ESSENTIAL LISTENING: SICK OF IT ALL - BLOOD, SWEAT, AND NO TEARS

Blood, Sweat, and No Tears requires very little introduction. Twenty years after its release, it would be difficult to find a hardcore band that hasn't been influenced by these 19 tracks of fierce New York Hardcore. (And 20 years later, SOIA is still playing angry music at all-ages shows around the world!)

It's clobberin' time...
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TONIGHT IN SLC: 11/19/09

The Dutchess & The Duke at Kilby Court & Urban Lounge
I've run on the assumption that the greatest folk music has already been written and will never be topped. I just opened up this group's MySpace page, and was pleasantly surprised by their mix of acoustic folk storytelling, Doors-y organs, and 60s guitar leads. More info.

Alaska @ Studio 115
Frank is an ordinary bloke who likes smoking, history and playing House of the Dead 3. He can put up with his job on a cinema kiosk until a new supervisor arrives who is younger than him. And Asian. The conflict that arises provokes a spiral of lies and eventual violence... More info.

HEAL Utah Party & Benefit @ The JCC
Keep nuclear waste out of Utah through have a good time? More info.

FURIOUS STYLES RELEASES CONTROVERSIAL T-SHIRT

Seattle's Furious Styles recently released a t-shirt that refers to the alleged killer of a police officer as a "hero." Officer Timothy Brenton was sitting in his car on Halloween, when a car pulled up next to him, and opened fired. The suspect, Christopher J. Monfort, was shot several days later in an altercation with police, leaving him paralyzed.

Frontman Michael Torres had this to say:

Over the last week, I saw a lot of support for this dead officer, and a lot people who allegedly hate the police putting their opinions aside in the wake of this supposed "tragedy". That doesn't excuse the actions of police in general and I refuse to change my opinion on the subject. When police die, I feel that the streets are just a little bit safer. So with that being said, I'm in no way embarrassed that we made this shirt. A lot of people took a stance on the situation....now I'm taking mine.

ESSENTIAL LISTENING - DEADGUY - FIXATION ON A COWORKER

One of the most underrated but extremely influential bands from the mid-90s Victory Records stable had to be Deadguy. The band only released one proper full length, but it is widely regarded as one of the best hardcore releases of the 90s. Later, more popular, bands like Botch learned a great deal from Deadguy and you owe it to yourself to listen to this band.

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DEE SNYDER WANTS TO RECLAIM THE METAL HORNS

Oh, Dee Snyder.

Good luck with this. You're probably going to need it.

From the Take Back The Horns mission statement -- Calling all true headbangers! Join the fight! It’s time to take back that which is rightfully ours and return “the Metal Horns” to their one true home and former metal glory!

I first became conscious of the misuse of the “Metal Horns” when I read a article a few years ago in the brilliant, sarcastic, fictitious, weekly newspaper “The Onion”. It was entitled “Metal Council Convenes To Discuss 'Metal Hand Sign' Abuse” and it was a hysterical send up on how it seemed everyone was “throwing the Metal Horns” and for all the wrong reasons. I remember laughing and thinking to myself, “Yeah, there really are a lot of people using the horns these days.” But that was the end of it.

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