Here's the tracklisting for the latest show.  This week, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal as a genre.  13th February 1970 was the release date of Black Sabbath's debut album, which makes it Metal's official birthday.

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

Armored Saint – Symbol Of Salvation

Finntroll - Solsagan

Spotlight 1: Black Sabbath - NIB

Megadeth – Elysian Fields

Judas Priest – Rapid Fire

Covered: White Zombie - Children Of The Grave (Black Sabbath)

Revenant Dead – Shallow Grave

Evile - Genocide

Spotlight 2: Black Sabbath – Iron Man

Dio – Dream Evil

Dream Evil - Immortal

They Will Rise - Voices

Slayer – Unit 731

KillSwitch Engage - Reckoning

All That Remains – Do Not Obey

Spotlight 3: Black Sabbath – Neon Knights

Tarot – I Rule

Tarja – Lost Northern Star

LBAEI 1: Edguy - Trinidad

LBAEI 2: Dead By April – Losing You

LBAEI 3: Pain – Follow Me

LBAEI 4: Northern Kings – Brothers In Arms

LBAEI 5: Sammy Hagar – Heavy Metal

Kiss – Modern Day Delilah

Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire

Spotlight 4: Black Sabbath – The Shining

Shock Of The New 1: Great Awakening – Thrash ‘Til You Die

Shock Of The New 2: Zyphoyd – Beyond Our Universe

Shock Of The New 3: Nervestand - Welcome

Shock Of The New 4: Winterburn – Too Late For Tears

Shock Of The New 5: BRC Inc. – Stay Close To Me

Gama Bomb – Slam Anthem

Asomvel – Internet Commando

Amon Amarth – Twilight Of The Thunder God

Witchcraft – No Angel Or Demon

Last track: Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots

This story pretty much started on Wednesday 3rd February 2010.  I was at the end of a Yr11 Parents Evening, when at about half past 7, my mobile rang, and my wife Sarah, sounding absolutely terrified, told me her waters had broken.

10 weeks early.

So I (quite literally) sprinted out of the school where I teach and headed home to find no ambulance, but my parents looking after Sarah, who's contractions were now less than two minutes apart.  You'll never know real, absolute fear until you've been through that.  After my Mum had tried again to get an ambulance, one finally arrived, and we headed for Dewsbury Hospital with all possible speed to get Sarah to the delivery room.

It wasn't quick enough.

David Stuart (as we decided to name him) was born in the back of the ambulance at 8:30pm, literally 1 minute from the delivery suite, actually on the hospital grounds, weighing in at a frightening 2lbs 15oz.  Since he was born so early, his lungs hadn't fully finished developing and were surfactant deficient, so he needed to be put on a respirator in an incubator.  He was then moved 17 miles to Pontefract General Infirmary where the NHS Trust's SCBU is currently.  That's where he is now.  He's expected to be there for a while, probably until April, when he was due to be born.  There will be scares on the way.  There was one tonight.  After a really good day, with several small downgrades in his dependancy on various machines (which was also my wife's birthday), at around 7:30 pm, his stats just crashed.  What followed were the most terrifying few minutes of my life as the nurse who was assigned to look after him readjusted the machines and waited.  Fortunately he recovered.

I wrote a large part of this week's show next to David's incubator, with some help from him, and knowing what he liked when he was still inside his Mum.

As I type this, my son is 5 days, 5 hours old and fighting for his life.  I can't lose him.  Just can't.

Here's the track listing we chose between us:

Iron Maiden – Number Of The Beast

Finntroll - Trollhammaren

Spotlight 1: Heaven’s Basement – Tear Your Heart Out

AC/DC - Wheels

Judas Priest - Prophecy

Covered: Sonata Arctica – Still Loving You (Scorpions)

Black Sabbath – Heaven And Hell

Heaven & Hell – Breaking Into Heaven

Spotlight 2: Heaven’s Basement – Graduation

Edguy – Steel Church

Cauldron – Young And Hungry

Daisy Cutter – All Is Fake

Ravens Creed – Hail The Warbeast

Black Sabbath – Into The Void

Trivium – Throes Of Perdition

Arch Enemy – My Apocalypse

Sabbat - Wildfire

Spotlight 3: Heaven’s Basement – Fear Of Getting Off

Backyard Babies - Degenerated

Ratt – Shame, Shame, Shame

Evile - Thrasher

Asomvel - Kamikaze

Children Of Bodom – Smile Pretty For The Devil

Finntroll – Under Bergens Rot

Wolf – Evil Star

White Wizzard – 40 Deuces

Spotlight 4: Heaven’s Basement – Reign On My Parade

DragonForce – Heart Of A Dragon

Dream Evil – In The Fires Of The Sun

Shock Of The New 1: Rixx – Rocket Fuel Tank

Shock Of The New 2: Kodiak Jack – Bunny Girl

Shock Of The New 3: Odenwrath - Wolfhearted

Shock Of The New 4: Scarred – Rise Like The Sun

Shock Of The New 5: X-Pulssion – Leather Demon

Lordi – Bringing Back The Balls To Rock

Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies

Here's last week's track listing...

The Scorpions – Love ‘Em Or Leave ‘Em

Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun

Spotlight 1: Liquid Society – From Asleep To Reality

Gama Bomb – We Respect You

Testament – Ten Thousand Thrones

Covered: Pink Cream 69 – Pinball Wizard (The Who/Elton John)

Motörhead – When The Eagle Screams

Iron Maiden – These Colours Don’t Run

Spotlight 2: Liquid Society - Dreams

Charred Walls Of The Damned – The Darkest Eyes

Conquest – Killer Machine

Ozzy Osbourne – Trap Door

Aerosmith – Just Push Play

Metallica – The End Of The Line

Crematory – Infinity

Hospital Of Death – The King Of Sweden

Cauldron – Chained Up In Chains

Spotlight 3: Liquid Society – Phoenix Syndrome

Rob Zombie – Sick Bubblegum

The Dictators – I Was Right

The Wildhearts – John Of Violence

Asomvel – End Of The Line

UFO – Doctor Doctor

AC/DC – Back In Black

Sonata Arctica – The Last Amazing Grays

Van Canto – Stora Roevardenson/King

Spotlight 4: Liquid Society – The Burning

Hydrogyn - Blind

Megadeth – In My Darkest Hour

Shock Of The New 1: Unsilence – Winds Of Enlightenment

Shock Of The New 2: Sahara Rain – The Dance

Shock Of The New 3: Colt .44 – Knock It Back

Shock Of The New 4: Written In Blood – This Purpose Driven Life

Shock Of The New 5: Horizon – I Will Be King

Aspera – Traces Inside

Dream Evil - Immortal

Powerwolf – Midnight Messiah

Last track: Wolf – Seize The Night

Here's this week's tracklisting...

Rob Zombie – Werewolf, Baby!

Rammstein – Ich Tu Dir Weh

Spotlight 1: Illidiance – Cybergore Generation

Elements – The Greatest Game

Tigertailz - Twisted

Covered: Van Canto – Battery (Metallica)

Evile – First Blood

The Fading – The Sin Collector

Spotlight 2: Illidiance - Infected

Slayer – Hate Worldwide

Gama Bomb – Last Ninjas Unite

Sonata Arctica – Flag In The Ground

Wolf – Steelwinged Savage Reaper

Lostprophets – Dstryr/Dstryr

Eluveitie - Thousandfold

Nashville Pussy – Johnny Hot Rod

Viking Skull – Skull Heaven

Spotlight 3: Illidiance – Razor To The Skin

Black Sabbath – Into The Void

Revenant Dead - Revenant

Lie Back 1: Emperor – With Strength I Burn

Lie Back 2: Metallica – The House That Jack Built

Lie Back 3: Death – Flattening Of Emotions

Lie Back 4: Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times

Lie Back 5: Dream Theater – In The Name Of God

Troll – Til Helvete Med Alt

The Kandidate – Distress And Decay

Spotlight 4: Illidiance - Cybernesis

Shock Of The New 1: Sin 4 Sin – Dirty Liar

Shock Of The New 2: The Dust - KO

Shock Of The New 3: Ceremony Of Opposites – Seeds Of Resurrection

Shock Of The New 4: Angels Of Nightfall - Warclouds

Shock Of The New 5: Infektor -  Falsa Realidad

White Wizzard – Over The Top

Siegfried – Sachsensturm

Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People

Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXXVII will feature new music from Charred Walls Of The Damned and (taken from Hellbilly Deluxe II, an album I've been waiting for) Rob Zombie.

This week's Covered will be provided by a rather unusual German band by the name of Van Canto.  Ever heard of a capella Metal?  No?  Neither had I until I heard these guys.  Very interesting sound.

If that's piqued your curiosity, drop by and give the show a listen.  It'll be going up on Sunday as usual.

Getting us all up to date...

Rob Zombie - Burn

Dio – Master Of The Moon

Spotlight 1: Veins Iced Over - Unholy

Mustach – Damn It’s Dark

Aeternam – The Coronation Of Seth

Covered: Gotthard – Immigrant Song

Mnemic – Diesel Uterus

Overkill – Ironbound (edit)

Spotlight 2: Veins Iced Over - Purgatory

Wolf – Curse You Salem

Interview – Johannes from Wolf

Wolf – Whisky Psycho Hellions

Rage - Purified

Arsis – Forced To Rock

Varg – Viel Feind Viel Ehr

Keep Of Kalessin – The Dragontower

Spotlight 3: Veins Iced Over - Legion

Evile – Now Demolition

Municipal Waste – Shredded Offering

Hammerfall – Bring The Hammer Down

Heaven’s Basement – Tear Your Heart Out

Spotlight 4: Veins Iced Over - Revenge

Dirty Little Rabbits – Professional Hit

Kiss – All For The Glory

The 69 Eyes – Dead ‘N’ Gone

Throwdown – The Scythe

Shock Of The New 1: Erocktica – Phone Sex

Shock Of The New 2: Pornstar Airlines – Jokin’ And Smokin’

Shock Of The New 3: Ivan Mihaljevic - Bulldozer

Shock Of The New 4: Undercover Slut – Dear Dead Prez

Shock Of The New 5: Troll Bends Fir – Beer Cell

Barn Burner – The Long Arm Of The Law

Nashville Pussy – From Hell To Texas

Deep Purple – Fireball

Black Sabbath – Hole In The Sky

Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now

Metallica – Master Of Puppets

Korpiklaani - Vodka

Alestorm – Keelhauled

Last tracks: Finntroll – Trollhammaren

Finntroll – Korpens Saga

Evile – My Parasite

Warbringer – Prey For Reality

Spotlight 1: Aisling – Stone Of Light

Benedictum – Seasons Of Tragedy

Asomvel – No Twist Of Fate

Covered: Six Feet Under – Frayed Ends Of Sanity (Metallica)

Orphaned Land - Sapari

Valkyrja – Oceans To Dust

Spotlight 2: Aisling - Percedol

Equilibrium - Wurzelbert

Interview: Equilibrium

Equilibrium – Ruf In Den Wind

Lacuna Coil – I Won’t Tell You

Dommin - Tonight

Spotlight 3: Aisling – To Be Born Again

Sacred Steel – Crosses Stained With Blood

Dream Evil – Bang Your Head

Lie Back 1: Dimmu Borgir – Morning Palace

Lie Back 2: Dream Theatre – Strange Deja Vu

Lie Back 3: Suidakra – Tunes Of War

Lie Back 4: Pantera - Domination

Lie Back 5: Riger - Germania

Lie Back 6: Menhir – Das Kleine Volk

Fu Manchu – Bionic Astronautics

Spit Like This – Sex, Drugs & Heavy Metal

Spotlight 4: Aisling - Bora

Shock Of The New 1: The End Again – My Life, My Love, My Sin;/ tiyg

Shock Of The New 2: Picture – Hell Sent

Shock Of The New 3: Boon – The Growing Black

Shock Of The New 4: Awaiting Fear – Funeral Throne

Shock Of The New 5: Scream Arena – Born Ready

Wolf – Speed On

Motörhead – Back On The Chain

Last track: Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather

I've just stumbled across a German band called Van Canto.  They call themselves A Capella Metal.  That's a pretty good description.  They're made up of a drummer and five singers, one of them female.

Their cover of Metallica's Battery is... absolutely amazing.

Expect to hear them on the Rock Show very soon.

C

... Hello to everybody listening in Dodge City!

Avenged Sevenfold - Scream

White Wizzard – Over The Top

Spotlight 1: Parsifall – Praise The Dead

Alice In Chains – Check My Brain

Anthrax – We’ve Come For You All

Covered: Susperia – Wild Child (WASP)

Dommin - Tonight

Asomvel – Internet Commando

Spotlight 2: Parsifall - Apotheosis

Blind Guardian – Another Stranger Me

Interview: Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)

Blind Guardian – Mirror Mirror

Stillborn Diz – Diz Infection

Tiberius Project – United For Metal

Spotlight 3: Parsifall – Blood Flood

Children Of Bodom – Hellhounds On My Trail

Five Finger Death Punch – Burn It Down

Lie Back 1: Deep Purple - Fireball

Lie Back 2: Iron Maiden – Number Of The Beast

Lie Back 3: Helloween – Ride The Sky

Lie Back 4: Queensyche – Suite Sister Mary

Lie Back 5: Metallica – Master Of Puppets

Delain – Virtue And Vice

Celesty – Lord Of Mortals

Spotlight 4: Parsifall – Kill The Cain

Alice Cooper - Snakebite

Mötley Crüe – Hell On High Heels

Shock Of The New 1: Stripping The Pistol – Black Reflections

Shock Of The New 2: Underride – My Little Hell

Shock Of The New 3: Sexstone – My Night

Shock Of The New 4: Zeroking – Black Friday

Shock Of The New 5: Asphalt Valentine - Dirty Little Secret

Slayer - Snuff

The Cult – The Witch

Last track: Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Still Unbroken

Alestorm - Keelhauled

Korpiklaani - Vodka

Asomvel – Stone Cold Stare

Saxon – Hellcat

Lita Ford – Crave

Kiss – Modern Day Delilah

Future’s End – Relentless Chaos (chosen by Bill Hudson)

3 Inches Of Blood – Battles And Brotherhood

Wolf – Hail Caesar!

My Dying Bride – A Chapter In Loathing

Paradise Lost – Cardinal Zero

Candlemass – House Of A Thousand Voices

Ghost Brigade – Suffocation (chosen by Jyri Vahvanen)

Evile – Infected Nations

Gama Bomb – Mummy Invasion

Napalm Death – Diktat (chosen by Tomi Mykkänen)

WASP – Babylon’s Burning

Krypteria – My Fatal Kiss

Megadeth – This Day We Fight (chosen by Andrea Martongelli)

IronLord’s Review of 2009 1: Clutch - Let A Poor Man Be

IronLord’s Review of 2009 2: Ensiferum - From Afar

IronLord’s Review of 2009 3: Suidakra - Shattering Swords

IronLord’s Review of 2009 4: Immortal - Norden On Fire

IronLord’s Review of 2009 5: Finsterforst - Das Große Erwachen

Mastodon – Ghost Of Karelia (chosen by Adam Goldsmith, Hamish Glencross and Jonathon Martin)

Epica - Unleashed

Hollenthon – Innocent Sin

Rammstein - Pussy

Ravens Creed – Peace Through Superior Firepower (chosen by Martin Walkyier)

Slayer – Public Display Of Dismemberment

Killswitch Engage – Starting Over (chosen by Paul Perry)

Heaven & Hell – Bible Black (chosen by Agamoth)

The Wildhearts – You Are Proof That Not All Women Are Insane

Last track: Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name

I seem to remember mentioning a couple of weeks ago I was going to auction some promo stuff I'd received from Spinefarm in aid of the Mike Alexander memorial.

I've finally got my arse in gear and got it up on eBay.

Here's the item number: 150399866897

Go and bid.  Even if you don't want the stuff, it's for a damned good cause.  I will post internationally, so no worries on that score.

C

Asomvel - Kamikaze

Rob Zombie - Burn

Spotlight 1: Neonfly – Reality Shift

Kittie – Die My Darling

Evile – Devoid Of Thought

Covered: White Zombie – Children Of The Grave

SSS – Merry ChristmaSSS

Alice Cooper – Santa Claws Is Coming To Town

Spotlight 2: Neonfly – I Think I Saw A UFO

Sabbat – Horned Is The Hunter

Bloodstock Interview: Martin Walkyier & Jacqui Taylor

Skyclad - Polkageist

Charred Walls Of The Damned – Blood On Wood

Wednesday 13 – Buried By Christmas

Spotlight 3: Neonfly – Gonna Shoot You Right Down

Coronatus - Wolfstanz

Dommin – Dark Holiday

Lie Back 1: New Model Army – I Love The World

Lie Back 2: Jethro Tull – Songs From The Forest

Lie Back 3: Monster Magnet - Powertrip

Lie Back 4: Kate Bush - Violin

Lie Back 5: Ozzy Osbourne – Revelation (Mother Earth)

Clan Destined – Swing Like Judas

Interview: Martin Walkyier (Yule)

Clan Destined – A Beautiful Start To The End Of The World

Clan Destined – More Than War

Spotlight 4: Neonfly – Ship With No Sails

Shock Of The New 1: Stillborn Diz – Black Out

Shock Of The New 2: Taking Dawn – Time To Burn

Shock Of The New 3: Elysion – Killing My Dreams

Shock Of The New 4: Funeral Circle – Fist Of Satan

Shock Of The New 5: The River – Broken Spirit Theory

Iron Maiden – Can I Play With Madness

Rammstein - Zerstören

Last track: Hospital Of Death – Merry Fishmas!

I’ve just received the new Asomvel album, Kamikaze in the post today.  There I was, idly flipping through the CD booklet as I listened to the first track, and I saw something that really made my day.

I’m in the “Thanks” list.

Shocked, stunned and VERY gratified!

Thanks, lads!  I’ll be playing rather a lot of Asomvel on the show from now on…

Talking of playing things a lot… I’m also be going to be upping the Clan Destined content very soon.  I was having a chat with and interviewing everybody’s favourite Nottingham-based Pagan Heavy Metal pixie, Martin Walkyier on the phone last night, and it turns out the Clan Destined six-tracker doesn’t seem to be selling very well.

That’s a travesty!

Not only is it lyrically excellent, but you’ve got musicians like Andy Sneap (Megadeth/Arch Enemy/Exodus producer) and James Murphy (Death/Testament) contributing and co-producing.

Go to www.theclandestined.com and buy it!  You won’t regret it for a second.

Better still, he’s working on new material with new guitarist, Jacqui Taylor and his old bandmate from Skyclad and Return To The Sabbat, Jay Graham.

While I'm here... go buy the Rage Against The Machine download from a UK download site.  Please help us wipe that smug grin off Cowell's face and deprive him of some of the obscene profits of a UK Xmas number 1.  Remember Rage are donating their royalties to a music charity.  Cowell's profits go straight into his pocket.

Nuff said.

Seregon – The Removal Of The Spine

Gama Bomb – Last Ninjas Unite

Evile – Plague To End All Plagues

Spotlight 1: Rusty Eye – 11.02 Day Of The Dead

Covered: Glenn Tipton – Paint It, Black

Honeycomb Love – Two Tickets (To The Gun Show)

The Glitterati – Back In Power

Spotlight 2: Rusty Eye – The Serial Kind

The Berzerker – Corporal Jigsaw Quandry

Interview: Eddie from The Berzerker

The Berzerker – False Hope

Five Finger Death Punch – Hard To See

Bloodstream – Blood And Sand

Spotlight 3: Rusty Eye – Wings Of A Demon

Beltane - The Gates ov I-Nanna

Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name

Lie Back 1: Billy Joel – Still Rock ‘N’ Roll

Lie Back 2: Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Lie Back 3: Led Zeppelin – Communication Breakdown

Lie Back 4: Kreator - Dogmatic

Lie Back 5: Metallica - Orion

Black Sabbath – Neon Knights

Dio – Last In Line

Spotlight 4: Rusty Eye – Mandragora Screams

Shock Of The New 1: Tempest Reign – Flesh And Bone

Shock Of The New 2: Sariola – Deathfrozen Silence

Shock Of The New 3: Blutgrafin – Je te hais salope

Shock Of The New 4: Rise - Pentagramnation

Shock Of The New 5: Eden Burning - Spyderkiss

Sacred Steel – Charge Into Overkill

Witchbreed – Fang & Claw

Monster Magnet - Powertrip

Last track: Metallica – Creeping Death

Them Crooked Vultures – Mind Eraser, No Chaser

Dio – The Eyes

Spotlight 1: Elements - Truthseeker

Allegaeon – Nex Of Terra

Grand Magus – Iron Will

Covered: Sonata Arctica – Die With Your Boots On

Evile – My Parasite

Gama Bomb – We Respect You

Spotlight 2: Elements – One In The Dark

They Will Rise - Voices

Interview: They Will Rise

They Will Rise – From Within

Eternal Tears Of Sorrow – Baptized By The Blood Of Angels

Tribe – Sons Of Bukowski

Spotlight 3: Elements - Sorrowmaker

The Glitterati – Fight Fight Fight

Charred Walls Of The Damned – Ghost Town

Lie Back 1: Thrice – The Artist In The Ambulance

Lie Back 2: Killswitch Engage – Life To Lifeless

Lie Back 3: Led Zeppelin – Black Dog

Lie Back 4: Faith No More - Epic

Lie Back 5: Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name

Lie Back 6: All That Remains – Believe In Nothing

Monster Magnet – Solid Gold

Karma To Burn - Twenty

Spotlight 4: Elements – How Can You?

Shock Of The New 1: Dryll - Mainframe

Shock Of The New 2: Hell’s Thrash Horsemen – Beginning Of War

Shock Of The New 3: Tentacle Porn - Suffocate

Shock Of The New 4: Hurricane Cletis – Stand Alone

Shock Of The New 5: Seven7 – Rest In Peace

Edguy – Angel Rebellion

White Wizzard – Over The Top

Ross The Boss – Blood Of Knives

Last track: WASP – I Wanna Be Somebody

A couple of Yorkshire bands need some support.  So I'm doing my part via this here website.

Tribe are playing at Trillian's in Newcastle on Thursday 10th of December with a band by the name of Dryll.  That band happens to feature former Venom members Mantas and Antton (brother of Chronos).  Even better, it's FREE to get in!

Anyone in range of Newcastle next Thursday, make sure you get yourself over there.  It should be a good night.

While I'm here, I'd also recommend you check out Leeds/London band, The Glitterati.  First album was produced by the legendary Mike Clink (who the band have maintained contact with) and the second will be out on Demolition Records in the next couple of months, produced by Matt Hyde (Monster Magnet's producer).  They'll be playing a hometown gig at Joseph's Well in Leeds (or The Well as it has been rebranded recently... don't get me started on "rebranding") in February.  Saw them supporting WASP on Monday, and if they'd not really pulled it out, The Glitterati would have blown them off the stage.

Hopefully, if the technology works out, I'll be playing an interview with them pretty soon.

C

Here's the full tracklisting for Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXIX, as posted here at http://www.wyrdwaysrs.com on 29th November.  The same show will appearing on PureRockRadio.net on Friday 4th December.

Motörhead – Teach You How To Sing The Blues

The Damned – Smash It Up Pts 1 & 2

Spotlight 1: Amorphis - Drowned Maid

WASP – Inside The Electric Circus

The Glitterati – Fight Fight Fight

Covered: Austrian Death Machine – Iron Fist

DragonForce – Through The Fire And Flames

Hollenthon – Tyrants & Wraiths

Spotlight 2: Amorphis - Empty Opening

Kiss – Modern Day Delilah

Interview: Kiss

Kiss - Stand

GWAR – Rock ‘N’ Roll Never Felt So Good

Korpiklaani - Vodka

Spotlight 3: Amorphis - Shaman

Slayer – Angel Of Death

Megadeth – High Speed Dirt

Probot – Shake Your Blood

Asomvel – Stone Cold Stare

Dio – One For The Road

Lie Back 1: Negură Bunget - Ţesarul de Lumini

Lie Back 2: Storm - Oppi Fjellet

Lie Back 3: Finsterforst - Sturmes Ernte

Sinisthra – Ice Cube Sun

Impious - Hate Killing Project

Spotlight 4: Amorphis - Skyforger

Shock Of The New 1: FiN – Al Sur Del Sielo

Shock Of The New 2: Insatia – Torn Asunder

Shock Of The New 3: Evarest – Hero’s Fate

Shock Of The New 4: Cage – Power Of A God

Shock Of The New 5: Mindlag Project – Charisme Egyptien

Saxon – Wheels Of Steel

Last track: Motorhead - Overkill

I found out this morning that legendary promoter, Maurice Jones, died recently.

He was responsible for the legendary Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock Festival between it’s inception in 1980 and his retirement in 1997.  During his time running the festival, Donington became the spiritual home of Hard Rock and Metal in the UK, if not the world.  The festival hosted the biggest names, including multiple headlining appearances by Whitesnake, Iron Maiden and AC/DC.

In a late 80’s BBC documentary, he said the only band who’d ever turned him down for an appearance was Rush.

So no great loss there, then…

Of course, Monsters Of Rock was replaced by Download, but remains at the same venue, keeping the tradition alive.  Other festivals have come and gone, but Donington remains as a lasting tribute to the work of Maurice Jones.

In other news, it’s looking increasingly unlikely I’ll be going to Hard Rock Hell this year.  As well as some personal stuff influencing the decision, the promoter hasn’t replied to my application e-mail.  I’ll give it one more try, sending to all the addresses I’ve got on the list for the company, then forget about it for this year.

It also seems that Slayer are postponing their UK tour until March, since Tom Araya is having some sort of back problems.  That suites me.  It gives me a chance to try to get in touch with Columbia and see if I can get on their mailing list.

In better news its looking like I’m on the guest list for the Motorhead gig at the Leeds Academy later on this week.  Same goes for WASP in a couple of weeks.  That’s a point, I’ll have to get in touch with the press people at Demolition to accept their offer of an interview with The Glitterati.

Hmm.  Need to write some questions…

While I’m here, I still need photos of you lot for the Listener’s Gallery and Miss Wyrd Ways Rock Show.  Send them to mail@wyrdwaysrs.com, and I’ll have a look at them, and then the entries for Miss WWRS can be passed on to the expert panel…

Monster Magnet – Wall Of Fire

Alestorm - Keelhauled

Spotlight 1: WASP – I Wanna Be Somebody

Gama Bomb – Slam Anthem

Evile - Metamorphosis

Covered: Exodus – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Brainstorm – Soul Temptation

Six Feet Under – Seed Of Filth

Spotlight 2: WASP - The Headless Children

Arthemis – Freight Train

Interview 1: Arthemis

Arthemis – Angels Of…

Arthemis - Electrifier

Rammstein – Ich Tu Dir Weh

Paradise Lost – Living With Scars

Spotlight 3: WASP – Chainsaw Charlie

MSG – Assault Attack

Power Quest – Never Again

Motörhead – Iron Fist

The Damned - Eloise

Lie Back 1: David Lee Roth – Tobacco Road

Lie Back 2: Metallica – Sad But True

Lie Back 3: Megadeth – Hangar 18

Lie Back 4: Stevie Wonder - Superstitious

Lie Back 5: Queen – Friends Will Be Friends

Lie Back 6: Guns N’ Roses – Double Talkin’ Jive

Spotlight 4: WASP - Babylon’s Burning

Shock Of The New 1: Black Dead Russian Plan – United Forces

Shock Of The New 2: We Got This Far – Like Dying

Shock Of The New 3: Sideburn – Fallen Sun

Shock Of The New 4: Crystal Viper - The Anvil Of Hate

Shock Of The New 5: Veins Iced Over – Visions Of Death

Powerwolf – Raise Your Fist, Evangelist

Hospital Of Death – Helm’s Deep

Edguy - Speedhoven

Last track: WASP – Blind In Texas

This one's for WWRS LXVI...

Morpheus Rising – Fighting Man

Iron Maiden - Paschendale

Spotlight 1: Slayer – Angel Of Death

Slayer - Snuff

Gama Bomb – Apocalypse 1997

Covered: Slayer – Born To Be Wild

Elis – Warrior’s Tale

Armored Saint – Loose Cannon

Spotlight 2: Slayer – Dead Skin Mask

Evile - Thrasher

Interview 1: Evile (with Alexander Milas, Metal Hammer editor)

Evile – Now Demolition

Interview 2: Evile

Evile – Infected Nation

DragonForce – A Flame For Freedom

Seigfried - Fafnir

Alestorm - Leviathan

Spotlight 3: Slayer – Flesh Storm

Amon Amarth – Across The Rainbow Bridge

Manowar - Sleipnir

Leaves Eyes - Njord

Stream Of Passion – In The End

Sirenia – Winterborn 77

Metalium – Falling Into Darkness

Illdisposed – For The Record

Clan Destined – Swing Like Judas

Atreyu – Congregation Of The Damned

Shock Of The New 1: Shudderwall – Dangerous Minds

Shock Of The New 2: Francis Soto – Control And Power

Shock Of The New 3: Daisy Cutter – All Is Fake

Shock Of The New 4: Thaurorod – Warrior’s Heart

Shock Of The New 5: Morphine Killer – Clutching Defeat

Rammstein – Pussy

Metallica – For Whom The Bell Tolls

Spotlight 4: Slayer - Americon

Last track: Amon Amarth – Valhol Awaits Me

Here's the tracklisting for WWRS LXV - The Halloween Special (which I'm currently listening to on PureRockRadio.net).

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Nightmare

Spotlight 1: Hospital Of Death – Eyezerbeams Of Osiris

Heaven & Hell – Bible Black

Candlemass – Hammer Of Doom

Covered: Xentrix - Ghostbusters

Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark

Judas Priest – Nightcrawler

Spotlight 2: Hospital Of Death – Fear The Ambulance

Finntroll – Jaktens Tid

Interview 1: Finntroll

Finntroll – Korpens Saga

Interview 2: Finntroll

Finntroll - Trollhammaren

Andromeda - Mirages

Abgott – The Ritual/Lustmord

Spotlight 3: Hospital Of Death - Nightbeast

Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People

Cradle Of Filth – Lord Abortion

Lie Back And Enjoy It 1: Mayhem – Cursed In Eternity

Lie Back And Enjoy It 2: Deathspell Omega – Chaining The Katechon

Lie Back And Enjoy It 3: Battlelore – We Are The Legions

Lie Back And Enjoy It 4: Porcupine Tree - Shallow

Lie Back And Enjoy It 5: Tenhi – Uuvu Oravan Luu

Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl

Rob Zombie - Dragula

Shock Of The New 1: Be’Lakor – From Scythe To Sceptre

Shock Of The New 2: Mechanically Deboned – Rise Of The Dead

Shock Of The New 3: Dagor Dagorath – In The Flames Of Bonefires

Shock Of The New 4: Burning Tears – Bride Of Death

Shock Of The New 5: Red Queen Theory – The Dream And The Tomb

Spotlight 4: Hospital Of Death – The Iron Matron

The Misfits – Scream

Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 – Creature From The Black Lagoon

Last track: Lordi – Blood Red Sandman

... by which I mean the tracklisting to Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXIV.  You'll also find, elsewhere on the site, that The Wyrd Ways Rock Show Drinking Game now has it's own page.  We've also got some pics in both the Listeners Gallery and Miss Wyrd Ways Rock Show... but I need more.  So far, it's really only the musicians who've got involved.  What about the rest of you?  Surely you don't all think you'll crack the lens of the camera!  Come on!  Let's have a look at you lot!

In other news, I was in Whitby today and almost literally ran into Biff Byford on the bridge across the harbour mouth.  He's taller than I expected.  Anyway, I'll get in touch with their publicity people and try and organize an interview for when Saxon play Leeds.

Alice Cooper – School’s Out

WASP – School Daze

Spotlight 1: Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me

Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster – Settling Scores by Burning Bridges

Motörhead – Back On The Chain

Covered: Children Of Bodom – Talk Dirty To Me

Epica – Kingdom Of Heaven

Leaves’ Eyes - Elegy

Spotlight 2: Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked

The Haunted – Choke Hold

Interview 1: The Haunted

At The Gates – Slaughter Of The Soul

Interview 2: The Haunted

The Haunted - DOA

Destruction – Mad Butcher

Evile - Nosophorus

Spotlight 3: Def Leppard – Slang

Doro – Burning The Witches

Dream Evil – In The Book Of Heavy Metal

Lie Back And Enjoy It 1: Tool - Sober

Lie Back And Enjoy It 2: Meshuggah - Sum

Lie Back And Enjoy It 3: King Crimson - Red

Lie Back And Enjoy It 4: The Beatles – I’m Only Sleeping

Lie Back And Enjoy It 5: Razor – Shotgun Justice

Gama Bomb – In The Court Of General Zod

Suffocation – Blood Oath

Shock Of The New 1: Arsenite – Liberty Is Dead

Shock Of The New 2: Ugly Mother – Killers In The Moshpit

Shock Of The New 3: Auspex - Phantoms

Shock Of The New 4: Fortune Favours The Brave – Between The Bullets And The Bloodstains

Shock Of The New 5: Counterhold – Get Out

Fu Manchu – Signs Of Infinite Power

3 Inches Of Blood – At The Foot Of The Great Glacier

Spotlight 4: Def Leppard - C’Mon C’Mon

Hollenthon – Once We Were Kings

Hospital Of Death – Stormbringers

Korpiklaani - Vodka

Last track: Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle

... the track listing for Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXIII!

No idea how this one ended up about 20 minutes shorter than last week's.  Only two tracks less on the running order.

Lita Ford – Piece (Hell Yeah)

Chthonic – Rise Of The Shadows

Spotlight 1: SuperCharger – Lawyers And Locksmiths

Rammstein - Pussy

Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl

Covered: ZZ Top – Viva Las Vegas

Lacuna Coil - Spellbound

All That Remains – Vicious Betrayal

Spotlight 2: SuperCharger – Different Kinda Low

Abgott – The Eye – Introduction/Yog-Soggoth

Abgott Interview

Abgott – Godfather In Black

Lion’s Share – Napalm Nights

Gotthard – Unconditional Faith

Spotlight 3: SuperCharger – Jekyll And Hyde

WASP – Thunder Road

Wolf – Speed On

Lie Back And Enjoy It 1: Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal

Lie Back And Enjoy It 2: A-Ha – Take On Me

Lie Back And Enjoy It 3: Europe - Aphasia

Lie Back And Enjoy It 4: Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence

Lie Back And Enjoy It 5: Rammstein - Mutter

Eluveitie – Bloodstained Ground

Arkona - Nevidal

Shock Of The New 1: Xerosun - Broken

Shock Of The New 2: Liquid Society – Phoenix Syndrome

Shock Of The New 3: Hellfire – To Live And Die

Shock Of The New 4: Inner Fire – The Path

Shock Of The New 5: Storm The Gates - Iron Mongers

Karma To Burn - 36

Monster Magnet – 3^rd Eye Landslide

Spotlight 4: SuperCharger - Undone

Beltane – Winter Daze

Devin Townsend – Bad Devil

Last track: AC/DC – Highway To Hell

I reckon the Wyrd Ways Rock Show website needs a little bit of jazzing up.  So here's the plan.  I quite fancy starting a Miss Wyrd Ways Rock Show page.  What I want you ladies to do is send me a picture of yourselves, and I'll stick them up in a gallery on the site.  Ideally you should have some piece of Wyrd Ways Rock Show stuff in the pic with you (that way I know it's you, and you haven't just downloaded a pic from somewhere and are reckoning it's you).  A panel of judges will chose the best one, and she'll be Miss Wyrd Ways Rock Show for the month.

You've got to be at least 16 to take part in this.  Anyone who doesn't look at least that age won't have their photo posted, OK?

Any merch you want to pose with, you can get from the Wyrd Ways Rock Show Shop, which you can get to from the link up to the left.

Come on, then.  Let's see what you look like.

Hello folks.  Here's the tracklisting for Wyrd Ways Rock Shows LXI (last week's) and LXII (this week's).  Had a bit of a hectic week last week, so things got lost in the mix...

Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXI

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

Skull Branded Pirates - Sea Doggin'

Spotlight 1: Lowlife Sinner$ - Down In The Gutter

Battlelore - We Are Legion

Finntroll - Trollhammaren

Covered: Kiss - Calling Dr Love

Alice In Chains - Last Of My Kind

My Dying Bride - Bring Me Victory

Spotlight 2: Lowlife Sinner$ - Come On Home With Me

Wolf - Curse You Salem

Wolf Interview pt 1

Wolf - Love At First Bite

Wolf Interview pt 2

Wolf - Ravenous

Amorphis - Sky Is Mine

Sonic Syndicate - Rebellion In Nightmare Land

Spotlight 3: Lowlife Sinner$ - Wake The Dead

Behemoth - Ov Fire And The Void

Suicidal Angels - Bloodthirsty

Lie Back And Enjoy It 1: Iron Maiden - To Tame A Land

Lie Back And Enjoy It 2: Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

Lie Back And Enjoy It 3: WASP - I Wanna Be Somebody

Lie Back And Enjoy It 4: Judas Priest - Killing Machine

Lie Back And Enjoy It 5: Accept - Starlight

The 69 Eyes - Dead Girls Are Easy

Kiss - When Lightning Strikes

Shock Of The New 1: Eruptors - Cannibal Holocaust

Shock Of The New 2: Snake Bones - Rose 66

Shock Of The New 3: Exzeltic - Atomic Demolition

Shock Of The New 4: Vyan - All I Feel

Shock Of The New 5: Will The Thrill - Lovin' You Is Killin' Me

Lauren Harris - Get Over It

Framing Hanley - Hear Me Now

Spotlight 4: Lowlife Sinner$ - Rabbit Hole

Hospital Of Death - The Iron Matron

Austrian Death Machine - I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots and Your Motorcycle

Last track: Black Sabbath - NIB

Wyrd Ways Rock Show LXII - Mike Alexander Tribute Show

Evile - First Blood

Amon Amarth - Valhol Awaits Me

Spotlight 1: Evile - Man Against Machine

WASP - Babylon's Burning

Trivium - Poison, The Knife Or The Noose

Covered: WASP - Burn

Wolf - Hail Caesar

Cauldron - Conjure The Mass

Spotlight 2: Evile - Armoured Assault

Arch Enemy - Scream Of Anger

Arch Enemy Interview pt 1

Arch Enemy - Ravenous

Arch Enemy Interview pt 2

Arch Enemy - Leader Of The Rats

Ackercocke - Words The Go Unspoken

Municipal Waste - Divine Blasphemy

Spotlight 3: Evile - Infected Nation

Dead By April - Angels Of Clarity

Sonic Syndicate - Burn This City

Lie Back And Enjoy It 1: Slayer - Angel Of Death

Lie Back And Enjoy It 2: Carcass - Death Certificate

Lie Back And Enjoy It 3: Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor

Lie Back And Enjoy It 4: Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat

Lie Back And Enjoy It 5: Confessor - Suffer

Sirenia - The Mind Maelstrom

Pythia - Sweet Cantation

Shock Of The New 1: Honeycomb Love - Crash 'N' Burn

Shock Of The New 2: Ockam's Razor - Jig Of The Juggernaut

Shock Of The New 3: Kalevala - (Opening track of Kudel)

Shock Of The New 4: Vindicator - The Unburied Dead

Shock Of The New 5: Adastra - Tear Down The Walls

Dear Superstar - Rock Bottom

Heaven's Basement - Executioner's Day

Spotlight 4: Evile - Genocide

Atreyu - Storm To Pass

Ozzy Osbourne - Never Gonna Stop

Last track: Evile - Hundred Wrathful Deities

Due to the sad death of Mike from Evile, Evile will be the Spotlight band in this week's show.

C

Michael Alexander - 22.06.77 - 05.10.09

Sadly, just a few days into their European tour with Amon Amarth, Evile's Mike Alexander was suddenly taken ill and rushed to hospital, but tragically passed away in Lulea, Sweden.

Evile members Matt Drake, Ol Drake and Ben Carter have released the following statement:

"This is so hard to find the words to express fully how we feel. We can't believe or accept what's happened. One minute we're talking to our buddy, Mike, the next minute we can never speak to him again.

There's so many things rushing through our heads that we want to say, do and feel. We half expect him to come round the corner and call us 'dickheads'. We can't get our heads around it.

It upsets us so much that he was away from his family when this happened, although knowing Mike, we're at least glad he was on tour doing what he loves.

We're lost for words. We all miss him so much already. He was such a headstrong, genuinely nice guy who loved music and his family. We've got so many brilliant memories with him.

Our hearts go out to his daughter, family and friends at this tragic, difficult time.

Mike is much loved and is sorely missed.

Rest in peace, brother."

My thoughts go to his family and friends.

C

This show was a little late going up.  Saturday was a busy day!  Not only was there heavy lifting to be done in the back garden, but Sarah won two tickets to see The Wildhearts at The Cockpit in Leeds.  One of my absolute favourite bands in one of my least favourite venues...  The problem with The Cockpit is that when it's full (which it was on Saturday night), it's TOO full.  The place was packed right back to the bar, which is literally right at the back of the venue.  Couldn't move, couldn't breathe.  Actually almost left.  That place is one fire away from total disaster.

Anyway, that plus the cold I'm currently just getting over means a slightly shorter show than normal, weighing in at 2hrs 40 instead of the normal 3 hours-ish.  I'll bung in a couple more songs next week to take it back up to three hours.

Here's the listing...  By the way, don't blame me for the Muse and the Lily Allen - blame Mathias Nygard!  He chose them!