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

Oh, I Killed the Prom Queen… Was there ever a band that more perfectly exemplified all that went wrong with metalcore? Their Swedish fast parts segueing into mediocre-to-offensively-bland breakdowns, flaccid clean vocals, “I WANNA SOUND MEAN!!!” angry vocals, horrible puns for song titles, and a nod to all the shitty high school kids that their music is geared to right in their name perfectly summed up all that was wrong with bad metal and bad hardcore being pounded into one ugly lump of clay. Not much of what the band did was defensible, and their 2007 breakup didn’t exactly summon a moment of silence from the metal world. For their mourning fan base, a CD/DVD combo of the band’s last hometown show was planned but delayed several times before it’s eventual release last November in Europe and last Tuesday here in the States. By the sounds of the CD half of the package, though, perhaps it should have been delayed even longer. So, part of the band’s last actions as a unit involved giving a sloppy, half assed wave goodbye to the ones that supported them over their tenure on the metalcore circuit. Think what you want about the band (it’s certainly clear what I think), but that’s a pretty lousy thing to do.

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