Middle-aged beer loving heavy metal gods

There's not much one can say. After 30 years, Tankard still rock. Respect!

Battle the Gauls

From Switzerland, Eluveitie are celebrating 10 years of career with a special release, The Early Years. This track, "Your Gaulish War" from 2006, will be included. Great Folk Metal.

The sound of the cross

Back after some time, let's update what we're listening to these days. Here's Battlecross with "Kaleb." Nice heavy sound.

Red Riding Hood Revisited

After the zombies in I'll See You In My Dreams, Portuguese metal band Moonspell return to horror with this "Lycanthrope," the new video for their latest CD. Check it out below. I'm sure I will be back to the Moonspell theme soon enough.

Dinner soundtrack

I love cooking and whenever possible I go to the kitchen and start creating. Today's dinner was pork with mushrooms, with a side of fried potatoes and a nice tomato and lettuce salad sprinkled with oregano. The final result?

It was good, I can assure you. And so can the wife and kid :) I had a nice Sagres beer, my better half had a glass of red wine, and the kid some water.

While cooking I like to listen to music. Being myself, the soundtrack, as usual, was metal. Today? Nevermore, Dead Heart In A Dead World. Published in 2000, this CD was their 4th studio work, with 11 tracks.  Nevermore was the natural evolution of Sanctuary and is Warrel Dane (vocals), Jeff Loomis (guitars), Jim Sheppard (bass) and Van Williams (drums). This American thrash band sets itself apart from many other bands thanks to its guitar work, the amazing vocals and the depth of its lyrics.

Some interesting facts: Warrel Dane has degrees in philosophy, teology, and sociology,  is a certified cook and had opera singing lessons for five years; Jeff Loomis once auditioned for Megadeth, but never made to the band. Why? He was only 16, too young to go on tour with Megadeth. Chris Broderick, now with Megadeth, was once Nevermore's second guitarist, between 2001-2003, and 2006-2007. It's hard to choose from the 11 tracks, for they are all great, but here's the title track, "Dead Heart In a Dead World," "Insignificant," and the beautiful "Believe in Nothing."

The big tease

Just because I love Shakespears Sister and I think Marilyn Manson's ex-wife Dita von Tease is a pretty lady. Enjoy.