Easy Like Sunday Morning Track of the Day - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) by The Temptations

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is brought to you by the smooth sounds of The Temptations. Just My Imagination is off of the Motown group's 1971 album Sky's the Limit.

Weekend Wildcard - The Jean Genie by David Bowie

This Weekend's Wildcard is The Jean Genie by David Bowie. This is off of his 1972 album Aladdin Sane. Commenting on the song, Bowie stated: "Starting out as a lightweight riff thing I had written one evening in NY for Cyrinda [Fox]'s enjoyment, I developed the lyric to the otherwise wordless pumper and it ultimately turned into a bit of a smorgasbord of imagined Americana ... based on an Iggy [Pop]-type persona ... The title, of course, was a clumsy pun upon Jean Genet."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Picture Perfect by Shadows Fall

Today's Metal Track is Picture Perfect by Shadows Fall. This is off of their 2009 album Retribution.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Prayers/Triangles by Deftones

Today's Metal Track is Prayers/Triangles by Deftones. This is the opening track off of their most recent album Gore.

Prayers, laid on the line
You will never be free
Triangles, place in your mind
You will never be free

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Cell by Gojira

All this evil, sanctified
You're not alone, you're not the only one
Overcrowded in your brain
You'll find a way out or you will fall

Today's Metal Track is The Cell by Gojira. This is off of their most recent album Magma which came out last year. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album but lost to Cage the Elephant. Not sure why they were labeled rock instead of metal but hey, it was cool the French Metal band got some recognition.

The video is pretty sweet. I'm not sure what effect they are using but it turned out cool. They have been on point with their videos for this album.

Scott's Grundge Metal Track of the Day - Again by Alice in Chains

Today's Grundge Metal Track is Again by Alice in Chains. This is off of their 1995 self-titled album which is commonly referred to as the three-legged dog album because well,. there is a three-legged dog on the cover. The track features a solid, heavy riff by Mr. Cantrell and some sweet doot doots from Layne. Seriously, how do you make doot doot metal? Only Layne, RIP!

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Game of Thrones Meets Metal

I started watching Game of Thrones this weekend finally and really dig it so far. So that's why today's Instrumental Metal Track is Game of Thrones Meets Metal by Eric Calderon. Enjoy.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Air Supply

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Air Supply. This power ballad was recorded and released as a new track off of the Australian band's 1983 Greatest Hits album. I chose this version because it's the original but Bonnie Tyler's version is probably the best and clocks in at almost 8 minutes. The song really fits her voice better.


Bonnie Tyler version

Weekend Wildcard - She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult

The fire in your eyes...
Keeps me alive

This Weekend's Wildcard is She Sells Seashells by the... wait, I mean, She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult. This is off of their 1985 album Love.

Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Majestic of Gaia by Persefone

Today's Metal Track is The Majestic of Gaia by Persefone. This band hails from the Principality of Andorra which is a landlocked microstate in southwestern Europe bordering Spain and France. This is off of their 2017 album Aathma. Thanks to Adam for the recommendation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lonesome Rider by Volbeat

Today's Metal Track is Lonesome Rider by Volbeat featuring Sarah Blackwood. This catchy little western metal tune is off of their 2013 album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. Guest vocalist, Sarah Blackwood, is an English singer who was the lead singer of Dubstar and Client B in the group Client.

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

We are having a "Shred-It" event next week at work to promote recycling. But of course the metal head in me only thinks of one thing when I hear shred. And that leads us to our Metal Track of the Day, Shred by Overkill. This is the opening track off of their 1988 album Under the Influence.

"So when all is said and done,
I came to shred..."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - One of Us is the Killer by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Today's Metal Track is One of Us is the Killer by The Dillinger Escape Plan. This is the title track off of their 2013 album by the same name. This is another track that is very mellow by Dillinger standards but is very catchy.

From the horse's mouth (Puciato): "a lot of issues on the album relate[d] to co-dependency and unknowingly destroying a relationship and taking responsibility for that and not pointing outward. The chorus of the song says 'one of us must die, but the killer won’t survive.' In a relationship, you're both fifty percent at fault. It's about accepting responsibility instead of directing it outward."

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

Today's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day is From the Balcony by Cloudkicker. This is the opening track off of his 2012 album Fade. As with most of his album you can but it with the name your price tool! So if you like it, go out to his bandcamp page and but some albums for $1 a piece if you want.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' by Journey

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' by Journey. This is off of their 1979 album Evolution and was the bands first top 20 hit. I wonder if it holds the record for number of consecutive Na's in a row? a quick Google search tells me there are 154 Na's in a row. I'm not going to count to verify. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Weekend Wildcard - Mighty Wings by Cheap Trick

So I just watched Top Gun this week all the way through in one sitting for the first time so I'm still fired up. This Weekend's Wildcard is Mighty Wings by Cheap Trick from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. This song was written by German musician Harold Faltermeyer (Famous for Axel F) and American songwriter Mark Spiro.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - By Your Command by Devin Townsend

Today's Metal Track is By Your Command by Devin Townsend. This is off of his 2007 concept album Ziltoid the Omniscient. I really need to listen to this album more. I got into Devin later on and I absolutely love Z2 which came out in 2014. I would love to catch one of his performances where this is performed as a rock opera.

Scott's Metal Track if the Day - I Didn't Wanna Join Your Stupid Cult Anyway by Every Time I Die

Today's Metal Track is a hilarious video by Every Time I Die. This is I Didn't Wanna Join Your Stupid Cult Anyway off of their latest album Low Teens. "We're gonna get carried away!" I'd say they did that with this video for sure.

The band was waiting for editing to be completed on another video and Buckley decided to throw this together to tide the fans over. This could end up being their best video ever lol!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Daughter by The Devil Wears Prada

Ok, final posting from last night's show. The Devil Wears Prada opened last night and put on a good show. They are a Christian Metal band from Dayton, Ohio. They opened with this track, Daughter, off of their 2016 album Transit Blues. Now off to bed to rest my neck from all the headbanging.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Suzerain by Anthrax

Adam and Stone, a little ditty to get you pumped for tonight! Today's Metal Track is Suzerain off of Anthrax's latest album For All Kings. It's the heaviest song on the album so of course it's one of my faves.

Seeing them play tonight will complete the Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax) for me. With Jonathan Donais now in the band, this might be their best lineup. He's fantastic (awesome solo on this track) and all the other members are from what is considered their classic lineup in the 80s.

In case you are wondering what Suzerain means: "a dominant state controlling the foreign relations of a vassal state but allowing it sovereign authority in its internal affairs"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Cut Me Loose by Killswitch Engage

Tomorrow night, Adam, Stone, and I are going to see Anthrax and Killswitch Engage at the Ritz. We've all seen Killswitch a few times but this will be our first seeing them with Jesse on vocals. He was the original singer who returned to the band after Howard left.

Today's Metal Track is Cut Me Loose off of Killswitch's newest album Incarnate. Betcha can't guess who I'll play for tomorrow's track :)

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes by George Jones

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes by George Jones. This song pays tribute to numerous singers including Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash among others. If the song was performed by another singer, Possum himself would definitely be included in that list.

Weekend Wildcard - Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz

Don't Stop, Get it, Get it!

This Weekend's Wildcard is Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz featuring De La Sol. This is off of their 2005 album Demon Days. Gorillaz is a "Virtual Band" from Britain. The only permanent real band member is Damon Albarn although comic book artist Jamie Hewlett is listed as a co-creator for his animation.

I'm here in Fayetteville about to watch DethCadence take the stage at The Twizted Kitty. Today's Metal Track is Breathe off of their debut album HellaCreative which came out this week. That's Adam Satterwhite on the drums. Check em out!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Brotherhood of the Snake by Testament

Today's Metal Track is Brotherhood of the Snake by Testament. This is th email opening and title track off of their 2016 album by the same name. This was their 11th studio album and I don't think they are done yet!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Redneck by Lamb of God

Once again I missed the anniversary stat post for the Metal Blog. Last Monday marked 4 years since I started the blog. In those four years I've posted over 1400 tracks by over 400 different artists!

FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!

If any of you parents out there are looking for some professional entertainment for you little princess's birthday party, look no further! Today's Metal Track is Redneck by Lamb of God.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Killing Strangers by Marilyn Manson

Today's Metal Track is Killing Strangers by Marilyn Manson. This is the opening track off of his latest album Pale Emperor which came on in 2015. Apparently it was also used in the John Wick sound track. I haven't seen the movie but I've heard it's good.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - April Ethereal by Opeth

Since it's April, how about some April Ethereal by Opeth. This is off of their 1998 album My Arms, Your Hearse.

She faced me in awe; 'twas a token of ebony color
Embodied in faint vapor
Wandering through April's fire
Compelled to grasp and to hold the one that was you

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Feeling Good by Michael Bublé

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Feeling Good by Michael Bublé. This is a cover of the 1964 show tune written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. Bublé recorded it for his 2005 album It's Time. I actually first heard this when I saw the video of him pulling a kid up on stage to sing with him. The kid can really sing and I love Bublé's reaction.