Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Price is Wrong by Periphery

The Price is Wrong Bob!

Today's Metal Track is The Price is Wrong by Periphery. This is the opening track off of their most recent album Periphery III: Select Difficulty. I'm assuming the song title is a reference to the classic Bob Barker fight scene in Happy Gilmore.



Here is the scene in case you have not seen it.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Post American World by Megadeth

If you don't like where we're going
Then you won't like what's coming next
What will we look like?
In a post American world
Why cower to all those
Who oppose the American world?

Today's Metal Track is Post American World by Megadeth. This is off of their latest album Dystopia which came out this past January.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - James Franco by Polyphia

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is James Franco by Polyphia. This ridiculously catchy tune is off of their 2015 album Muse. I'm not sure if there is any connection to James Franco other than maybe them being fans. Wonder if they had to have his permission.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver. This is off of their 2004 debut album Contraband. The song is about Weiland's struggle with drug addiction and its impact on his relationship with his wife who plays herself in the video. Scott finally lost his battle last year.

RIP Scott!

Weekend Wildcard - Twilight Zone by Golden Earring

This Weekend's Wildcard is Twilight Zone by Golden Earring. This is off of the Dutch band's 1982 album Cut. It was inspired by the 1980 novel The Bourne Identity. Yes, the one that was made into a trilogy starring Matt Damon. I never would have guessed there was a connection between the two.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Puritania by Dimmu Borgir

In honor of Black Friday today's Metal Track is Puritania from the Norwegian Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir. This is off of their 2001 album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia. Hope everyone survived out there today!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Sad Statue by System of Down

You and me will all go down in history,
With a sad Statue of Liberty,
And a Generation that didn't agree.

Today's Metal Track is Sad Statue by System of a Down. This is off of their 2005 album Mezmerize which was the first part of their Mezmerize/Hypnotize album. I read recently that they are getting together to start working on a new album.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

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

Today's Metal Track is Isak by Baroness. This id off of their 2007 Red Album. It's a little more rough around the edges compared to their newer stuff but that is part of the appeal.

Isak
Hands in the ground
Buried traces of sound scream

Hem in the seed
Water to salt
Salt into rain

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - I, Zombie by White Zombie

Today's Metal Track is I, Zombie by White Zombie. This is off of their 1995 album Astro Creep 2000. We listen to this one fairly often because it follows Jack's favorite song "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains." Every time this song comes on Jack says "Is this the one where the girl screams?"

I'm not sure how well it would work but I think it would be cool to incorporate this into The Walking Dead somehow.

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Too Many Humans by Buckethead

What better way deal with a case of the Mondays than the sweet smooth sounds of Buckethead. This is Too Many Humans off of his 2004 album Population Override. This was Buckethead's first full album in collaboration with keyboardist Travis Dickerson.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant. The song was written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon and was released on Cetera's 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire. Caldwell also recorded his on version and released it on his 1988 album Heart of Mine.

Weekend Wildcard - One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx

"The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see comes from living close
To your fears
If this is up then I'm up but you're running out of sight
You've seen your name on the walls
And when one little bump leads to shock miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat, why don't they:

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another"

This Weekend's Wildcard is One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx. This is opening track off of their 1983 album Reach the Beach. It would turn out to be the band's biggest hit.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Spit Out the Bone by Metallica

Happy Album Release Day! Eight years after Death Magnetic, Metallica has finally released their 10th studio album Hardwired... To Self Destruct. I haven't listened all the way through the album yet but I've heard enough to know it's awesome. Today's Metal Track particularly stuck out to me. It is the closing track on the album and is accompanied by a sweet music video including killer robots, martial arts, and an electric chair! The power engineer in me immediately noticed the nice touch with the power lines with the electric waves being 120 degrees out of phase with each other.

This is Spit Out the Bone

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

Metallica's new album comes out tomorrow and they have been releasing all of their songs and many of them have videos to go with them. So far this one wins for best video. It's equal parts brutal, metal, and funny. I especially love the home video style footage.

Watch Metallica perform as young black metal artists in today's Metal Track, ManUNkind off of their new album Hard Wired...To Self-Destruct.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Before I Forget by Slipknot

Well Before I Forget to post again, Wednesday's Metal Track is Before I Forget by Slipknot. This is off of their 2005 album Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses). This track won a Grammy in 2006 for Best Metal Performance. It was also listed as AOL's top metal song of the decade. Didn't know that was a thing but hey, neat.

Producer Rick Rubin tried to get Corey to change the chorus because it wasn't catchy enough but Corey wouldn't budge. It's funny because IMO it is one of their catchiest songs.

"Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home
Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm
Catastrophic, not again"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Entrance of the Conflagration by Trivium

Today's Metal Track is Entrance of the Conflagration by Trivium. This is off of their 2006 album The Crusade. A common theme among the album is famous killings. This song is about Andrea Yates who drowned her 5 children back in 2001. Very sad story.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Story of Light by Steve Vai

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is The Story of Light by Steve Vai. This is the opening and title track off of his 2012 album by the same name. It does have some spoken words sprinkled throughout the song by a Russian girl. I don't speak Russian but I know at least at the beginning she says "This is the Story of Light". Not sure about the rest and it doesn't really matter. Just listen to the music.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Take My Breath Away by Berlin

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Take My Breath Away by Berlin. This was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock and performed by Berlin for the movie Top Gun. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986. The director and producers of the film decided to add more romantic scenes between Maverick and Charlie in order to feature this song.

Weekend Wildcard - Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant

This Weekend's Wildcard is Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant. This is off of his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. The single was later released in the US the following year and became a big hit.

Electric Avenue is a reference to the first section to get lights in the market area of Brixton, South of London. It poor area populated mainly by Caribbean immigrants. Tension in the area led to violence in the streets known as the 1981 Brixton Riot.

"Down in the street there is violence

And a lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue"

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

Can I interest you nothing?
Yea, I think you'll be pleased
If you're looking for war
Open the 1 2 3 Door!

Today's Metal Track is Battle by Overkill. This is the opening track off of their 1996 album The Killing Kind. Outstanding track that I overlook for years because this is one album of their I don't own. I first heard it on their Wrecking Everything Live CD.

Happy Veterans Day to all of you veterans out there! Thanks for fighting the 'Battle' so we can enjoy our freedom!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Low Self Opinion by Rollins Band

Get yourself a break from self rejection
Try some introspection
And you just might find
It's not so bad and anyway
At the end of the day
All you have is yourself and your mind

Today's Metal Track is Low Self Opinion by Rollins Band. This is off of their 1992 album The End of Silence. The album cover features a drawing of the sun that matches the tattoo on Rollins' back. The tattoo was done by Rick Spellman who is also the tattoo artist for Glenn Danzig.

There is one chord they hit in this song that sounds just like one of the main chord in Alice in Chains' Rooster.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - White Wine Spritzer by Okilly Dokilly

Howdilly Doodilly there neighbors. Today's Metal Track is White Wine Spritzer by the Ned Flanders inspired band Okilly Dokilly. This is off of their upcoming debut album Howdilly Doodilly which comes out this Friday. They pull off the Ned Flanders look pretty well in the video.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - We're Doomed by Melvins

In honor of today's Presidential election, today's Metal Track is We're Doomed by Melvins. This is off of their 2012 EP The Bulls & the Bees. The band released 500 vinyl copies of the album with 4 variants of the album cover and 7 variants of the sleeve making 28 different versions total.

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

Be careful, today's track might hit the brown note!

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Mammoth by Pelican. This sludgy mammoth of a track is off of their 2001 self-titled debut EP. An extended version of this track was recorded and released on their 2007 EP titled Pink Mammoth.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Mother/Dirty Work Mashup by Steely Danzig

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is an odd mashup of Steely Dan and Danzig or wait for it... Steely Danzig. The guy who came up with this mashup, Demi Adejuyigbe, has put together some great mashups in the past based on puns. This track blends the smooth sounds of Steely Dan and the powerful voice of Glenn Danzig.

Thanks to Kyle Fox for showing this to me!

Weekend Wildcard - I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman

This Weekend's Wildcard is I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman. This was recorded for the 1984 movie Streets of Fire. For the film, the song was sung by Radio Shack employee Winston Ford. The film director said that he thought that was the version that was supposed to come out. However, Dan Hartman ended up recording his own version and that 's the version that got released. It turn Hartman into an overnight sensation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - From Sinking by Isis

Today's Metal Track is From Sinking by Isis. This is off of their 2002 album Oceanic. This album is about a man who falls in love with a woman only to find out she is an incestuous relationship with her brother. This drives him to commit suicide by drowning.

"From sinking sands he stepped into light's embrace"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Book of Sand (The Abomination) by At the Gates

Today's Metal Track is The Book of Sand (The Abomination) by At the Gates. This is off of their 2014 album At War with Reality. This was the Swedish band's first album since breaking up back in 1996. And a nice comeback it was. The album received great reviews across the board.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Moth by Death Angel

Today's Metal Track is The Moth by Death Angel. If you like thrash and haven't checked these guys out you are missing out. This is off of their most recent album The Evil Divide. While this does not share the same name as the album, it is the title track. The album title is featured in the lyrics and the cover features a sweet skull themed moth.

Scott's Metal Track if the Day - Into the Void by Black Sabbath

Today's Metal Track is Into the Void by heavy metal legends Black Sabbath. I love the smooth, crawling intro leading into that raw, old school riff from the riffmaster himself, Toni Iommi. This is off of their 1971 album Master of Reality.

James Hetfield has stated this is his favorite Sabbath track. Need I say more?