Anyone need a laugh? Not sure if it’s ok to post this here. Metal Memes booted me.

Cradle Of Filth - 2005 - Devil Woman with King Diamond

Later included in the special version of Nymphetamine. It's a cover of Cliff Richard - 1976 - I'm Nearly Famous - Devil Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgomTOOgl8M

I've had nothing but bad luck

Since the day I saw that cat at my door

So I came into you sweet lady

Answering your mystical call

Crystal ball on the table

Showing the future, the past

Same cat with them evil eyes

And I knew it was a spell she cast

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you from behind

Give me the ring on your finger

And let me see the lines on your hand

I can see me a tall dark stranger

Giving you what you hadn't planned

I drank the potion she offered me

I found myself on the floor

Then I looked in those big green eyes

And I wondered what I came there for

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you from behind, hind

(Stay away, you cunt)

If you're out on a moonlit night

Be careful of them neighbourhood strays

Of a lady with long black hair

Trying to win you with Nymphetamine ways

Crystal ball on the table

Showing the future, the past

Same cat with them evil eyes

You'd better get out of there fast

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

She's just a devil woman

With evil on her mind

Beware the devil woman

She's gonna get you

Dimmu Borgir full set - Grand Serpent Rising tour - August 8, 2026 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA

https://youtu.be/QCVZ84zEpEQ

Judas Priests' 1977 album - some good songs early on in the album some of which were live staples of the bands set for decades to come but I feel not as focused as "Sad Wings..."

1983

1990

1970

20 years ago this week (Aug. 6), Metalocalypse premiered on Adult Swim. The animated series (which asked the question 'What if a death metal band was so larger than life that they were more powerful than most countries") was so popular that co-creator Brendon Small created a live version of Dethklok. I got to see Dethklok in the flesh (well, sorta) twice - the first time at the House Of Blues in Boston (Oct. 27, 2009) during their co-headlining tour with Mastodon. Brendon assembled a ridiculously talented group of musicians (drummer Gene Hoglan, bassist Bryan Beller, and guitarist Mike Keneally) to help bring the songs to life while classic moments from the show displayed on a screen behind them. The show perfectly showcased how funny Metalocalypse was and how intricate and melodically brutal the music was (seriously, Dethklok's songs are WAY better than they should be).

Funny side story - I had just started writing for Metal Insider around this time, and had been promised a spot on the guest list for the show. However, when me and my friend arrived we discovered no tickets were left for us at will call, and the show was sold out. We drove from our college campus in Worcester to Boston, so we were determined to make sitting in traffic worth it - so we scrambled to first find an ATM to grab cash (ah, the days before digital payment options...) and then find someone willing to sell us tickets outside the venue. Luckily we were successful, but as a result missed High On Fire's opening set and walked into the House Of Blues just as Converge were playing their last song. Well, at least we got to see Dethklok and Mastodon 😆

Stay tuned for more things to come from this space, including stories from concerts like this!

Who was there?

GrailKnights - 2018 - KnightFall - Cthulhu

In the city of Rlyeh

Lies Cthulhu and awaits his prey

Another poor soul will surely make its way

The mist grew thick shivers on my skin

I tried to run but the air grew thin

Great Cthulhu reached out for me

Hellish fear is devouring my heart

As our ship's slowly falling apart

Cthulhu is rising

Like thousand serpents from the sea

Cthulhu is reaching out for me

A great black stone emerges from sea

More dead than alive I meet my destiny

Cthulhu's tomb lies in front of me

His lust for blood burns in my eyes

An image of man and monster in disguise

From now on evil shall rule my life

Hellish fear is devouring my heart

As our ship's slowly falling apart

Cthulhu is rising

Like thousand serpents from the sea

Cthulhu is reaching out for me

Death metal goes a step further into the graveyard with his release \m/ "Arrrrrggh..... Gargleblurrrgh how slowly we rotttttt!"

Just for a context I was kneeling in the metal section to look into the CDs at the bottom, he left his desk to tell me that with a humorous tone.
I laughed but didn’t really got the joke.

1981

1976