The what's going on in Thrash thread

Doesn't look like Tom got a cake like Kerry's. But I do like the comment on Gene's FB page asking why Scott Ian is wearing a squirrel on his chin.

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Seems again the news websites can't agree.
MI for the last few days have been claiming Ralph was 48, the first Blabber mention it and he's 51
 
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I love the ways things change over time I found this link on MI
https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/loudest-events
(MI link http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/yes/the-seven-loudest-bands-of-all-time-revealed)

I remember in the 90's when another one of these list was complied we had a band from Perth named Rawkus, the lead singer was about 7 foot 6 looked like the side of a building and wore some weird costume that made him look like a humongous Woolly Mammoth with horns. His guitar had tailpipes that extended 2 foot from the guitar and spewed smoke and flames. In his stage get up he reportedly weighed somewhere between 400 and 500 pounds. He was a fucking behemoth of a man. They played a gig that was recorded at 143dB and was the loudest gig in Australia but they failed to world beat the record which at the time was held by Motorhead at 147dB yet the loudest on this list is 139dB.
 
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http://www.metalinjection.net/lates...ng-death-of-chef-and-tv-host-anthony-bourdain

I read about this guy's death last night. I'm now surprised looking at the messages and tributes from metal heads. One of the tech forums I frequent had me a little surprised how many nerds watched cooking shows instead of videos of overclocking CPUS, but seeing that all the metalheads were watching the same show had me even more surprised. I never thought he was the best food/cooking show on TV but I didn't mind sitting down to watch what he was up to. I'm not sure if I'm a nerd or a metalhead.
 
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Not the heaviest of tracks but pretty much what I expected from Doro.
Quite few notable faces pop up in the video.



All that mud reminds me of GNR, Skid Row, Rose Tattoo and The Poor here in '93. Was stinking hot by lunch time then a massive storm hit at 3pm and turned all the hills into mud and people were doing the same things as in the video. We didn't get back to the city until 3am, didn't get home until after 7am, god know what all those mud caked people were like by 3am.
 
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http://bravewords.com/news/vicious-rumors-announce-new-dvd-release-new-tour-dates-confirmed

Interesting that a band chooses to release a DVD (or CD for that matter) through only their social media or at gigs. You would think they'd want to give all fans a chance to hear/see their shit. To me it's a sure fire way to ensure your shit ends up on all the pirate sites and people not paying for it. Not sure if that's the goal but it seems like an odd one if it is.

I liked some of VR's stuff early on and I have their first 5 albums on vinyl but I doubt I'd buy a DVD if they aren't prepared to make it available through normal channels.
 
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