Every Dying Day

Ok, so this band, Every Dying Day, I first heard of after they started following me on Twitter, so I had to give them a listen. I'll tell you up front, based on five songs for free download on their profile on ReverbNation.com, not bad. They're a small band from the hot and sunny Phoenix, Arizona.

The pros, a good, solid, hard sound. Good vocals, good musicians, good songs. The cons, the overall sound has that of a typical small time band, one song in particular. I personally enjoyed all their songs, some more than others. But the song "ENVY" has the sound of a band producing a song for about $100. The song itself isn't bad, but the sound of the vocals just bothers me. I mean, he's a good singer, but it's just the quality of the production on this track, it's not good. I think I could have done better, mind you, I've never produced, mixed or recorded music in my life. If I were the boys, I would go back and re-record the song.

I have to say, I love the beginning of "Pumkin Patch", it's really groovy, I just wish it lasted longer. And on this song, for some reason, the vocals remind me, somewhat, of Marylin Manson, in a good way. However, the song features my biggest gripe in music, the name of the song is not mentioned oNCE in the song itself. I don't get that. Next up is "Morning Breath", who's intro makes me think of a song that should be on a video game soundtrack. The chorus is go a great flow to it, love it. The song has sound bits that remind you of some off of Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe. Next up "My Everything". It's starts out with kind of a poppy feel, not really my thing, but it changes up a bit. I'll admit the chorus is harder than the start of the song would allude too, this is a plus. I would have to say, of the five, this is one of their better songs. And lastly "Note to Self", starts with a hard indie rock feel. Put it this way, if you were to sing along to this song, you would need to write a note to yourself to have cough drops ready, you'd have a sore throat. The lyrics are kind of shouted throughout the song, not that it's a bad thing, it's the song's character. This is probably a middle-of-the road song, at best.

Have a listen for yourself and see what you think,
Crash Underride

Every Dying Day on Twitter
Every Dying Day on MySpace
Every Dying Day on ReverbNation

Type O Negative

Sorry I have the attention span of a stoner. And since it's 2am, I'll keep it short.

Well, since this is an overview of a band as a whole, I'll try not to focus on one album in particular. Type O Negative, no not the blood type, the goth band from New York. If you haven't heard of them, all I can say is "What's wrong with you?!" They are legendary. Basically their entire being can be help up in the song "Black No. 1". The album version is 11 minutes long with live performances running around 4-5. Speaking of live performance, I'm not really a fan of them, by anyone. However, I will tell you this, I would pay good money to see Type O Negative play live anywhere in the world. They're one of, if not the best, live bands I've ever seen. Did I mention that they also have a good sense of humor? No? Well, just have a listen to "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend", yeah, that kinda girlfriend, also have a watch of their video for "I Don't Wanna Be Me". I swear, I have never laughed so hard at a music video. I mean, who doesn't love goth metal and cross dressers who wanna be Britney Spears or Emeniem? And is it just me or does Peter Steele have friggin' fangs???

Enjoy and until next time,
Crash Underride

"Black No. 1" (live)
"My Girlfriend's Girlfriend"
"I Don't Wanna Be Me"

Update

Ok, I really, really am sorry that I haven't updated in awhile. It's the result of different factors, but ya know what? I'm back and hopefully by this weekend I'll have a review up of the metal band Dommin's album "Love is Gone", courtesy of my (personal) favorite record label, Roadrunner Records. I would like to give a shout out to Jason a.k.a. "Bucket" over at Capital Rock Show, he's finally back, not exactly as he was before, but it's better than nothing.

Ok, now onto a bit about what I've been up too. I'm on multiple medications and one of the side effects of the mixture of Prozac and Lizinopril is vertigo, and it's been hard for me to walk since about late June/early July. It even bothers me to sit up at times. So while I've been tryin' my best to acclimate to the vertigo, I've been playin' a lot of Madden NFL 10 and NCAA Football 10 for the Xbox 360. I've also been wathin' way too many movies and of course listenin' to music. I'd be crazy if I didn't.

Oh and after my review of Dommin's Love is Gone, I'll post a review of a band that in my personal opinion are metal gods, Type O Negative. And as usual, if you discover a band here and enjoy their music, please, tell them where you found them at. And lastly, yes, I plan to get a better lookin' logo, I know it looks cheap, well, it is. lol

Until then I am, as always, your master and ruler, Crash Underride.

Stuck Mojo

Stuck Mojo has been around since 1989 and their still goin' strong. A group that consists of Rich "The Duke" Ward on lead guitar, Lord Nelson on the mic, Steve "Nailz" Underwood on drums, Mike Martin on rhythm guitar, and Sean B. Delson on bass. The group is without doubt one of the first, and best, rap metal bands in the world. The blend rap, metal, and southern rock into a formula that creates pure unadulterated magic.

Stuck Mojo have toured all over the United States, and Europe. They have released numerous albums, and gone through numerous line-up changes (with only Ward being the lasting original member). Despite all the changes, the Moj is still going strong, with a loyal fan following that spans the globe, they have returned in recent years to retake their place atop the mound of the rap metal world, which they helped forge in the late '80s and early '90s.

The band has also been known to touch on racial issues in their music as well. The song "Suburan Ranger", the bonus track on the album Rising, is a song from the point of view of a black man in the hood seing a "wigger" or a white guy acting, speaking, and in some cases actually thinking he's black. With lyrics like "Yo you in the wrong hood better knock on wood, Gold chains and gold rings you misunderstood, Trace back and look back you ain't black" and a chorus that says "Who's that wigga in my neighborhood, In my neighborhood..., In my neighborhood...", "Mr. Trailblazer, with the mad flavor,Look out ya'll the suburban ranger, Suburban ranger danger danger, Suburban ranger danger danger, Suburban ranger danger danger, Suburban ranger danger danger" and dialog like "[Judge] Order! Jury, have you reached, have you reached a verdict? [Jury] We find the wigger GUILTY!!!!! [Judge] I here by sentence you, wigger, to a 100 years confined to a chair, forced to watch episodes of the Andy Grifith Show, Hee Haw, and Lawrence Welk. No parole.", they poke fun at people who they think their someone their not, and get away with it flawlessly.

The band is also known to tell fans how proud their are to be from the south. The song "Southern Pride" tells how they have their southern pride, and they aren't ashamed of it, and how they like NASCAR and wrestling, with the line "...We love wrestling and NASCAR too...". Stuck Mojo have also been known to add a splash of comedy into their music, with the likes of "Suburban Ranger" and "Hang'em High (Loser's Theme)" with the lines like "I say we hang 'em high!"

Stuck Mojo also makes their love of professional wrestling well known. Just look at the cover of their album Rising, which features the World Championshp Wrestling (WCW) United States Heavyweight Championship belt on it. The video for the title track was directed by then-WCW superstar Diamond Dallas Page, and features Stuck Mojo as the fictional MCM World Tag Team Champions performing in the middle of the wrestling ring, surrounded by fans, when Raven and "the Flock" enter the ring and start to cause trouble with fans and the referee and they proceed to toss fans from the ring ending only when DDP, who had been watching the happenings from a distance, clearing the ring with a wooden folding chair. The video features cameos by then-WCW stars, such as Raven, Kidman, Riggs, DDP, Lodi, Hammer, Sick Boy, and Reese. This album also happens to be their most sucsessful album, most likely due to the airplay the video received on MTV as well as WCW Monday Nitro.

Stuck Mojo, have also released one of the better live albums in years, with 1999's HVY 1. Unlike most aritsts, who don't lipsync live, the vocals on the album are clear and can be understood, as opposed to most live performances where the lead vocalist is winded from jumping around, etc. The album also features two studio tracks.

With their latest release, 2007's Southern Born Killers (which was released free to fans with all songs intro'd by Ward, or a purchased CD), the Moj have returned and proved that they still have what it takes to rule the rap metal game at its best. Killers, personally, reminds the listener of Stuck Mojo in the 1990s with some politically charged music with great riffs by Ward, and vocals by Bonz (1990s) and Lord Nelson (now). Stuck Mojo have the ability that other, more famous political bands lack, the ability to subtly infuse their music with politics. Mojo doesn't have to be the type of band that is politics every line of every song. Unless you're listening to the "Intro" or their song ''Crooked Figurehead'', then guess who it's about.

Only time will tell what is in store for Stuck Mojo. I give Stuck Mojo 4 1/2 stars out of five. With talent like this, this band is a MUST for all music fans.

"Southern Born Killers (Rich Ward intro)"
"Southern Born Killers"
"Crooked Figurehead"