Here's the Viking playlist:
"Wanderlust" - Nightwish
"Hail to the Hammer" - Tyr
"Across the Rainbow Bridge" - Amon Amarth
"Dragonheads" - Ensiferum
"The Lost Vikings" - Dethklok
"Valkyries" - Blind Guardian
"Wingthors Hammer" - Equilibrium
"Lokka Tattur" - Tyr
"With Oden on Our Side" - Amon Amarth
"Baldurs Tod" - Falkenbach
"Valhalla" - Blind Guardian
"Lord of Lies" - Tyr
"Thousand Years of Oppression" - Amon Amarth
"Lagnan" - Heljareyga
"New Found Land" - Leave's Eyes
"One More" - Turisas
"Ragnarok" - Tyr 
"Twilight of the Thunder God" - Slaughter of the Bluegrass

HAIL TO THE HAMMER
-TJ

May 1st show

Hey Everyone,

This week was boring compared to last week, but it was still as fun as ever. We had a couple requests, for Emperor and Tristania, and the rest was up to us. It was a good night for Metal Oxide.

As far as news went...it didn't really. We talked about Cory Taylor, of Slipknot, being the new vocalist for Velvet Revolver (I know, that's how desperate for news we were...) and a new interview with Heri from Tyr. Their new album is coming out on May 17th, so that;s good news.

Now, the playlist from this week's show:
"Wish I Had an Angel" - Nightwish
"White Pearl, Black Oceans..." - Sonata Arctica
"Traveler in Time" - Blind Guardian
"Genocide" - Hammerfall
"Cemetery and Sundown" - Cradle of Filth
"Pale Enchantress" - Tristania
"I Am the Black Wizard" - Emperor
"Silent Night, Bodom Night" - Children of Bodom
"Thunderhorse" - Dethklok
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" - Lordi
"Silver Bride" - Amorphis
"Vargtimmen" - Finntroll
"Unbesiegt" - Equilibrium
"Inis Mona" - Eluveitie
"The New Dawn" - Ensiferum
"Death Before the Mast" - Alestorm
"Paljon on Koskessa Kivia" - Korpiklaani
"Hail to the Hammer" - Tyr
"For Those Who Have Died" - Cradle of Filth

See you next week!

Shield of Wings Interiew!

Hello Everyone,

Local band Shield of Wings joined us in the studio tonight, and it was awesome. We played two tracks off of their debut EP, Solarium, and had an interview about Solarium, the band, upcoming shows, and more! It was a great time.

We still found time for some news, however it was a little depressing. Jeff Loomis and Van Williams has left Nevermore. They will both be missed and remembered for their tremendous contributions to the band over the years. Also, on a similar note, Roy Khan has left Kamelot. He will also be missed, and we would like to wish him luck on his further ventures and also Kamelot in finding a replacement.

You can check out Shield of Wings by visiting them on Facebook, Myspace, Reverbnation, Cdbaby.com, Youtube, and iTunes. Also, for audio of the interview, visit webcast.wonc.org, go down to Metal Oxide at the bottom, and select 'Saturday 23 April 2011' The interview itself is about half way through, but they joined us on air throughout the show.


This week's playlist:
"The Siren" - Nightewish
"Solarium" - Shield of Wings
"Control the Divine" - Blind Guardian
"Wrath of the Norsemen" - Amon Amarth
"Wildfire" - Sonata Arctica
"Mother of Light" - Epica
"Annubis" - Septic Flesh
"Carrion" - Cradle of Filth
"The Chosen Legacy" - Dimmu Borgir
"Life Carries On" - Earthen Grave
"Emptiness Unobstructed" - Nevermore
"The Black Halo" - Kamelot
"War and Rapture" - Shield of Wings
"Unbesiegt" - Equilibrium
"Silver Bride" - Amorphis
"Take the Day!" - Turisas
"Goi! Rode! Goi!" - Arkona
"One More Magic Potion" - Ensiferum
"Regin Smidur" - Tyr
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" - Sonata Arctica

 I hope enjoyed the show and our interview with Shield of Wings!
-TJ

Show from 4/17/11

Hello Everyone!

The show went very well this week. There was no theme, and even though there were no requests, I still enjoyed playing the music that was originally selected for the playlist. There was a perfect mix of Folk metal and the other genres. I played some bands that I'm not able to play as much I as I want to sometimes: Mayhem, Moonsorrow, Kamelot, etc. And over all, it was just a good playlist.

News was a little short this week. Nevermore has dropped out of the upcoming North American Tour that originally featured Symphony X, Soilwork, Blackguard, and Nevermore, but now only consists of Blackguard and Symphony X. Nevermore dropped out for as of yet undisclosed reasons. Leave's Eye's released the video for their new cover, "To France". And Children of Bodom will be touring in North America in the middle of the summer, and will be playing at the House of Blues on July 6. As always, these and more Metal news stories can be found at Blabbermouth.net.

This Week's Playlist:
"Bless This Child" - Nightwish
"The Ancient Forest of Elves" - Luca Turilli
"Carry the Blessed Home" - Blind Guardian
"Follow the Reaper" - Children of Bodom
"Nymphetamine" - Cradle of Filth
"Deathcrush" - Mayhem
"The Sacrilegious Scorn" - Dimmu Borgir
"March of Mephisto" - Kamelot
"Force the Shore" - Epica
"Shamandalie" - Sonata Arctica 
"Frozen Angel" - Norther
"For Victory or Death" - Amon Amarth
"Uis Elveti" - Eluveitie
"Verivala" - Kivimetsan Druidi
"Midnattens Widunder" - Finntroll
"Isle of Skye" - Suidakra
"Fields of Gold" - Turisas
"Skirnir" - Falkenbach
"Elusive Reaches" - Ensiferum
"Pirate Song" - Alestorm
"PakanaJuhla" - Moonsorrow
"Ramund hin Unge" - Tyr
"To France" - Leave's Eyes

See you next week!
-TJ
 

Battle Night!! 4/10/11

Hello Everyone!

Last week's unofficial theme night was so much fun that we realized how much we missed doing theme nights! (official ones) so we decided to do one for you this week. This week's theme is BATTLE. With a great mix of all the genres we play, we played such songs as "Into Battle" by Ensiferum, "Valkyries" by Blind Guardian, "Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" by Cradle of Filth, and much more. We chose this theme because there is a lot that can qualify for 'battle': there are songs about fighting itself, war in general, mythic conflicts, genocide, and so on. We are really happy with how it turned out and I hope you all enjoyed it.

News was kind of short this week, as usual. Amon Amarth playing at the Bottom Lounge on Thursday, April 14, Rhapsody of Fire's vocalist began touring with Kamelot, and it is going well, Septic Flesh's new album is coming out on April 19, and Swashbuckle got a new drummer. Of course, for more metal news, feel free to visit Blabbemouth.net.

This week's battle-themed playlist!
"End of All Hope" - Nigtwish
"Into Battle" - Ensiferum
"Valkyries" - Blind Guardian
"Battle Metal" - Turisas
"Persepolis" - Septic Flesh
"Architecture of a Genocidal Nature" - Dimmu Borgir
"Tonight in Flames" - Cradle of Filth
"Set Sail and Conquer" - Alestorm
"Shattering Swords" - Suidakra
"Storm the Gates of Alesia" - Ex Deo
"War of the Gods" - Amon Amarth
"War of the Universe" - Luca Turilli
"Trollhammaren" - Finntroll
"Genocide" - Hammerfall
"Blood is the Price of Glory" - Ensiferum
"Flag in the Ground" - Sonata Arctica
"Battle Against Time" - Wintersun
"Ragnarok" - Tyr
"Broadsword" - Turisas

I hope you enjoyed this week's theme show!
-TJ

4/2/11 - Unoffical Sing Along Night!

Hey Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed our sing along night! The reason it's unofficial is because it came about mostly by accident. I just happened to have picked songs that were very sing-alongable, and once it became official I only changed a little bit. I only really just switched songs by a band to a more fitting song by the same band. It was great.

There was a lot of news tonight. Sharon from Within Temptation just gave birth to a boy, Logan, and much more. The metal news we use from our show comes from Blabbermouth.net.

The playlist:
"Planet Hell" - Nightwish
"White Pearl Black Oceans..." - Sonata Arctica
"The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight" - Blind Guardian
"The Queen of the Damned" - Theatres des Vampires
"Sangreal" - Septic Flesh
"Under Huntress Moon" - Cradle of Filth
"Libre" - Tristania
"Fate of Norns" -Amon Amarth
"Cry Havoc" - Ex Deo
"My Sun" - Amorphis
"Slavsya Rus" - Arkona
"Battle Metal 2008" - Turisas
"Dragonheads" - Ensiferum
 "Sons of Riddermark" - Battlelore
"Slania's Song" - Eluveitie
"Blut im Auge" - Equilibrium
"Keep on Galloping" - Korpiklaani 
"Wings of Time" - Tyr
"Flower of Scotland" - Alestorm 

See you next week!
-TJ

March 27th Show

Hey Everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed the show this week, we had a blast doing it. Old host Rita stopped by, and we played a request for and got news from TJ #1, aka Noob. It was a good time. Like last week, there was a lot of folk metal, and that's always fun. We had a couple requests, and a couple shout-outs, like to Rita's mom and to friend of the show, Cate, who is still in the Marines and doing great. We also played the title track off of local metal band Shield of Wings' EP, Solarium. And, to top an already great show off, we closed with Amon Amarth covering System of a Down's "Aerials." It was a great show.

However, news wasn't that good, length wise. As far as the actual story goes, it was great. There is a baby suffering from extreme colic and had cried 24 hours a day for 14 weeks-except of course for when her parents play Satyricon for her. Rammstein didn't work, neither did other, less-heavy bands that they tried. It's pretty epic. For a video of the baby's woes being cured by Norwegian Black Metal, go here. And don't forget to visit Blabbermouth.net for all your metal news needs.

This week's playlist:
"Wanderlust" - Nightwish
"Go Forth and Die" - Dethklok
"Flag in the Ground" - Sonata Arctica
"Across the Rainbow Bridge" - Amon Amarth
"Sunlight Moonlight" - Septic Flesh
"Crimson Thunder" - Hammerfall
"Straight Through the Mirror" - Blind Guardian
"The Final War (Battle of Actium)" - Ex Deo
"The Gathering" - Delain
"Silver Bride" - Amorphis
"The Rage of the Skullgaffer" - Tyr
"Solarium" - Shield of Wings
"The Great Escape" - Turisas
"Over the Seas" - Alestorm
"Vodka" - Korpiklaani
"Third Immortal" - Battlelore
"Oy, Pechal-Toska" - Arkona
"Raised by the Sword" - Ensiferum
"Verbrannte Erde" - Equilibrium
"The Edge" - Tyr
"Aerials" - Amon Amarth

See you next week,
-TJ