Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Disposable Heroes by Metallica

Today's Metal Track is Disposable Heroes by Metallica. This is off of their 1986 album Master of Puppets which is often referred to as one of the best, if not the best, metal albums of all time. I have to agree. This song is about soldiers and how they are viewed by their leaders as disposable.

I remember Isman Alston using some of these lyrics to write a poem for our AG English class in middle school. I'm surprised the teacher didn't pick up on it since he was a rock n' roll fan.

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Do just as we say
Finished here, greetings death
He's yours to take away

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - White Walls by Between the Buried and Me

Today's Metal Track is a doozy by the progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. White Walls is the closing track to their outstanding 2007 album Colors. This song is considered by many fans to be their best song. It's not my favorite but it's up there.

Tommy Rogers stated that "this song is about growing and realizing what you need to do in order to make yourself happy in music… cause when its all said and done, this is what people hear when we die. When I started playing music it was a blank canvas (white walls) and this journey I’ve lived so far are the paintings that will be seen when I die."

This is all we have when we die
It's what's left of us when we die
We will be remembered for this

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Ember City by Mastodon

Today's Metal Track is Ember City and is brought to you by Mastodon. This is off of their newest album Once More 'Round The Sun which was just released a couple of months ago.

This is a great song that is a little more polished than a lot of Mastodon's previous tracks but still packs a punch with tons of great guitar work and vocals. One reason is sounds a little more polished is because it features Brann Dailor (drummer) on vocals for the chorus who has cleaner vocals than Troy and Brent. Brann is starting to be used more for vocals in their recent albums which definitely adds another dynamic to their songs.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day: Killer Be Killed - Wings Of Feather And Wax

Adam filling in for Scott today bringing the Metal Track of the Day!

This track is called Wings of Feather and Wax by the band Killer Be Killed.  This band is a supergroup of sorts, with Troy Sanders of Mastodon, Dave Elitch formerly of The Mars Volta, Max Cavelera of Soulfly, and Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.  This track is the first track from the album and really gives listeners a taste of what to expect from the rest of the album.

What is interesting about this particular group is that because there are three vocalists each song can be a little different depending on who is the vocal lead.  Greg Puciato is also playing guitar in this band which is a step outside the box from his duties in Dillinger where he is the lead vocalist.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - We're Going In. We're Going Down. by Cloudkicker

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is brought to you by Cloudkicker which is the name that Ben Sharp releases all of his music under. He writes, records, mixes, and masters everything from his home.

This one is titled "We're Going In. We're Going Down." and is off of his 2010 album Beacons. He releases all of his music from his website using the name your price model. He still has a ton of stuff I have yet to listen to.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Take It to the Limit by Eagles

Today's  Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Take It to the Limit by Eagles. This was the third single released off of their 1975 album One of These Nights.

This song is unique in that it features Randy Meisner on lead vocals instead of Glenn Frey. This caused great contention between the two. Oddly enough it was because Glenn wanted Randy to perform the song live instead of him because the fans loved the way he hit the high notes at the end. According to Joe Walsh, Randy enjoyed performing the song, but was not fond of being told he had to sing it.

Weekend Wildcard

This Weekend's Wildcard is Easy Lover by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey. This duet was released on Philip's 1984 solo album Chinese Wall and was also later released on Phil Collins' live album in 1990 and his compilation album ...Hits in 1998.

This video is basically a video about making the video.

Philip Bailey was a longtime member of Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins was formerly in the band Genesis.

Scott's Heavy Metal Track of the Day - Dead to Rights by DevilDriver

Today's Metal Track is Dead to Rights by DevilDriver. This is the opening track off of their 2011 album Beast. This was the last album to include bassist Jonathan Miller. He was fired on tour in the UK by unanimous vote within the band and sent home from the tour.

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

Today's Metal Track is Locust and is brought to you by Machine Head. This is off of their 2011 album Unto the Locust.

Rob Flynn stated that "Locust is a metaphor. Locusts fly in a swarm, but they can't control which direction they fly; they float on the wind, they land, cause massive destruction, and then float away on the wind to leave you in the aftermath. The song is a metaphor for a type of person that sometimes comes into your life and has a similar effect."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Dusk Dismantled by Trivium

Today's Metal Track is Dusk Dismantled by Trivum. This heavy track is off of their 2011 album In Waves. This song is brutal from beginning to end and is probably my favorite off of the album. A group of us thought we were going to see them at Lincoln Theater this past Monday but either they had to cancel or the website was wrong all along.

It's also fun to sing along by screaming DUST THIS MANTLE! Jessica doesn't appreciate it when I do that to her.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Peace Sells by Megadeth

Today's Metal Track is Peace Sells by Megadeth. This is the title track off of their 1986 album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying. The iconic bass line at the beginning of the song has been used as the theme song for MTV News' The Week in Rock segment since 1990. I'm not sure if they still run the segment or not though.

This song has been used in numerous video games throughout the years and remains a staple in their live shows. The skull that you see explode in the video is the actual skull used as the album cover on their previous album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! Apparently Dave had a thing for ellipses when naming his albums.

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Waves by Guthrie Govan

Today's Instrumental Track is Waves and is brought to you by the extremely talented Guthrie Govan. This is the opening track off of his 2006 debut solo album Erotic Cakes. When the band played live they were billed as Erotic Cakes instead of just Guthrie Govan. This is a wonderful song and Govan's playing is tremendously soulful.

My favorite comment from the Youtube video:
"Jesus is back!!
...and plays the guitar like a boss!"

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - She Talks to Angels by The Black Crowes

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is She Talks to Angels by The Black Crowes. This is off of their 1990 debut album Shake Your Money Maker. In 2010 Chris Robinson stated that this song was loosely based on a goth girl he was acquainted with in Atlanta who was into heroin.

Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan,
After you meet her family

Weekend Wildcard - How Soon is Now by The Smiths

This Weekend's Wildcard is How Soon is Now and is brought to you by the English rock band The Smiths. This song was not originally a big hit and was only released as a B-side on their 1984 single William, It Was Really Nothing. It was later released as its own single and included on the US release of their 1985 album Meat is Murder.

A cover version by Love Spit Love was used in the 1996 movie The Craft and was also later used as the theme song to the show Charmed.

I am the son, and the heir, of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir, of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Where There's Smoke by Overkill

Today's Metal Track is Where There's Smoke by my favorite thrash band of all time Overkill. This is off of their brand new album White Devil Armory that came out last week. After decades of thrashing the boys prove that they've still got it. Tight riffs, great solo, and plenty of 'tude by my man Blitz!