IN WHICH WE ATE A LOTTA CAKE

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In case you don’t hang on every word — and if you don’t, what’s wrong with you?!?! — here’s some shit that happened this week:

• We debuted Hung’s new album and a new video from Ringworm.
• We spoke to Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me and Trioscapes.
• The trend of awesome metal confections continued with this Iron Maiden cake and this Bolt Thrower cake.
• We had a good laugh at Devin Townsend’s high school yearbook photo.
• We assessed Randy Blythe’s assessment as to why the new Marilyn Manson album undersold.
• We struggled through Metallica’s first live rendition of “Struggle Within.”
• We learned about Mastodons from Mastodon.
• We got excited about Jacob Bannon’s new Jane Doe-inspired art project.
• We were sorry to hear that Suffokate have parted ways with their ear gauges.
• Sergeant D. recommended a band for all aspiring musicians to study.

The sun is shining and the birds are chirping! I’m gonna go throw a rock at those dumb birds. See ya Monday!

-AR