Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Sister Christian by Night Ranger

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Sister Christian by Night Ranger. This is off of their 1984 album Midnight Madness. It was written by drummer Kelly Keagly for his sister Christy. It was supposed to be Sister Christy but when they were recording it one of the band members said it sounded like Christian so they stuck with it.

This has been in numerous TV shows, movies and video games. For me, I can't listen to the song and not think of the hilarious scene in boogie nights when the guys are waiting to do a deal at a drug dealers house. This song is playing really loud in the house and there is a kid walking around throwing fire crackers on the ground while the dealer is playing Russian roulette and it freaks them out because they are already on edge.


Here is the scene

Weekend Wildcard - Fantasy by Aldo Nova

Well I've never heard of this band but I know the song. This Weekend's Wildcard is Fantasy by Aldo Nova. This is the opening track off of their self-titled debut album. Rob Dyrdek used this in a flashback scene on his show Rob & Big. A cover version of the song performed by Steel Panther is the current theme song on his show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. I guess you could say he is a fan.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lord of This World by Black Sabbath

Today's Metal Track is Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. This is off of their 1971 album Master of Reality. This album is considered to be the foundation of doom metal, stoner rock, and sludge metal. This track is a great example of that foundation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - M∆chine by Born of Osiris

Since I'm in Illinois I figure I should post a least one band from the state before I leave. Today's Metal Track is M∆chine by Born of Osiris. These guys are from Palatine which is a suburb of Chicago. This is the opening track off of their 2013 album Tomorrow We Die Alive.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Breathing Lightning by Anthrax

You always had the chance to do the right thing
Until the right thing comes undone

Today's Metal Track is Breathing Lightning by Anthrax. This is off of their most recent album For All Kings. If you haven't checked this album out yet, it's pretty solid. This is their most poppy song on the album but I still think it rocks. Former Shadows Fall guitarist, Jon Donais, was a big pick up for the band. He has a short but sweet solo on this track.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Pissed Off and Mad About It by Texas Hippie Coalition

OK so today's metal track just randomly showed up in YouTube for me today. I have never heard of these guys but it had 5 Million views so I decided to check it out. It's not the best song but it has some heavy riffs and is fairly funny. You can tell they are fans of fellow Texas native Dimebag Darrell with their signature Dimebag guitars.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Continuum Drift by Jeff Loomis

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Continuum Drift by Jeff Loomis. This is off of his 2012 album Plains of Oblivion. I really hope he continues to put out solo stuff. I think it is better than anything he is doing with other bands. I only have one instrumental track left to post off of this album. Come on Jeff, think about my blog! I need more!

I've mentioned this before, but I had the pleasure of shaking his gigantic "I can hit every fret on the guitar" hand after his show a few years back at Lincoln Theater.

Dan, this sounds like something you would write.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Routine by Steven Wilson

Prepare for the feels.

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is a beautifully sad song by Steven Wilson. Routine is off of his 2015 album Hand. Cannot. Erase. The song is about a woman who lost her husband and two sons in a school shooting. To cope with the loss, she maintains a routine of cleaning the house, preparing meals, and making beds as if they were still alive. Then she undoes everything and makes a mess so she will have something to do.

Ninet Tayeb provides guest vocals on this track as well as song Ancestral on this album.

Routine keeps me in line
Helps me pass the time
Helps me to sleep

Weekend Wildcard - Turn Me Loose by Loverboy

This Weekend's Wildcard is Turn Me Loose by Loverboy. This was the Canadian rock band's first ever single off of their 1980 self-titled debut album.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Punk it Up by Infectious Grooves

Today's Metal Track is Punk it Up by Infectious Grooves. This is opening track off of their 1991 album debut album The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves.

Get your Funk on!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Silvera by Gojira

When you change yourself, you change the World!!!

Quit moaning about fate and change
Stand up on your feet and rise
With every fall you get the pain, you learn the lesson
Start now, open your eyes

Today's Metal Track is Silvera by the French metal band Gojira. This is off of their newest album Magma which was just released last month. I absolutely love this track. It's probably my favorite of 2016 so far. As you can tell by the lyrics posted above its about taking control of yourself and making yourself a better person. Take your licks, quit the whining, and be somebody! The video has some really sweet imagery too.

I don't know about you but I'm motivated!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Unknown by Shadows Fall

Today's Metal Track is The Unknown by Shadows Fall. This is the opening track from their 2012 album Fire from the Sky. That was their last release. They are currently on a semi hiatus while the members fulfill duties with their other bands such as Anthrax, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Act of Defiance. Hopefully this is not the last we hear from the guys.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Death and the Labyrinth by At the Gates

"With Every Dawn The World Deforms"

Today's Metal Track is Death and the Labyrinth by At the Gates. Heard this on Liquid Metal today and thought it was pretty awesome. This is off of their 2014 album At War with Reality.

These guys are from Gothenburg, Sweden. That sounds made up but it's not. As far as I can tell, there is no link between this city and what we know now as "Goth".

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Dilemma by Kiko Loureiro

Today's Metal Track is Dilemma by Brazilian metal guitarist Kiko Loureiro. This is off of his 2005 debut solo album No Gravity. He replaced Chris Broderick in Megadeth last year and appeared on their most recent album. To be honest, I had never heard of the guy before he joined the band. Dude can shred.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - One of these Nights by the Eagles

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is One of the Nights by the Eagles. This is the opening and title track off of their 1975 album by the same name. It was the last album to feature Bernie Leadon on guitar who was replaced by Joe Walsh.

The late Glenn Frey had this to say about the track:
"A lot of things came together on One Of These Nights – our love of the studio, the dramatic improvement in Don's and my songwriting. We made a quantum leap with "One Of These Nights." It was a breakthrough song. It is my favorite Eagles record. If I ever had to pick one, it wouldn't be "Hotel California"; it wouldn't be "Take It Easy." For me, it would be "One Of These Nights."

Weekend Wildcard - Turn Up the Radio by Autograph

Turn it up!

This Weekend's Wildcard is Turn Up the Radio by Autograph. This is off of their 1984 album Sign In Please which is referenced at the beginning of the video.

LOL at the product placement of the PaperMate Sharpwriter mechanical pencil which had just been released that year.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Running Free by Coheed and Cambria

Jack's choice tonight: Today's Metal Track is The Running Free by Coheed And Cambria. This is off of their 2007 album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow. It has taken me 30 minutes to make this post because Jack keeps maing me replay the video.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Take Me Away by Killswitch Engage

Today's Metal Track is Take Me Away by Killswitch Engage. This is off of their second self-titled album which came out in 2009. This was the bands final album with Howard on vocals.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Kerosene by Baroness

Today's Metal Track is Kerosene by Baroness. This is off of their 2015 album Purple.

You'll take your time
I'll take mine
And I'll wait so...patiently

Drown my love in Kerosene
And in the final hour
Absence told my heart to wander away

When I am done I'll lay in the sun
And when I am done I'll lay in the sun

Scott's Metal Track of they Day - Seal The Deal by Volbeat

Today's Metal Track is Seal the Deal by Volbeat. This is the title track off of their most recent album Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie. Which reminds me, I still need to buy this album.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Mind-Spun by Animals As Leaders

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Mind-Spun by Animals As Leaders. This is off of their most recent album Joy of Motion which was released in 2014. Looks like they have a new album coming out some time this year. Looking forward to it!

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - High Enough by Damn Yankees

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is High Enough by Damn Yankees off of their 1990 self-titled debut album. This was a supergroup consisting of Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, and Michael Cartellone who was unknown at the time.

Be sure to check out the Nuge's sweet Zebra outfit and guitar as he deflects cop bullets with his awesomeness.

Weekend Wildcard - Sorry by Beyonce (Guest host Charles)

This Weekend's Wildcard is Sorry by Beyoncé off of her 6th studio album Lemonade released earlier this year (2016). The visual for the song features Serena Williams whom today won Wimbledon for a historic 22nd grand slam title.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Milk Lizard by The Dillinger Escape Plan (Guest host Jamie)

Filling in for Scott, today’s Metal Track is Milk Lizard by the one and only The Dillinger Escape Plan. This song is off their 2007 album Ire Works. Ire Works was the only album Gil Sharone recorded drums for Dillinger (Seeing as he was preceded by Chris Pennie and succeeded by Billy Rymer, they seem to have an unending supply of top-notch percussionists) and this is one of my favorite songs he had a hand in writing with them.

Dillinger is most widely known for their breakneck, unrelenting brand of mathy and experimental metal and hardcore along with their acrobatic live performances. However, for anyone who ever questions whether they are nothing but unflinching speed and technicality, their answer comes in the form of a resounding ‘no’ via the handful of more traditionally structured songs DEP has composed over their nearly 20 year career. Milk Lizard proves that, while their technical prowess is among the best, they can groove and write hooks as catchy as anyone out there too.

“Well you thought you'd tear my skin from bone
Just ‘cause it was cold and you needed a coat”

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Juular by Devin Townsend

Today's Metal Track is Juular by Devin Townsend. This is off of his 2011 album Deconstruction. Old bearded Devin is definitely the most entertaining character in this video. The funny thing is, Old Devin is actually voiced by Ihsahn from the band Emperor. Don't miss the Ziltoid cameo at the 3:21 mark.

Devin's new album Transcendence is schedule to be released on September 2. Definitely looking forward to it.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Day the World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails

Today's Metal Track is The Day the World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails. This is off of his 1999 album The Fragile. Surprisingly this is NIN's highest charting single and the only one to break the top 20.

This song was used in the Terminator Salvation movie trailer back in 2009. It was also used in a recent episode of Person of Interest. I have never seen that showbut apparently it was used when one of the characters died.

I'd listen to the words he'd say
But in his voice I heard decay
The plastic face forced to portray
All the insides left cold and gray
There is a place that still remains
It eats the fear it eats the pain
The sweetest price he'll have to pay
The day the whole world went away

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Aqua Dementia by Mastodon

Today's Metal Track is Aqua Dementia by Mastodon. This is off of their 2004 album Leviathan. Again, this album is a concept album based on Moby Dick. This song could be about the character Pip who jumps in the ocean from the boat a couple of times a goes mad. I'm not sure about the lyrics, but the title definitely seems to fit Pip.

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix

Once again, Happy 4th of July!

Today's Instrumental Track is our National Anthem as performed by Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock in 1969. This is one of the most iconic versions of the Anthem. One of the greatest American guitarist of all time at probably the most famous concert in American history performing our National Anthem. This was included on Jimi's 1992 greatest hits album The Ultimate Experience. I've had that CD since I was in like middle school so I've listen to this version a 1000 times.

This was at 9 in the morning and part of a long medley lasting nearly a half hour. The medley also included Voodoo Child, Purple Haze, and a 5 minute improv. Jimi passed away just over a year after this performance. He was only 27. RIP

Weekend Wildcard - Fire on the Mountain by Marshall Tucker Band

This Weekend's Wildcard is Fire on the Mountain by Marshall Tucker Band. This is off of their 1975 album Searchin' for a Rainbow.

"Took my family away from my Carolina home
Had dreams about the West and started to roam
Six long months on a dust covered trail
They say heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell
And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there "

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Would? by Alice In Chains

IF
I
WOULD
COULD
YOU?

Today's Grunge Metal Track is Would? by Alice in Chains. This is off of their classic 1992 album Dirt. This song was about the late singer of Mother Love Bone, Andrew Wood. Such a badass chill song. That bass line!

Straight from horses mouth (Jerry Cantrell): "I was thinking a lot about Andrew Wood at the time. We always had a great time when we did hang out, much like Chris Cornell and I do. There was never really a serious moment or conversation, it was all fun. Andy was a hilarious guy, full of life and it was really sad to lose him. But I always hate people who judge the decisions others make. So it was also directed towards people who pass judgments."