I sat down this morning to watch whatever music videos were released since we shut down for the night, and the first one I came across was “Stronger” by Dead by April. The name sounded vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t really remember the band, so I hit “play.”

And it’s fucking awful. And now I want to know if I know this band or what, and so I used our search function — yes, unlike our readers, I know how to take five seconds to search for a band and see if we’ve written about them before — and, sure enough, not only have I panned Dead by April before, but I more or less vowed never to listen to them again.

And that’s how terrible Dead by April are: I couldn’t even remember them, or how much I hated them the first time, because they’re not even bad in a memorable way. In another year they’ll probably release another video, and like a schmuck, I’ll sit down to watch it, completely forgetting that I’ve now listened to them, and hated them, twice. And five years from now, some publicist or label rep will ask me to check out their new album, and I’ll agree, having, for a third time now, completely forgotten about them. And then at some point they’ll break-up, and all the members will grow old and die, as humans are wont to do, and they will still have made absolutely no impact on me, this planet, or its other inhabitants.

But at least then, I won’t keep accidentally listening to their shitty, shitty music.

-AR

I’ve been trying to download the new Marilyn Manson mp3, “We’re From America,” but navigating that guy’s website is more difficult than getting Rob Halford hard with a naked photo of Christina Scabbia . So, whomever designed that site… fuck you, and fuck your mother.

In other news, here’s what happened in the world of metal this week:

• We spoke to Believer’s Kurt Bachman and Nashville Pussy’s Blaine Cartwright.
• We listened to new releases from Malefice, Millions, I Killed the Prom Queen and Corpus Christi.
• Is this the worst music video of 2009 so far?
• We really like the new Isis song! Seriously!
• The screamo-crunk explosion has begun… and now we wish it would end.

Alright everyone. I know we’re all excited for the weekend, but try not to die of alcohol poisoning. See ya Monday.

-AR

That band is called Dead by April. I’m telling you so that if anyone ever asks you “Hey, dude, you wanna hear some Dead by April?”, you’ll know how to answer.

-AR