This week

LIFELOVER - Konkurs/Pulver
MSG - The Micheal Schenker Group/MSG
Darkthrone - Panzerfaust
AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
Mayhem - Life Eternal / Deathcrush
Burzum - S/T
jesu - Heart Ache
Witch Cross - Fit For Fight

Lazy Youtube Post

Classic European heavy metal band from Denmark. Their only album was recorded by the same engineer of cult HM gems such as Mercyful Fate's "Melissa" and "Don't Break The Oath", Henrik Lund at Easy Sound Recordings, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Singer Alex Nyborg Madsen and Mike Wlad later turned up in Danish act Harlot, who released one album in 1989. Alex also became the singer of Led Zeppelin Jam. In 1993, the first album with his new band, Savage Affair, was released. He is also a well-known radio host and hosted a TV show in the late 90's.

Fuck

Alright gang.
It's been a long time since I've posted on here.
I've got a young family now, and as such it's been a bit of a big ask for me to sit down and write a big post about stuff.

But anyway, enough about me.

I first got into the Misfits at the end of the eighties, and yes, it was through Metallica covering them.
It was a combination of that and Cliff Burtun's unwavering dedication to them that first got me interested.

Would you believe, in these days of website galleries and instant discography downloads that I was a fan of them for a good four years before I saw a photograph of them, as all my music was on cassettes dubbed from friends? for years it was a case of "x's mate y is into the Misfits, maybe he has Legacy of Brutality?" but it would always turn out that all he ever had was a copy of Collection and wasn't a bit bothered about getting anything else.

It was the ultimate egg hunt.
I can remember one of my mates getting a copy of Walk Among Us and leaving a message with my mother that he had it and I was to go to his place immediately. It was two days before she gave me the message, and when I got there he had waited for me to arrive to listen to it, such was the importance of this fiftieth generation tape. Thinking about that in this age of downloads makes me smile... we spent all summer listening to that tape.
That's how I remember it anyway.
I spent years, and years, being the only Misfits fan I knew, before bumping into a few more along the way (Hails Skum, Barry and eventually SJW!) but they were still utlra-underground; the Dream Death or Tormentor of their day. During that time, as a ridiculously under aged sixteen year old, I got the Crimson Ghost tattooed on my right arm like Cliff Burton.
Then something happened.
Jerry Only decided he was going to tour under the name, and we heard they were playing two nights in Liverpool.
Two nights? after twenty years of waiting we were gonna get to see the Misfits on two consecutive nights!!!
I guess we should have got an idea of what was going to happen as soon as we arrived on the first night, grubby tickets that had been pawed and amazed at for weeks before in hand.
There were so many people there.
For a band that we had to work for around five or six years at to get hold of their back catalogue, there were a LOT of people there. And they...well...they weren't like us.
They were, I suppose, what we'd call Emos now, but of course there was no distinction then.
Being whe it was, we did the whole fanboy thing of getting our photo taken with Jerry and Dez Cadena (he was in BLACK FLAG FFS!!!) and loved the show. Shit, on the second night I got up and sang Rise Above with them. Imagine, boyhood fan sings Black Flag song with the Misifits... total dream come true.

I paid £8 that I didn't have to join the Fiend Club....and never ever heard back from them.
Thanks guys, i was on the dole. That was a third of that week's allowance.

Fuck it. Now, when I think of the Misfits, I don't think of those special days when we'd finally procure a tape we didn't have and listen to it for weeks. I don't think about feeling boss getting my tattoo. I don't even think about how fucking amazing it felt getting onstage and singing with them.
I think about people who bought into it after the reunion, buying Misfits fridge magnets and shoelaces.
Goth kids in fingerless bone-patterned gloves.
I think Kong at the Gates.
I think I got ripped off for one weeks food money by my childhood heroes.
I blame you, Jerry Only.

(PS...we went back. Years later. Nothing had changed.)

**UPDATE**
After I posted this, I got a text message from the person whose opinion about music means the most to me in the whole world. It said "The Misfits meant being alone. And not being cool. And loving it"; which I think sums it up brilliantly)

W O R S H I P

 

This week has seen lots of MSG, UFO and Scorpions worship at Claw Towers. I'd like to recommend it to all of you.

Out Now: Ravens Creed CD

Get ye some CREED! Albion Thunder is now available to purchase from Doomentia Records - THEE CLAW's album of the month!

We saw these guys in concert last year, a great show and a top gang of guys. I can hardly wait for this CD to drop through my door.

Listening To: New Judas Priest

Excellent live recording by THE METAL GODS! Go seek this bad boy and get yerself a copy!

For Thee True Few...

Must give a shout out to my mate and long time metal connesuir Thee Mighty Paul Shaw who brought this site to our attention, he has also contributed to it, so click the link and support Temple Of Snakes and listen to some excellent podcasts and also some great metal tunes old and new!!!
Cheers paul fella!!!!

Ox

Recently arrived in the mail: We've got our hands on a copy of the new Coalesce record "Ox" here at Claw Towers. It's top fucking notch, the vocals remind me a lot of 25 Ta Life.

Get on over to The Coalesce Myspace Page and check this bad boy out.

Anal Cunt "Tour Rider" (For Upcoming Shows In Europe, 2009)

Legendary grindcore freaks Anal Cunt (US) joins forces with the ever-provoking hardcore bastards Haggis (Norway) on this massive FUCK YOU of a show. To top it all off, notorious Australian crime lord (he's served his time, liberals) and author of ten consecutive bestselling books, Mark 'Chopper' Read, glues it all together in an MC / spoken word role.

The tour starts in Norway. on the 1st of October and
dates available are 5-15th of October.

We have two ways of booking this show:

1 Way:

*The bands play for 100% of the door after break even
with 20 euro (or the equivalent in whatever currency is used) tickets/entrance
fee. Promoter supplies proper P.A and Rider.

2nd Way:

*The band gets a guarantee of 3500 euro + 25% of the
door after break even. Venue/promoter supplies proper P.A and Rider.

Note: The bands bring full backline. Venue/promoter must provide a
proper P.A and sound engineer that is not retarded, deaf or can't speak English!
Also if the venue does not have a
shower, Venue/promoter must also pay for a hotel room nearby where we can get cleaned up.

The venue MUST have a backstage with room enough for both bands

The venue MUST have a stage; we don't play on the fucking floor!

The venue MUST have a space set up for our merch with proper lights

One (1) Local act is allowed as support, but to be honest, it’s not needed


Rider:

1 Hot meal pr travelling member, MEAT no vegetarian crap!

All beverages are to be served COLD!even the red wine.

2 Large pizzas with MOZZARELLA cheese, tomato/marinara
sauce, and pizza dough.

2 750 ml (or litre) bottle of Jim Beam (or 3 Litres of Jack Daniels)

1 Case of Guinness and 3 cases of high quality local beer with a minimum
alcohol percentage of 4.5%

44 Drink tickets if show is at a place that has a bar

12 Cans or bottles of sprite or ginger ale (super important, Seth cant sing
without this)

26 Cans or bottles of coke (plastic bottles will not do!)

24 Bottles of spring water and 2 bottles of cheap-ass red wine with a minimum alcohol percentage of 12%

2 Pack's of Marlboro lights cigarettes, 10 big towels, plenty of ice cubes,
cups, various sweets and snacks

Euro flyer taken directly from The Luminaire... uh, good luck with that show guys!

incoming.....