How I learned to stop worrying and love Volbeat.

Hopefully those of you that read THKD on the regular realize that I don’t just listen to death, doom and black metal 24/7.  I love all kinds of music, and sometimes I need something big, loud, bright and catchy, with pristine production and intelligible vocals.  So it was a pleasant surprise when I discovered Volbeat a few weeks back, opening the Megadeth/Rob Zombie tour that recently wrapped up its trek across the US.  I knew little about the Danish band prior to the show, save the one song being played on the radio (“A Warrior’s Call”) that my wife had brought to my attention, and the fact that none other than Mercyful Fate’s Hank Shermann is their touring lead guitarist.  “A Warrior’s Call” is about as far removed from Mercyful Fate as it gets, but it is also a catchy, grooving and fun slab of metallic hard rock; sometimes that’s all it takes to pique my interest.

Chuck Biscuits Redux

Apparently, the report of Chuck Biscuits’ passing away last weekend was a complete HOAX.  Click HERE to read the details from the blog that originally broke the news.  I guess the valuable lesson to be learned is, don’t believe everything you read on the internet.