Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Music Monday- Blood of the Scribe by Lamb of God

This blog is technically being posted on Tuesday.  So sue me...

"Blood of the Scribe" by Lamb of God

I'm not a metal aficionado by any stretch of the imagination.  I mean, I like me some Between the Buried and Me and Meshuggah and Mastodon, but I'm not a full blown metal head.  Oh yeah, The Faceless, too...

Hahaha... but yeah, "Blood of the Scribe".  Chris Adler is an amazing drummer.  All of his work on the album "Ashes of the Wake" blows me away.  YouTube his 2005 Modern Drummer Festival work and sit back and marvel at his live chops.  His footwork is ridiculous, but he's not just about blast beats and extended runs.  He's one of the more musical metal drummers out there.  His parts are intricate and clinical but breathe with the song, too.

My favorite part of this song is the breakdown at 3:30.  For some reason, it feels like they were able to infuse hip hop feel into a metal song.  If that makes any sense at all...

My drive home from work is about 25 minutes, and for the past couple weeks "Ashes of the Wake" has been in my CD player, and I always happen to end up on track 6.  If only I could see how ridiculous I look air drumming and grooving to this song...

On a "set your goals" tangent, I want to try and get Oh Girl onto the Kevin Says Stage for Warped Tour 2011.  Yes, that's right 2011.  That gives Adrian and I about 16 months to get our shit together.  Oh... um... maybe I shoulda checked with Adrian first.  Meh...

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