Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - In Bloom by Sturgill Simpson (Nirvana cover)

By special request from Kyle Fox today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is a cover of Nirvana's In Bloom by Sturgill Simpson. Happy New Year everyone! Be safe!

Weekend Wildcard - Turn the Page by Metallica (Bob Seger cover)

Met some new neighbors tonight who are Bob Seger fans but had not heard the Metallica cover of Turn the Page so this Weekend's Wildcard is for them.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Prequel to the Sequel by Between the Buried and Me

Today's Metal Track is comes from one of the greatest prog metal albums of all time. It was the album that made me fall in love with BTBAM. This is Prequel to the Sequel of of their 2007 album Colors.

Oh, and did I mention these guys are from Raleigh!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Dominion Vanquished Unto Thee by Serpentine Dominion

Today's Metal Track is a brutal track by the supergroup Serpentine Dominion. This band consists of Adam D from Killswitch Engage, George Fisher from Cannibal Corpse, and Shannon Lucas from The Black Dahlia Murder. This is off of their debut self-titled album which came out last year.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Fabuless by Stone Sour

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman

As you can tell from the video, these Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubemen really love today's Metal Track. This is Fabuless by Stone Sour off of their album Hydrograd which came out back in June.

It's All Downhill From Here!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Blood Honey by Marilyn Manson

Today's Metal Track is Blood Honey by Marilyn Manson off of his newest album Heaven Upside Down which came out earlier this year. In my opinion Manson is still in his prime. I thought he would fall off after his early success but he's put out two fantastic albums in a row.

Scott's Merry Metal Track of the Day - Jingle Bells by Austrian Death Machine

Merry Christmas everyone. Today's Metal Track is Jingle Bells like you've never heard it before by Austrian Death Machine.

Easy Like Sunday Morning - Last Christmas by Wham!

Last Christmas we tragically lost the great George Michael at the young age of 53. I've posted this track before but it's my birthday so I'm going to bend the rules and post my favorite Christmas track again. I actually will probably post it again next year. cause "whateva, I dowhatIwant". This was released by Wham! as a single in December of 1984. RIP George Michael!

Weekend Wildcard - Shiny by Jemaine Clement (From Moana)

This Weekend's Wildcard is a super catchy Disney song by comedian Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords. I've been a fan of Jemaine since we watched him and Bret back in college when Flight of the Conchords first had their Showtime special. Glad to see him go on to more work including the hilarious What We Do in the Shadows.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - World on Fire by Wovenwar

Today's Metal Track is World on Fire by Wovenwar. Enjoy this drum play through as a kick start to your Christmas weekend.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Moonstrance Clock by Ghost B.C.

Today's Metal Track is Moonstrance Clock by Ghost B.C. This is the closing track off of their 2013 album Infestissumam which is Latin for "most violent". lol, reminds me of the Doge meme.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Reimagined by The Contortionist

Today's Metal Track is Reimagined by The Contortionist off of their newest album Clairvoyant which came out in September. Looks like the guys are still being lazy with all the laying around in the video again like in the last video.

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

Today's Metal Track is I Am Legend by White Zombie. This is off of their 1992 album La Sexcorcisto. Just a great grooving metal track.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Christmas Eve/Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This is off of their 1996 debut album Christmas Eve and Other Stories. The song was originally recorded and released by Savatage on their 1995 album Dead Winter Dead. TSO is a side project of several members from Savatage so it's not really a cover.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon

In keeping with the Beatles theme, today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Happy Xmas (War is Over). It was released in 1971 by John Lennon and Yoko along with the Harlem Community Choir. The "War is Over" is a reference to John and Yoko's protest against America's involvement in the Vietnam war.

Weekend Wildcard - Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney

Hope everyone is having a Wonderful Christmastime. This is Weekend's Wildcard is just that by Sir Paul McCartney. Paul actually recorded everything on this 1979 track including the vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, and drums. But he did end up pulling his Wings band mates in for the video.

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

Today's Metal Track is Steambreather by Mastodon off of their album Emperor of Sand which came out earlier this year. I think this album is awesome and while not their best, it's right up there with them.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Here to Stay by Korn

Today's Metal Track is Here to Stay by Korn. This is the opening track off of their 2002 album Untouchables. It one the 2003 Grammy for Best Metal Performance. The video shows a young boy watching TV and taking in all sorts of subliminal messages and real-world events.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Remain Indoors by Periphery

Since I mentioned Spencer of Periphery in yesterday's post I might as well follow up with one of their tracks for comparison.

Today's Metal Track is Remain Indoors off of their 2016 album Periphery III: Select Difficulty. That main riff is nice and catchy.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Doublespeak by Veil of Maya

Today's Metal Track is Doublespeak by Veil of Maya. This is off of their album False Idol which just came out in October. Their singer has a very similar voice as Spencer from Periphery.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Last of the Wilds by Nightwish

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Last of the Wilds by the Finnish band Nightwish. This is off of their 2007 album Dark Passion Play. Definitely a folk metal track.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - 12 Days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is The 12 Days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser. Hope everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit. If not, this song will surely help!

I was sold at the Africa section.

Weekend Wildcard - Baby It's Cold Outside from Neptune's Daughter

Baby's It's Cold Outside! This Weekend's Wildcard comes from the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter. The song has been performed by numerous artists since but it was originally written for this film. Stay warm out there.

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

Today's Metal Track is Holy Mountains by System of Down. It is about the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and Turkey's continued defiance in recognizing it as a genocide. In case you didn't know, the band members are all of Armenian decent.

This is off of their 2005 album Hypnotize which is currently their last album. I hope that changes soon. They are supposedly working on a new album but the current status is unknown.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Snuff by Slipknot

Bury all your secrets in my skin
Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins
The air around me still feels like a cage
And love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again

Today's Metal Track is beautiful little song by Slipknot called Snuff. That sounds weird doesn't it. But it's true. I was surprised to find out this was their most successful song to date.

This is off of their 2008 album All Hope is Gone. I never knew there was a video for this song and boy is it a good/strange one. It even has Malcolm McDowell in it.

From Corey: "This is the slow one. It's another personal one. Again, not naming names, it's about someone who helped me through a lot and I thought she felt the same way that I did and then she really let me down. At the same time, it was good that she did, because it was that final push to me figuring out myself. The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Sleep by Pantera

Today's Metal Track is The Sleep by Pantera. This is off of their 1990 album Cowboys From Hell. Another great solo by the legend. RIP Dime!

This question haunts my mind Will we survive this night? We're harboring the meek Will we survive the sleep?

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Christmastime is Here by Steve Vai

Today's Instrumental Track is Steve Vai's rendition of the Charlie Brown Christmas song Christmastime is Here. Originally written by Lee Mendelson, Vai recorded this version for a Christmas compilation album titled Merry Axemas.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - I'll Always Love You by Taylor Dayne

Before Taylor Swift there was Taylor Dayne. This is I'll Always Love You off of her 1988 album Tell It to My Heart. You can bet that title track will be showing up in the not so distant future.

Weekend Wildcard - Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac

Oh I
I want to be with you everywhere

Jess and I have been listening to a lot of Fleetwood Mac lately so I'm in a Fleetwood mood. This Weekend's Wildcard is Everywhere off of their 1987 album Tango in the Night.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth

Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction

Today's Metal Track is Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth off of their 1992 album Countdown to Extinction. I remember being at White Lake watching this video when it first came out. 25 years ago, crazy.