Showing posts with label sabbath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sabbath. Show all posts

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Punk rock to thrash metal: 'Institutionalized'


After the umpteenth lineup change, ST in 2024
Suicidal Tendencies is an American punk rock crossover thrash metal band formed in 1980 [5] in Venice Beach (Los Angeles), California, by vocalist [wannabee white gang member/bike clubber] Mike Muir.

Punk? I'm a one-man cult of personality for ca$h
The band [could be called a one-hit wonder with "Institutionalized" on MTV that] has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. [Got ego?]

Their current lineup includes Muir, guitarists Dean Pleasants and Ben Weinman, bassist Tye Trujillo, and drummer Jay Weinberg.

And it all started with this 1983 crossover album

Notable musicians who have contributed to the band's studio and/or live activities include:
  • guitarists Rocky George and Mike Clark;
  • bassists Louiche Mayorga, Bob Heathcote, Robert Trujillo, Ra Díaz, Josh Paul, and Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner; and
  • drummers Amery Smith, Jimmy DeGrasso, Brooks Wackerman, David Hidalgo Jr., Thomas Pridgen, Ron Bruner, Eric Moore, [Slayer's] Dave Lombardo, Brandon Pertzborn, Greyson Nekrutman, and session musician Josh Freese.
It's punk/thrash, but is it hardcore enough?
Along with D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, and Stormtroopers of Death, Suicidal Tendencies is often credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash" [6, 7, 8]. They have released 14 studio albums... More: Suicidal Tendencies

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning


(The Alt VaultBLACK SABBATH are back one last time (or maybe money will get them to do another farewell tour and sell out all over again like most dinosaur rockers with a ghoul like Sharon Osbourne managing the lead singer Ozzy) | Back to the Beginning.

How did "heavy metal" ever even start in 1968? - What are Black Sabbath's best songs?

Aha, Mr. Faust, you admit it!
What is Black Sabbath/Ozzy's best song? Sure there's "War Pigs," "Iron Man," "Paranoid" (final song of the night), "Bark at the Moon," "Crazy Train," but sincerely it has to be the one that stayed relevant and fresh, the one that started it all, "Black Sabbath." It's a masterpiece that, with its down tuning, may have started the genre of dark heavy metal or black metal. (Although "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is pretty good, too, for a pretty song, even "Snowblind"). With Pantera and other legends wishing them a farewell, can BS really say goodbye?

Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath"

Mashup Heaven (Hell)

Slayer reunites for Sabbath
(Rock Feed) Heavy metal news crosses over to mainstream news


"War Pigs" hippie metal peace anthem

Question #1: Did Ozzy really eat live bat on stage?
The "last" farewell concert?

Review: What was it like and what now?
Bye-bye, Black Sabbath. - Meanwhile, youthful Suicide Silence makes new metal.