A few years back, we covered one of the most controversial films of the 1970’s which was The Exorcist which starred Linda Blair and was about a girl who possessed by demons. For some reason, I decided to skip over The Exorcist II because the third film which had nothing to do with the previous storyline interested me a lot more than the sequel which saw the return of Linda Blair. So thanks to Peacock, I chose The Exorcist III as today’s film and it was written and directed by William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist II) and it stars George C. Scott (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) as Detective Kinderman, a hardnosed cop who along with a priest (Ed Flanders) have been haunted by a death for over 15 years. One day, deaths start to occur that mimic that of a serial killer named The Gemini Killer who was thought to be dead and a lead takes the detective to a psych ward where he gets more than he bargained for. The film also stars Brad Dourif (Child’s Play) as The Gemini Killer, Jason Miller (The Exorcist) as Patient X, Nicol Williamson (Return To Oz) as Father Morning, Scott Wilson (In The Heat Of The Night) as Dr. Temple, Nancy Fish (Howard The Duck) as Nurse Allerton, George DiCenzo (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind) as Stedman, Grand L. Bush (Street Fighter: The Movie) as Sgt. Atkins, and Harry Carey, Jr. (Gremlins) as Father Kanavan.
I have to be 100% honest and I always am with you guys and that is I actually enjoyed watching this film. I entered with absolutely no expectations and I am glad that I did because I just relaxed and watched it with an open mind. George C. Scott was absolutely brilliant as a cop who looked like the type that has hung on for too long that everyone at the station just wants him to retire. You can tell that he has been weathered by the job as the years have taken it’s toll on him and the priest that he is best friends with. I also have to be honest in saying that Brad Dourif absolutely commanded attention when he appeared on screen and there is this one scene that I had heard as the intro to a Children Of Bodom track and I always wondered who it was and then I heard the scene play out and it is absolutely intense. Brad Dourif is probably one of the unsung heroes of horror because he constantly gets looped with his role as Chucky which he had already starred in by this point. Some of the imagery in the film is pretty intense in the sense of seeing these spirits in heaven with stitches going across their necks and the weirdest thing is the Fabio cameo that you get in the film. The way the victims had been killed was pretty interesting because it makes you wonder if it’s even possible and if not then it’s pretty creative. I also loved the idea of how this man trapped in a padded room commits all the murders and how he was able to manifest himself in a body that had “died”, but really didn’t and how it took 15 years to get to full strength from all the damage done. I think I have to watch the second film because the man who fell down the stairs is the priest from the first film. The only thing I had a problem with is the how the film ended because I thought it was a little weak. Other than that, I actually enjoyed this which is why I am giving the film an B+ for a final grade.
I have been doing the Alumni Takeover Weekend at Bridgewater State University’s WBIM 91.5 FM for the last five years and every year I generally played the same material as I did when I was a full time DJ at the station back in 2012 with Pedal To The Metal Radio. This year I wanted to do something a little different than usual and it was I wanted to showcase my love for music that is a little more extreme than what rock radio stations are playing. So that is exactly what I decided to do with my sixth appearance at the station when I hit the airwaves last night at 9PM to close out night one of two after following the longest running radio show in non commercial college radio history in The Basement. Right now, I want to thank the Alumni Association for putting together the Alumni Takeover event because the man behind the scenes in Peter Q does an absolute terrific job putting this together. Without him and the help of other alums, this wouldn’t be possible. I also want to thank all of the current DJ’s who were so courteous to give up their shifts for one weekend so that all of us could relive our glory days for one night. I also want to thank fellow Metalhead Matt Rau who usually has his radio show on Fridays from 7PM ET to 10PM ET for giving up his spot so that I could do my show. I appreciate it a lot and thank you. It was a fun show to do even though I had a little bit of a hiccup with the wrong song playing at the wrong time a couple of times, but other than that I thought it went pretty well. Also I want to add that below you will see Radio Premiere next to a track by the band Sodom and that is because I think I’m the only DJ in America to play that on the radio. It definitely got the blood going and the idea of wanting to get back into the game, but that is a discussion for another day. I definitely look forward to this every year and I ope that it continues happening for another 100 years and beyond. Check out the playlist and some of the artwork below:
“The track ‘Decompose‘ is one of the first songs that was written for the new album, and one of the songs I was most excited about. Our drummer Kyle came up with the music, and once the band all got together, it took on a new life. With the addition of the eerie keyboard/piano pieces added in by Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, HELLYEAH), this is another classic Wednesday 13 graveyard sing along” is what Wednesday 13 said about the new single which is off of their upcoming release Necrophaze which will hit the shelves on September 27TH via Nuclear Blast Records. The track and album was produced by Mike Spreitzer who you may remember from Devildriver while the album features guest appearances from the likes of Alice Cooper, Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), and Jeff Clayton (ANTiSEEN). As far as the album is concerned, Wednesday said, “To say we are excited about this release would be an understatement. We have re-built and Frakensteined an all new Wednesday 13. This is the next chapter, the next experience, the next phase into our world…Enter the Necrophaze. This is the most elaborate, horror themed album I’ve ever released under the name Wednesday 13.
Channeling the atmosphere of early 80s horror films, tv shows, cartoons and movie soundtracks the ‘Necrophaze‘ was complete. To add a little more Blood to the party, we had the complete honor of having the Godfather of shock rock, the legendary Alice Cooper. Alice is a guest doing the introduction to the album and the title track ‘Necrophaze‘. We wanted to give the listener the ultimate listening experience as if our band was the soundtrack to a horror film. The artwork for the CD and vinyl is a visual guide to the songs, and the live show will be the living breathing horror movie version. There will be a Wednesday 13 action figure, music Videos, movie soundtrack trailers, commercials and more all on the way with the release of ‘Necrophaze‘. The artwork and packaging is a tribute to the classic art and packaging from my favorite time of the 1980s. So welcome to Party…but bring your own blood.” I don’t think that Wednesday 13 ever lost his thunder at all, but the track is absolutely bad ass. It definitely is a new chapter for the band and for him as well. Check out the track below and be sure to check out some of the presale options 
Everyone’s favorite Finnish extreme metal band Children Of Bodom is back and they have new music for all of us. The band is gearing up to release their latest album Hexed which has a lot of fans wondering what the album is going to sound like. Well, the band’s latest single Under Grass And Clover should the indicator of things to come when the album is finally released on March 8TH via Nuclear Blast. Frontman/Guitarist Alexi Laiho talked about the track saying, “‘Under Grass and Clover’ is the sound of CoB on fire and has been my favorite song since it was written. It’s fast, melodic, heavy and dark but also short and sweet. Someone told me that it’s kinda like old school Dimmu Borgir and AWK and that’s pretty damn cool in my books so we must’ve done something right.” The track is pretty amazing as the band flexes their technical skills and they showcase it in this week’s Metal Video Of The Week. The video is mainly performances based and it looks like the band is just having fun. Check out the video below and if you’d like to Pre-order the album, you can do so 
We didn’t have a War Of The Covers last week and we apologize for that as we kind of took a Vacation last week. Nevertheless, we have the results of the previous one with Fallen Man easily defeating Fozzy in who covered L.O.V.E. Machine by W.A.S.P. better. Well this week we have an interesting battle for all of you out there as we have a fatal four way match to decide who covered Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell better. In 2007, Nu Metal act Drowning Pool released a cover of the track for their first record with Ryan McCombs of Soil entitled Full Circle. In 2009, Children Of Bodom released a cover of the track for an all covers album called Skeletons In The Closet. Also in 2009, Hard Rock/Metal act Dope would release a cover of the song on their fifth album No Regrets. In 2011, rock act Black Veil Brides released an their Rebels EP which featured a cover of the track as well as a cover of a Kiss song. Now only one version can reign supreme here and it’s up to you guys to decide who recorded the best version. All four tracks are worthy, but only one will make it out alive. You have until the next War Of The Covers post to decide.
On last week’s War Of The Covers, we had you guys engage in a triple threat match to decide who covered Black Sabbath’s The Mob Rules better and you overwhelmingly decided that Adrenaline Mob had the best version as they had a huge lead and never looked back. For this week’s War Of The Covers, we are looking to one of the most legendary and bad ass thrash metal bands of all time in the mighty Slayer. After releasing one of the most epic extreme metal albums of all time in 1986’s Reign In Blood, Slayer wanted to prove that they could be just as evil while being more melodic with 1988’s South Of Heaven. The featured track that you will all be battling over is the punishing track Silent Scream and we have two intense bands that have covered the track. In 1998, Vader recorded a version of the track for the Slayer tribute album Slatanic Slaughter, Vol. 2. In 1998, Children Of Bodom released their debut album Something Wild, but when the album was reissued, it featured the band’s cover of the track. Now it is up to you guys to decide whose version is better and as usual you have until next week’s War Of The Covers posts to decide.
Last week, we had an interesting triple threat match that saw Anthrax do battle with Tarot and Godspeed featuring Bruce Dickinson to decide who covered Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath better. You voted and decided that ultimately without contest that Anthrax had the best version. I want to let you guys know that coming in the fall will be my fourth Alumni Weekend Takeover at my Alma Mater and by voting, you are deciding what I am going to play because the winners of the War Of The Covers will be played on the show as we do a covers segment this year. With that being said, it is time to move on to this week’s War Of The Covers which features a track from the king of Shock Rock in Alice Cooper. Back in 1986, Alice recorded a track for the Friday The 13TH Part VI: Jason Lives soundtrack called He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) (It was also on the album Constrictor) that was epic with those synths and that cool bass line. This week we have two interesting bands in a European match as Sweden’s One Man Army and The Undead Quartet take on Finland’s Warmen featuring Alexi Laiho. One Man Army… covered the track for their 2007 album Error In Evolution while Warmen covered the song with Alexi of Children Of Bodom on vocals for their 2014 album First Of The Five Elements. Now it’s up to you guys to decide who covered it better and who makes the show this fall. You have until the next War Of The Covers post to decide.
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