Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Falling Away From Me by Korn

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by Korn off of their 1999 album Issues. I don't listen to these guys much anymore but when I was 15 they were like the greatest thing in the world. This song is about domestic abuse and encouraging victims to try and find ways to get out of it such as telling someone or reaching out for help.

I chose this song because it brings back a fun memory of mine. This was the first single released off of the album and its world premier video was played on MTV in November of 1999 which happens to be the month I starting officially "Going Out" with Jessica. I was actually on the phone with her when the video came on and went nuts with excitement; screaming and jumping around. I'm sure it freaked her out a little bit but that was an early sign that she was a keeper. She put up with my craziness then and she still puts up with it today.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Albatross by Corrosion of Conformity

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by Corrosion of Conformity. This is a pretty awesome laid back jam off of their 1994 album Deliverance which was the first by the band to feature Pepper as the vocalist for the entire album. This was the first single released from that album. This song is also a playable track on the Guitar Hero: Metallica game.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Bury Me in Smoke by Down

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by Down. This heavy metal supergroup was formed in 1991 in New Orleans by Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange of Crowbar, and Jimmy Bower who played with multiple other acts.

This is the closing track off of their 1995 debut album NOLA which of course is the abbreviation of New Orleans, LA.  Their style of music is often referred to as sludge metal. It's no Pantera but it's good.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Waking the Demon by Bullet for My Valentine

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by Bullet for My Valentine. This Welsh band from Bridgend, Wales was formed in 1998. This is the third single released off of their second album Scream Aim Fire which was released in 2008.

If you can't tell by the video, this song is about getting revenge. Band members stated that they were bullied growing up in school so they wrote the song about getting tormented to the point of snapping and fighting back.

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Elephant Man by Mastodon

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is brought to you by Mastodon. This is the closing track on the bands first album Remission. The song is obviously about Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man from the 1800s, who was severely disfigured with lumpy skin and large growths on his head and body.

The closing track on each of Mastodon's first three albums relates to the Elephant Man. The other two are titled Joseph Merrick and Pendulous Skin.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - I Saw Red by Warrant

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is brought to you by Warrant. This one comes off of their 1990 album Cherry Pie. This song is based on a true story involving the lead singer, Jani Lane. He walked in on his girl friend in bed with his best friend. He had a nervous breakdown and it delayed the release of the band's first album.

RIP Jani Lane

Weekend Wildcard - The Day I Tried to Live by Soundgarden

This Weekend's Wildcard is brought to you by Soundgarden. This one comes off of their 1994 album Superunknown. Chris Cornell has always been one of my favorite vocalist is any genre of music. I've always like this song for its unique style and sound. It has a very odd tuning of EEBBB. Between the Buried and Me covered this on their cover album The Anatomy Of.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Evil by Mercyful Fate

Today's Metal Track is another brought to you by the legendary King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. Just like the last Mercyful Fate song posted (Into the Coven), this one is also off of their 1983 debut album Melissa and was also included in the Mercyful Fate Cover medley on Metallica's Garage Inc.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Hair Trigger by Protest the Hero

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by the Canadian progress metal band Protest the Hero. If you like heavy metal but dislike harsh vocals, check these guys out. This one comes off of their 2011 album Scurrilous.

The album cover is a 60 year old painting by the bassist's grandfather titled "Scurrilous" which means vulgar, verbal abuse. As you can see these guys like to have fun when doing music videos and don't take it too seriously.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Ænema by Tool

Today's Metal Track is brought to you by Tool. This is the "title track" off of the band's 1996 album Ænima. It's not technically the title track since the spelling differs by one letter but it's close enough.

This song is basically an attack on celebrity culture in L.A. This includes the Church of Scientology, rappers, Hollywood executives and actresses. The song suggests that the state of California should break off from the U.S. and be flushed down the toilet. This idea is based on the comedian Bill Hick's sketch "Arizona  Bay."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Be Still and Know by Machine Head

Today's Metal Track comes from Machine Head. This one is off of their latest effort, Into the Locust, which was released in 2011. The title comes from Psalm 46 of the Bible: "Be still, and know that I am God."

The band's guitarist stated the song is "about struggle, and overcoming struggle, and knowing that the light at the end of the tunnel is only there if that light shines inside of you. ... Basically, be steadfast. Know that you will get through, and this shall pass."

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Beyond the Ice by Blind Guardian

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is brought to you by Blind Guardian. This is off of the German heavy metal band's second album Follow the Blind which was released in 1989.

This album was heavier than the rest of their albums. The band stated that they were into a lot of trash metal at the time listening to bands like Testament and Forbidden.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Down in a Hole by Alice in Chains

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is brought to you by Alice in Chains. This one comes off of their 1992 album Dirt. It was their best album and one of the best rock albums of all time. Jerry said that he almost didn't share it with the band because he feared it was too soft but it was received well and has become one of their bigger hits.

Jerry Cantrell, who wrote the song, said the the song is "in my top three, personally. It's to my long-time love. It's the reality of my life, the path I've chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It's hard for us to both understand...that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships"

Weekend Wildcard - Estranged by Guns N' Roses

This Weekend's Wildcard is brought to you by Guns N' Roses. This comes off of their 1993 Use Your Illusions II album and clocks in at almost 10 minutes. This song features some great work by Slash who has stated that recording guitar for this track was very intensive. The liner notes in the album thanked Slash for "the killer guitar melodies", which captured Axl Rose's vision.

This video was the third installment of a series of videos inspired by Del James from the two Use Your Illusion albums. Del James is a close friend of Axl's and is the road manager for the band. The previous two were Don't Cry and November Rain. Any video that contains Slash rising from the ocean to break into an awesome guitar solo is okay in my book.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - 7 Words by Deftones

Today's Metal track is an old Deftones track. This is off of their major label debut album Adrenaline which was released in 1995. 7 words = "You have the right to remain silent"

The lead singer Chino stated, "I wrote it back when I was 16 years old. It's probably one of the angriest songs I've ever written. It was about being oppressed by people around me, the authorities, I felt like the whole world was against me. It was like I was lashing out at those people."