GET DOUBLE BRUTAL IN OUR AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE MS PAINT CONTEST
Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 5:28pm by MetalSucks
Like Tim Lambesis’ Ahnold-inspired side project Austrian Death Machine, MS Paint drawings provide for maximum lulz. So we’re combining the two for a fun little contest; do your best drawing of anything Arnold-related using only MS Paint or the paintbrush tool in Photoshop and you’ll win an Austrian Death Machine prize package featuring the band’s new album Double Brutal (out tomorrow!) as well as both prior albums (Total Brutal and A Very Brutal Christmas).
To enter, simply post a link to your work of art in a comment below, and be sure to include an actual email address in the “Email” field. You’ve got until October 12 at 11:59 PM EDT to enter, after which we’ll sort through the entries, pick our favorite and notify the winner by email. Remember, this is MetalSucks, so make that shit funny… the less your entry looks like a Rembrandt the better chance it has to win. Let’s see those MS Paint skills.
My final interview at last month’s New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, MA was with As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa. I’d met Nick earlier in the day at an industry hang at which he told me he was a huge fan of the site. We instantly hit it off, so by the time our scheduled interview rolled around there were no awkward moments. When I approached him while he was warming up in the back lounge of the band’s spiffy tour bus we got right to it. Nick spoke about the band’s past appearances at Metalfest, touring with Lamb of God, partying with Children of Bodom, the advantages of having a nice tour bus, the band’s recently released DVD, and their plans for a new album in early 2010.
At this point in the annals of MetalSucks history, an official interview with God Forbid is weird. Interviewing Doc Coyle “on the record” is kind of like interviewing your mom about her performance as your mother; like, are you truly getting the full skinny? But God Forbid are like family to us, and Doc was his usual self; honest, level-headed and frank. At New England Metal and Hardcore Festival last month, Doc told us what led to Dallas’ split from the band, how things with his replacement Kris Norris (of Darkest Hour) are going, the band’s current and future touring plans, critical response to Earthsblood, and breaking into the European market. Our chat, after the jump.
MetalSucks is proud to offer two lucky San Jose, CA-area residents the chance to see one of the best lineups out on the road this spring: Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, As I Lay Dying, God Forbid and Municipal Waste… for free! Alls ya gotta do is send an email to lambofgodcontest AT metalsucks DOT net with your full name and address, and tell us why you’re the one who deserves to win. One lucky winner, chosen a few days before the show, will win two tickets, so you can bring a friend too. Have fun, and remember this is MetalSucks, not a fuckin’ high school essay contest, so make your entries funny. Good luck!
I was conflicted about whether or not to go see As I Lay Dying on their most recent trek; I could give a fuck about AILD themselves (Vince and I utilized the time they were on stage at Ozzfest a few years back to go get a beer), but All That Remains and Through the Eyes of the Dead were also on the bill, so that seemed like it could be fun. Ultimately, I decided to sit the gig out, since both All That Remains shows I’ve seen have been anticlimactic, and I figure TTEOTD will be touring behind their super sweet Malice for some time to come.
