Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Heaviest Matter of the Universe by Gojira

Today's Metal Track is The Heaviest Matter of the Universe by Gojira. This Heavy song is another one off of their 2005 album From Mars to Sirius. This song has a killer breakdown. I believe this song is about astral projection; an out of body experience.

Golden unworldly silence
Space flight at speed of light
I cross the clouds and colors
The black hole is calling me
I slide on the horizon
On the frontier not to cross

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - 'Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar' by Paul Gilbert

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is 'Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar' by Paul Gilbert. This is the title track and opening track off of his 2008 solo album. This was Gilbert's second full length instrumental album.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Hand Cannot Erase by Steven Wilson

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Hand Cannot Erase by Steven Wilson. This is the title track off of his latest album released earlier this year. This is a concept album about a woman living in a large city who dies in her apartment and no one misses her for three years, despite her having family and friends. I haven't had a chance to listen to the whole album yet but am looking forward to it.

Weekend Wildcard - Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf

This Weekend's Wildcard is Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf. This is off of his 1977 album Bat Out of Hell. This is very fun song with the back and forth between Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley. The song structure is what makes the song unique with many changes in tempo and style. I am not very familiar with Meat Loaf's work but if there is a better song of his than this, please let me know.

2nd Anniversary Post!!!! Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Raining Blood by Slayer

Today marks 2 years since I started posting Metal Tracks. Since then I have posted just under 700 tracks from 267 different artist (Including Saturday and Sunday posts). Here's to another 2 years! Keep it Metal \m/

Today's Metal Track is Raining Blood by Slayer. What better way to celebrate 2 years of Metal Tracks than some Slayer? This is probably the band's most famous song. This is the closing track off of their 1986 album Reign in Blood. Notice the play on words. This album always comes up in the conversation for the greatest metal album of all time.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - All Rise by Wovenwar

Today's Metal Track is All Rise by Wovenwar. This is off of their debut self-titled album which was released last year. Most of the members of the band are former members of As I Lay Dying. That band is on indefinite hiatus after the lead singer, Tim Lambesis, was arrested and charged with soliciting the murder of his estranged wife.

Guest Host Adam: Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Gravity's Union by Coheed and Cambria

Today's metal track of the day is from Coheed and Cambria. This song is from their latest album "The Afterman: Descension" it's a prequel to the previous albums focusing on Sirius Amory and his discovery of the Keywork. This song takes place after his return from space and involves a car accident with his wife and his reactions to this event.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Somewhat Damaged by Nine Inch Nails

Today's Metal Track is Somewhat Damaged by Nine Inch Nails. I picked this one today because it was used in the opening scene of the most recent The Walking Dead episode. I guess Aiden was a NIN fan. About the only good thing you could say about him. It was funny watching two old people sitting around listening to NIN.

This is the opening track off of their 1999 album The Fragile.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Colossal by Scale the Summit

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Colossal by Scale the Summit. This is the opening track off of their 2011 album Collective. This video is a playthrough by guitarist Chris Letchford.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) by Marvin Gaye

In honor of NC State moving on to the Sweet 16, today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Marvin Gaye's How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You). This was released as a single in November of 1964. It has been covered by other artist throughout the years, most notably James Taylor in 1975.

Weekend Wildcard - A New Wave by Sleater Kinney

This Weekend's Wildcard is A New Wave by Sleater Kinney. This is off of their most recent album No Cities to Love which was released this past January. This album was the band's first since going on hiatus in 2006. This awesome video is set in the world of the animated show Bob's Burgers.

Many of you may remember guitarist and vocalist Carrie Brownstein from the hit show Portlandia.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Bounce by System of a Down

Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo

Today's Metal Track is Bounce by System of a Down. Sometimes known as the Pogo Stick song, this track comes off of their 2001 album Toxicity. This is just a short quirky song that is a lot of fun.

Unannounced twister games,
All players with no names,
They lined up double quick,
But just one pogo stick,
Everyone gets to play,
Runaway, expose',
It was so exotic,
But just one pogo stick.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Moonlapse Vertigo by Opeth

Today's Metal Track is Moonlapse Vertigo by Opeth. This is off of their 1999 album Still Life. This is just another example of Opeth being the best metal band ever. Seriously, these guys are amazing. I've been playing the Still Life album on repeat lately.

This intro is just beautiful and that riff at the 2:35 mark is just killer.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage

Today's Metal Track is The End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage. This is the title track off of their 2004 album by the same name. This was the first that really got me into KSE. I had heard Fixation on the Darkness before but this is the one that got me hooked. This was also the theme song for the Resident Evil: Apocalypse film.

Two music videos were released for this song but both of them were modified to have cleaner vocals. That is why I chose to post the original here. It is also about a minute longer.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Echoes of the Sidhe by Waylander

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, today's Metal Track is Echoes of the Sidhe by the Celtic metal band Waylander. This is the opening track off of their 2012 album Kindred Spirits. Sidhe are Irish earthen mounds, which in Irish folklore and mythology are believed to be the home of the Aos Sí which are a supernatural race similar to fairies or elves.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Epiphany by Intervals

Today's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day is Epiphany by Intervals. This is the closing track off of their 2012 EP In Time. This band formed in Toronto back in 2011. When they couldn't find a suitable singer, they decided to move forward as an instrumental band which they remained until late 2013.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - I Remember You by Skid Row

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is I Remember You by Skid Row. This is off of their 1989 self-titled debut album. This track was written by band mates Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo.

Sebastian Bach commented, "'I Remember You' was the #1 prom song in the United States of America in the year 1990....You talk about making memories! Literally the whole country of America did their prom dance to 'I Remember You' one year, and that's a real heavy memory to beat."

Weekend Wildcard - Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News

This Weekend's Wildcard is Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News. This track was written for the 1985 film Back to the Future. It is used a few times during the movie. First when Marty was skateboarding to school and later when Marty's band plays a hard rock version of the song for a battle of the bands audition. During the audition, one of the judges played by Huey Lewis says that it is just too darn loud.

Dr. Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd) appears in the music video and shows up in his Delorean.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lunchbox by Marylin Manson

Kids, roller skating, lunchboxes, playing makeup, Marilyn Manson... wait what?

Today's Metal Track is Lunchbox by Marilyn Manson. This is the opening track off of his 1994 debut album Portrait of an American Family. This song was inspired by Florida legislation in 1972 that made it illegal for kids to take metal lunchboxes to school because many were using them as weapons. The song talks about Manson as a kid when he was pushed around bullies.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - ...And the Great Cold Death of the Earth by Agalloch

Today's Metal Track is ...And the Great Cold Death of the Earth by Agalloch. This is off of their 2002 album The Mantle. This is a very chill metal song with a heavy folk metal influence. It's is about the end of the world at the hand of humans. The second verse in the song is an excerpt from the Cherokee folk tale "Earth Making":

"Earth is floating on the waters like an island,
Hanging from four rawhide ropes
Fastened at the top of the sacred four directions
The ropes are tied to the ceiling of the sky
When the ropes break, this world will come
Tumbling down and all living things will fall with it and die"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Prophecy by Queensrÿche

Today's Metal Track is Prophecy by Queensrÿche. This song was played live as far back as 1983 and was included on the 1984 Live in Tokyo home video. It was later recorded in the Rage for Order sessions in 1985-86 but wasn't released until 1988 when it was included as an additional track for the reissue of their self-titled 1983 EP.

A demo of the song appears on the soundtrack for the movie The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Again We Will Rise by Lamb of God

Today's Metal Track is Again We Rise by Lamb of God. This is off of their 2006 album Sacrament. Some killer riffs and drums on this beast. Have I told you how much I love Chris Adler?

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Wonderful Slippery Thing by Guthrie Govan

Today's Instrumental Track is Wonderful Slippery Thing by Guthrie Govan. In 1993, Govan won Guitarist Magazine's (European Magazine) Guitarist of the Year competition with this song. His demo earned him a spot in the competition where he then had to perform live. It would later appear on his 2006 debut album Erotic Cakes.

He is also featured in the April issue of Guitar World along with Tosin Abasi and Joe Satriani. I've got it at home but haven't read it yet.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is I Want to Know What Love is by Foreigner. This is off of their 1984 album Agent Provocateur. The song features backing vocals from the New Jersey Mass Choir affiliated with the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday, and the Thompson Twins.

Weekend Wildcard - We Belong by Pat Benatar

This Weekend's Wildcard is We Belong by Pat Benatar. This is off of her 1984 album Tropico. This song has been used numerous times in pop culture including Grand Theft Auto and one of the final scenes in Talladega Nights where Ricky Bobby finishes the race on foot.



Talledega Nights Clip

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Slaughtered by Pantera

What better way to get your weekend kicked off than to be Slaughtered by Pantera! This is off of their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven. Gotta love those double bass drum rolls and riffs. The brothers, Vinnie and Dime, doing some work on this track.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Sleep Now in the Fire by Rage Against the Machine

Today's Metal Track is Sleep Now in the Fire by Rage Against the Machine. This is off of their 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. This song is about greed and criticisms of government actions during wartime.

The video was directed by Michael Moore who can been seen in the video. The annotations made during the video and the quote at the end are not made up. The quote was from politician Gary Bauer following an incident outside of fellow Republican Alan Keyes' 2000 primary campaign town hall event, where Keyes jumped into a mosh pit formed while Rage Against the Machine was playing. \m/

Tom Morello's solo is played by simply using feedback from the amp, along with using his whammy bar to adjust the pitch of the feedback. By flicking his toggle switch on and off, he is able to create the high-pitched solo.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow by Suicidal Tendencies

Today's Metal Track is How Will I Laugh Tomorrow by Suicidal Tendencies. This is the title track off of their 1988 album How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today. This album signified a shift in styles for the band from punk to more of a thrash metal style.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Stone the Crow by Down

Today's Metal Track is Stone the Crow by Down. This is the first single off of the band's 1995 debut album NOLA. The video was filmed at a bar in des Allemands, Louisiana known as the shrimp boat graveyard. This still remains the bands only major radio hit.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Hassan by Cloudkicker

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Hassan by Cloudkicker. Again, Cloudkicker is the moniker that Ben Sharp uses to release all of his music. This is the closing track off of his most recent album Little Histories which was released last December.

If you like what you hear, check out his site: http://cloudkickermusic.com/

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Lucille by Kenny Rogers

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Lucille by Kenny Rogers. This is off of his self titled 1977 album and was his first solo hit. The song is about a man who meets a woman at a bar who had just left her husband. The husband then shows up with the famous line "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille, with four hungry children and a crop in the field."

Kenny got the idea for the song from the talk show Dinah! The famous line from the song was taken directly from one of the callers. I've heard the line played at piano bars but with added words that I will not post here :).