Brian Posehn: Fart & Wiener Jokes

Here's a bit of weekend humor for you, brought to you by metal nerd and comedian Brian Posehn. The first clip "Puppy Time" is pretty damn funny especially towards the end when he compares a puppy to a crazy homeless person: "he'll eat your shoe and shit in your hat." Priceless.

Also posted below, is the "single" "More Metal Than You" from the new album Fart & Wiener Jokes, which is in stores now.

But even more importantly, have a rockin' weekend!


Puppy Time

Brian Posehn - Fart & Wiener Jokes Out Now! | MySpace Video

I like to believe that most Pantera fans aren't redneck racists.

Today on Facebook, the official Pantera group posted:

"Here is a bit of Pantera trivia for you. What was the original title of "The Great Southern Trendkill"?

The seemingly innocent question, led to a variety of colorful responses specifically from one individual who used a bunch of racist terms, talks of lynching, and more in an effort to be funny. As big of a Pantera fan as I am, I don't know the official original title of the album (although I think it is simply The Great Southern Trendkillers), but I doubt it involves malt liquor and the n-word.

Don't get me wrong, I think racial humor can serve a purpose as social commentary or even just funny incidents where stereotypes prove to be true. But guessing "Shooting Coons" or "Time for a Good Ol' Lynching" as the album title is not funny. Period.

C'mon America, it's time to set the racism of the past aside. And it's douchebags like this that give the genre a bad name. Anyone can enjoy metal.

Listen to Pantera - "The Great Southern Trendkill" below:

Are you frickin' kidding me?!?: Joey Belladonna rumored to rejoin / perform with Anthrax

I just read on Blabbermouth that Joey Belladonna is rumored to be playing with Anthrax at the Sonisphere gig and maybe reunite with the band in time for the Big Four Tour.

Here is what was on the Sonisphere website: (translated from Swedish) "Who is singing? Let's say this: His initials are J.B. And he has one goal: a mosh, for everyone."

Note: John Bush and Joey Belladonna both have the same initials, but Belladonna is more associated with moshin'.

This could just be a bunch of BS, but if not, the overly dramatic saga of Anthrax continues.

Coming Soon: Forbidden and Exodus Albums

Forbidden just announced the name of its new album, although there still isn't a set release date (it's likely to be sometime in 2010). The name of the disc is Omega Wave, which sounds cool to me.

Also don't forget that Exodus' album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition drops May 18. Not forcing you to go out and buy em', but should be some solid thrash metal from both parties.

On a side note:

I still am not sure about the whole music industry business model. Some of the labels are putting out reasonable packages like the one below, but if you are selling a straight CD with no bonuses no one is going to buy it at $12 or even $10.

The industry needs to find a way to cut costs and get those prices down or it is screwed. Or instead, reward loyal buyers with cool stuff, like T-shirts, or even just posters or other cool things.

Black Label Society's new album gets a release date and Cavalera Conspiracy finishes up work in the studio

BLS will release it's currently untitled new album on August 10, 2010. The last couple efforts (Mafia, Shot to Hell) had a few notable moments, but failed to capture the brewtality of Sonic Brew, Stronger Than Death and The Blessed Hellride.

Hopefully, now that Wylde has toned down / gotten off the booze binging and is not in Ozzy he will be able to put out another solid album. I still have faith in the man.

Also in other news, Cavalera Conspiracy announced the follow-up to the Cavalera Bros. self-titled original album is recorded and will be released sometime late 2010. That's a pretty fast turnaround, and if the last album is any indicator, this should be some awesome heavy metal.

I look forward to both releases in 2010, alongside stuff like the new Blind Guardian album. Listen to some of the mentioned band's tunes below.

Ozzfest 2010 lineup not as good as advertised.

In case you were dying to know, below is the official lineup for the Ozzfest 2010. Nothing really mindblowing here (besides Halford), but I'm sure it would be a fun concert to go to if you have the cash.

Ozzfest 2010 Main Stage:

OZZY OSBOURNE
MÖTLEY CRÜE
HALFORD
DEVILDRIVER
NONPOINT

Ozzfest 2010 Second Stage:

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DROWNING POOL
KINGDOM OF SORROW
GOATWHORE
SKELETONWITCH
SAVIOURS
KATAKLYSM

The dates are as follows:

Aug. 14 - San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Aug. 17 - Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amp.
Aug. 19 - Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 21 - Hartford, CT – Comcast Theater
Aug. 22 - Camden, NJ – Susquehanna
Aug. 24 - Boston, MA – Comcast Center

Badass Metal Track Thursday: Anthrax - "Blood"

One of the most underrated metal CDs out there is Anthrax's Persistence of Time. It contains some of the most complex and rad songs of the group's career. So awesome! Check out one of my favorite tracks off the album below.