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

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is % by Cloudkicker. This is off of his 2010 album ]]][[[. It only consists of 3 songs. This one, $, and #. Ben always finds a unique and interesting way to name his albums and songs. I would have fun coming up with funny titles to instrumental songs. Like an album named Phrasing with Archer like phrasings for song titles.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees. The three brothers wrote this song for the soundtrack of the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever. It was one of many songs they wrote for the soundtrack.

The band wasn't even involved in the movie until after it was filmed. Travolta was dancing to Stevie Wonder and Bob Scaggs songs during filming. The soundtrack became the highest selling soundtrack of all time before being surpassed by The Bodyguard in 1992.

Weekend Wildcard - Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi

This Weekend's Wildcard is Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. This is off of his 1986 album Slippery When Wet. This was a major 80s hit and continues to be popular in modern culture.

Sometimes you tell the day
by bottle that you drink.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Sacrilegious Scorn by Dimmu Borgir

In honor of Black Friday we're going with some Norwegian Black Metal. Today's Metal Track is The Sacrilegious Scorn by Dimmu Borgir. This is off of their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli.

Hope everyone survived Black Friday.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Eulogy by Tool

Are you thankful for metal like I am? Today's Metal Track is Eulogy by Tool. This is off of their 1996 album Aenima. I'm not sure why this person chose the 10,0000 Days album cover for this video.

He had a lot to say.
He had a lot of nothing to say.
We'll miss him.
So long.

We wish you well.
Maybe this song will wake you up from your turkey coma.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Imperium by Machine Head

Today's Metal Track is Imperium by Machine Head. This is the opening track off of their 2003 album Through the Ashes of Empires. I don't have this album but I swear I've heard this track a lot. I can't figure out where I would have heard it from. It's not like it was all over the radio.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - We Carry On by Voivod

Today's Metal Track is We Carry On by the Canadian metal band Voivod. This is the closing track off of the band's 2003 self-titled album. It was the first album to feature Jason Newsted on bass who had just recently left Metallica. Newsted had been a longtime fan of the band before joining. It was also the last album to feature founding guitarist Denis D'Amour AKA "Piggy". He died of colon cancer in 2005. RIP Piggy.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - An Ersian Autumn by Angel Vivaldi

In honor of the Autumn season, today's Instrumental Metal Track is An Erisian Autumn by Angel Vivaldi. This is off of his 2014 album Universal Language which consists of four songs; one for each season. I love that Ibanez he is playing in this video.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Tonight's the Night by Rod Stewart

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Tonight's the Night (Gonna be Alright) by Rod Stewart. This is off of his 1976 album A Night on the Town. Watch a young Rod Stewart put the smooth moves on a young French girl in this video.

The not so subtle lyrics are a clear indicator of Rod's intentions. When the song came out, many radio stations would shorten the song and edit out the French whispers at the end because it was too suggestive for airplay. Her comment "What is Mama going to say?" make her appear as a minor.

Weekend Wildcard - Just A Friend by Biz Markie

Oh Baby You...

Got What I Need...

This Weekend's Wildcard is Just A Friend by Biz Markie. This is off of his 1989 album The Biz Never Sleeps. The song is basically a cover of Freddie Scott's 1968 song You Got What I Need but with altered lyrics and additional verses. Since this is his only hit, it is considered a one-hit-wonder.


Here is Freddie Scott's version:

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Electric Worry by Clutch

BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG! VAMANOS, VAMANOS!

Today's Metal Track is Electric Worry by Clutch. This is off of their 2007 album From Beale Street to Oblivion. This is a partial cover of Mississippi Fred McDowell's song Fred's Worried Life Blues. It is also very similar to John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom. It just rocks a little harder!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Tomorrow Police

Today's Metal Track is Tomorrow Police by Valient Thorr. This is off of their 2008 album Immortalizer. I'll state this again, if you ever get a chance to go see these guys, do it. They are great rocking time! They are from Chapel Hill so you should have plenty of opportunities.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Make Total Destroy by Periphery

Today's Metal Track is Make Total Destroy by Periphery. This is off of their 2012 album Periphery II: This Time It's Personal. Spencer shows off his vocal range in this song while the band goes full on djent mode.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Oblivion by Mastodon

Today's Metal Track is Oblivion by Mastodon. This is the opening track off of their 2009 album Crack the Skye. This is just a great overall song with a catchy chorus and great sound. I wish I could get that sound out of my guitar. That solo at about the 2:55 mark is just beautiful.

Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost in oblivion

Official video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WGNd8QR-U (Won't let me embed)

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Australasia by Pelican

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Australasia by Pelican. This is the closing and title track off of their 2003 album by the same name. This is just a long song full of sludgy goodness.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Sara by Starship

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Sara by Starship. This is off of the band's 1985 debut album Knee Deep in the Hoopla. Starship was a continuation of the band Jefferson Starship. There were enough changes in personnel and style that they decided to rename the band.This song was written by Peter and Ina Wolf but it was titled after singer Mickey Thomas's wife at the time.

No time is a good time for goodbye!

Weekend Wildcard - I Want You So Hard by Eagles of Death Metal

It is with sadness that I bring you this Weekend's Wildcard. This is I Want You So Hard by Eagles of Death Metal. This is the band that was performing at the Paris night club Le Bataclan last night when terrorist came in and opened gunfire in the packed club killing around 100 people.

The band members made it out but some of the crew is still unaccounted for. God bless the victims and their families. :(

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - One by Metallica

Today's Metal Track is One by Metallica. If you've never heard this before, come out from under that rock you are living under and rock out! This is off of their 1988 album ...And Justice For All. The song is based on the book Johnny Got His Gun about a quadruple amputee war veteran. The video contains scenes and dialogue from the 1971 film adaptation of that book.

This was the first video ever released by Metallica and IMHO is still their best video. When this came out many fans were upset because they felt the band had sold out. It definitely gained them a larger fan base that would only skyrocket 3 years later with the release of the Black Album.

When they play this live they open with a couple of minutes of pyrotechnics that simulate being on the battlefield. I was in the pit back in 2003 and during one of the explosions a piece of duct tape landed on me and my brother that was still extremely hot. (Cool story bro)

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Take This Life by In Flames

Today's Metal Track is Take This Life by In Flames. This is the opening track off of the swedish band's 2006 album Come Clarity. This track was featured on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr by Trivium

Today's Metal Track is Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr by Trivium. This is off of their 2005 album Ascendancy. Singer Matt Heafy said that this song "is a look at a villainous tyrant; one who can simply kill and destroy on will, push his faith upon all, be hated by all other powers around - and still be loved by many that he rules."

The band released a new album just last month. Matt Heafy blew out his voice in 2014 so he can't scream like he did in the past like on this song. It hasn't quite grown on me yet because of that. Maybe it will one day but to me this will always be Trivium. A great mix of screaming and clean vocals.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Therapy by Infectious Grooves

Today's Metal Track is Therapy by supergroup Infectious Grooves. This is off of their 1991 debut album The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves. The band consisted of Mike Muir and Rob Trujillo from Suicidal Tendencies, Adam Siegel from Excel, and Stephen Perkins from Janes Addiction. For this song, they pulled in Ozzy for a guest vocal appearance. The only lyric he sings is "Therapy" but it's definitely an important one.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Bellman by Buckethead

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is The Bellman by Buckethead. This is off of his Pike #66 album titled Leave the Light On. It was his 96th album released in July of 2014. Since I last posted a Buckethead track in August of this year, he has released about 50 new albums. He released an album everyday in the month of October serving as a countdown to Halloween. Because it is impossible to keep up with this guy, I have not heard any of those yet.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is No Woman, No Cry. This live version, recorded in London in 1975, is the most popular version of the song. It was first released on the 1974 album Natty Dread. It is about convincing a woman living in the ghetto that things would get better and to not cry. The second no in the title and chorus is pronounce "nuh" and is the equivalent of "don't".

Marley gave songwriting credits to his friend Vincent Ford who owned a soup kitchen in the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where he grew up. Vincent used the royalty money to keep his soup kitchen going.

Weekend Wildcard - Take on Me by a-ha

This Weekend's Wildcard is Take On Me by the Norwegian synthnpop group a-ha. It comes from the band's 1985 debut album Hunting High and Low. This was the band's 3rd recorded version of this song with the first two not becoming very popular.

This is one of the very best pop songs and videos of all time. The video took home 6 awards and was nominated for 2 others at the 1986 MTV Music Awards.


Family Guy paid tribute to the video in this great clip.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Negative One by Slipknot

Today's Metal Track is The Negative One by Slipknot. This is the first single released off of their most recent album .5: The Gray Chapter which was released last year. The video is a little graphic and NSFW but hey, you are the one that clicked on a Slipknot video!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - 7 Shots by Volbeat

Today's Metal Track is 7 Shots by Volbeat. This is off of their 2010 album Beyond Hell/Above Hell. It features guest appearances by Mille Petrozza of Kreator on vocals and Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond on lead guitar.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Soulitude by Overkill

Today's Metal Track is Soulitude by Overkill. This is the closing track off of their outstanding 1991 album Horrorscope. A thrash metal ballad? You got that right! This song starts off pretty slow but then unleashes the beast that is Blitz on vocals. One of the best of all time.

I remember here, thought it was a dream
I never thought I'd come to this
Living with the fear, now I know what it means
I never thought it'd end like this

Falling with no end
Into what I've only done to me
With messages to send
Out of what I've only done to me
Falling with no, calling with no
Crawling to the end

Scott's Metal Track of the Day (Hosted by Stone) - Slaughter of the Soul by At The Gates

Filling in for Scott, I decided to go a direction with a band that I don't I've seen on here before. So... BEHOLD! -- and try not to bleed from the eyes!

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Serrana by Jason Becker

Today's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day is Serrana by Jason Becker. This song has been around in various forms since his time with Cacophony but he never recorded it on guitar for an album. This clip is taken from his 1989 90 minute long guitar clinic. Shortly after this clinic, he was diagnosed with ALS. This was his last recording of the song :(.

The song was later released on his 1996 album Perspective in an orchestral trumpet version.


Here is a cover version of the song by Max Arminchiardi off the 2002 tribute album Warmth in the Wilderness.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Broken Wings by Mr. Mister

So take...

these Broken Wings

And learn to fly again, learn to live so free

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Broken Wings by Mr. Mister. This is the lead single off of their 1985 album Welcome to the Real World. The song was inspired by the book Broken Wings written by Kahlil Gibran.