Just in case you were wondering where my alliances stand... I officially fell in love with the new Black Cobra album last night. So far I'm not getting the "OMG!" impression I was with the last few releases, but I can't tell if it's just that I'm not in an "OMG!" state of mind lately or if the album needed a bit more/less somewhere. No complaints, though. I'm glad I found a band that releases music, tours, etc that's on my wavelength and has zero social impact for me. No fucking hate mail about these guys. And I don't have to "connect" with anyone about it. I suppose I do know a couple of proper fans, but yeah, what's to say? "Black Cobra, man..." End convo.
Actually, I did get some disapproving comments. They were more about my narrowness than about the band. I can be rather narrow-sighted. I can only handle a few things at a time and everything else will probably be dropped in favor. In a few years I'll be humping some other band's leg...
And in actuality that conversation would be me glaring at them telling me they saw them open for Awesome Band #42 and me trying to hold back tears. WHY, WHY, WHY CAN'T IT BE, CAN IT BE MINE?
Speaking of obsession, Red Fang is currently down at Dante's filming another video. ... My face and/or likeness does not need to be crystallized in the minds of others. Also, drunk people. I have had my fill of substance abusers and addicts for a while. I'll see them with children in the room next time. That said, I'll be sure to post the video Whitey makes as soon as I see it... If not here, then probably facebook.
Another band I've liked for a while that is doing shit right now: Russian Circles. They released Empros today. It's decent, per the norm. The last song on the album actually has words in it. They're also about to tour all over the States, likely bringing along their excellent merch collection.
Russian Circles has a great designer behind their shirts. Even better: their latest shirts are fitted and match up with current fashion while still being fairly universally acceptable. Occasionally I like to wear a band shirt that isn't a tent covered in shit that would offend grandma. Gotta spice things up.
I'm sure that's more common outside of the broke-ass metal bands I normally partake... That is, shirts that look cool that aren't printed on either large square guys' shirts or ladies' cheap as fuck fabric yet somehow more expensive shirts.
In thinking about how long I've known all three of these bands, and then my most recent former obsessions before them, I just looked up Tomahawk. Guess what? A NEW ALBUM IS IN THE WORKS. I hope that's not a lie. The impact the Anonymous album had on the time it came out was nearly unrivaled in experience for me. It's part of the reason I started writing. Tomahawk was one of the main bands that led me down my path to here, why I appreciated certain heavier bands when I did. To see that little blip of news, I have to say I'm rather excited.