‘Stories & Articles’ Archives
Someday
Someday (A Poem by Jim Slimedog) Someday I will take my last drink And then others will have to drink to me For me Some day I will write my last line Than others May write lines about me [Read More]
Conversation
Conversation (A Poem by Jim Slimedog) I say to Harry The Cat “Harry, I’m fucked.” He says, “You’re not fucked. Yeah, it’s 4 A.M. And you’re drunk out of your tree But you have no work tomorrow. [Read More]
TNB Best of 2011 Awards
TNB BEST OF 2011 AWARDS The following is the annual Best of 2011 award presentation where a panel of twenty-seven judges, or maybe just Slimedog, give awards and generous cash prizes to the recipients. And we encourage you to add any categories or people that you [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 1: BLACK SABBATH
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 1: BLACK SABBATH by Andy Bang Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). [Read More]
X – MARKS THE SPOT
X – MARKS THE SPOT (by Slimedog) WE’RE DESPERATE I play too hard when I ought to go to sleep They pick on me ’cause I really got the beat Some people give me the creeps Every other week I need a new address Landlord, landlord, landlord cleaning up [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 8: MOTÖRHEAD
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 8: MOTÖRHEAD by Andy Bang Motörhead (pronounced /ˈmoʊtə(r)hɛd/) are an English rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, known mainly by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 24: DEATH
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 24: DEATH by Andy Bang Death was an American metal band founded in 1983. The band’s founder, Chuck Schuldiner, is considered “a pioneering force in death metal and grindcore”. The band ceased to exist [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 19: CELTIC FROST
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 19: CELTIC FROST by Andy Bang Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 26: PANTERA
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 26: PANTERA by Andy Bang Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul (drums) and Dimebag Darrell (guitar) in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 27: SEPULTURA
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 27: SEPULTURA by Andy Bang Groove Metal Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It was often used to describe Sepultura, Pantera and Exhorder. Pantera’s Cowboys from Hell album from 1990 was described as [Read More]
