Genius, for the most part
Metalocalypse returns for a second season on September 23rd, which is exactly the news one needs to rule the barren earth with grim determination. The show, a brilliant mix of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Spinal Tap, still holds a huge chunk of our DVR hostage, waiting patiently to be freed by a DVD release. Adult Swim, make it happen.
Only one small problem - the bassist is kind of a doofus. To be fair, the entire band is composed of doofuses, so there’s nothing really for me to complain about there. The creators did, however, saddle Murderface with the worst haircut. In metal, that’s a death sentence, I think. And a metallic death sentence is nothing to sneeze (or roar gutterally) at. I suppose I should be thankful that they at least gave him a solo project and left his bass in the mix.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Speaking of bass in a metal mix, I just downloaded a version of “…And Justice For All” where some enterprising soul recorded all the bass parts and mixed them back into the original masters (presumably ripped from the CD). This is the metal equivalent of editing Jar Jar out of “The Phantom Menace,” and it’s pretty genius.
September 11th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
That is a genius move. Especially ’cause he had to figure out what the parts were in the first place. It’s the metal equivalent of decoding the Rosetta Stone.