THE ASYLUM Playlist for 02-20-14

Jason Lekberg

Mike Orlando

On THE ASYLUM this week on BULLSPIKE Radio we were joined by Jason Lekberg of IKILLYA to talk about the band and their upcoming album "Vae Victis" as well as Mike Orlando from Adrenaline Mob to talk about their new album "Men Of Honor" plus the usual rockin tunes. Playlist below (click here for podcast):

• Highway To Hell by AC/DC
• Strutter by Kiss
• All Night Long by Buckcherry
• Machine Elves by Machine Elves
• VengeDance by JennCity
• Mask Behind Some Lies by Machinage
• Razorblades by IKILLYA
• Vae Victis by IKILLYA
• In Your Words by Lamb Of God
• Snakes by Mongrel
• Die & Rise by Lacuna Coil
• Heavy Metal Life by Metalfier
• Turn It Up by Texas Hippie Coalition
• Come On Get Up by Adrenaline Mob
• Judgment Day by Adrenaline Mob
• Cirque De Insanity by Mike Orlando
• Time Machine by The Winery Dogs
• Man Overboard by The Dead Daisies
• Nomad by Orchid

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 02-13-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
• I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles
• Helter Skelter [Live] by Paul McCartney
• Hey Jude [Live] by Paul McCartney
• You Shook Me by Led Zeppelin
• Children Of The Grave by Black Sabbath
• All for Nothing by Midnight Mob
• Wreck Myself by Machine Elves
• Come Together by Atom Strange
• Dirty Diana by Chris Jericho Of Fozzy
• Jailbreak by Anthrax
• Come On Get Up by Adrenaline Mob
• Crown Of Thorns by Kill Devil Hill
• Along For The Ride by Black Water Rising
• My Dying Time by Black Label Society
• The Sunk'n Norwegian by Alestorm
• Dark Nemesis by Zandelle
• Razor Blade by Cilver
• Watch It Burn by Charetta
• Hey Pain by Wrench
• Prophets of War by Generation Kill
• Erase by AnAkA
• In Due Time by Killswitch Engage
• Cigaro by System Of A Down
• Liberate by Disturbed
• Happy? by Mudvayne
• Doing Time by Avenged Sevenfold

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THE ASYLUM 02-06-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Grind by Alice In Chains
• Alive by Pearl Jam
• Spoonman by Soundgarden
• Glass Castles by Invader
• Parallel Universe by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• You Got Me Rocking by The Rolling Stones
• Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue
• Sabbra Cadabra by Metallica
• Queen Take Knight by Machine Elves
• I'm Alive by Atom Strange
• Letting Go by Black Summer
• We Are The Fallen by Death Division
• Wanted Man by Matt "Lil Devil" Harrington
• Heart Worn Highway by Rebel Meets Rebel
• I Am The Mountain by Driven Mad
• Mammoth by Tired Wings
• The Witching Hour by Into The Coven
• The Ventriloquist by Blkvampires
• Handbook For The Recently Deceased by The Damned Things
• We're All Gonna Die by Slash featuring Iggy Pop
• Secular Haze by Ghost
• Miles In Front of Me by The Dead Daisies
• Six Feet Deeper by The Winery Dogs
• Redemption by Queensryche
• Snakes by Mongrel
• Come on Get Up by Adrenaline Mob
• Limelight by Rush
• The Bigger Picture by Dream Theater

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 01-30-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Centerfield by John Fogerty
• The Boys of Summer by Don Henley
• One [Live] by Metallica
• In the End by Anthrax
• God Is Dead? by Black Sabbath
• Burning Breath by Borgo Pass
• Stolen by When Winter Fell
• Kitchen Sink by Thinning The Herd
• Wild Side by Motley Crue
• Poison by Alice Cooper
• Lit Up by Buckcherry
• Queen Takes Knight by Machine Elves
• Big Mouth by Red Dragon Cartel
• This Is Your Fall by Charetta
• Who's Coming Back To Who by The Dirty Pearls
• White Cadillac by She Said Fire
• Come on Get Up by Adrenaline Mob
• Saturday Night by Drowning Pool
• Revived by BoundAlive
• There Is No Hope by Generation Kill
• Democide by Iced Earth
• Watch You Bleed by Five Finger Death Punch
• Stand (At The Burning Tree) by Black Country Communion
• When The Wild Wind Blows by Iron Maiden

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 01-23-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• King Of The Night Time World by Kiss
• Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
• Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi
• Under The Blade by Twisted Sister
• Wreck Myself by Machine Elves
• Too Fast For Love by Motley Crue
• Tearing Up Your City by Snew
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Live] by AC/DC
• Carry The Wounded by Scars Of Envy
• Flesh Collector by Dying Eyes Of Sloth
• Embrace The Gutter by The Autumn Offering
• Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse by Dimmu Borgir
• My Dying Time by Black Label Society
• All Gone by Black Water Rising
• Blue Sky Avenue by She Said Fire
• Bernadette by Bumblefoot
• Light the Match & Run by A Need For Reason
• The Product of Hate by Ice Nine Kills
• Razorblades by IKILLYA
• Breathe by Kittie
• I'm Not Your Bitch by Charetta
• Trip The Darkness by Lacuna Coil
• Midnight Ride by Hellshot
• All I've Become by Revel 9
• A Tout Le Monde by Megadeth featuring Cristina Scabbia
• The Unforgiven II by Metallica
• Dream Of Mirrors by Iron Maiden
• Sympathy for the Devil by Guns N' Roses

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THE ASYLUM Playlist 01-16-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Flying High Again by Ozzy Osbourne
• Rainbow In The Dark by Dio
• Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
• Black Widow by Motley Crue
• Wreck Myself by Machine Elves
• Seven Ways to Die by Buckcherry
• Actt III by Bound By Substance
• OutIVBlood by JennCity
• Future Of Mankind by Judas Priest
• Cruci-Fiction In Space by Marilyn Manson
• Father by Decypher
• Price To Play by Staind
• No More Hell To Pay by Stryper
• Best of Me by Ratt
• All For The Glory by Kiss
• Spreading The Disease by Queensryche
• Ebb/Flow by Moon Tooth
• All I've Become by Revel 9
• As Long As I Got the Music by Sebastian Bach
• Winterkill by nevereven
• Snakes by Mongrel
• Welcome To The Fold by Filter
• Beneath The Haunting Skies by Dying Eyes Of Sloth
• Cult of Chaos by Arch Enemy
• Dance With The Devil by Black Water Rising
• Pulling The String by Mudvayne
• Cry Thunder by DragonForce
• Necropolis by Kamelot

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 01-09-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Summer Breeze by Type O Negative
• Benzin by Rammstein
• Start A War by Static-X
• Stitches by Orgy
• Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse by Dimmu Borgir
• This Is Your Revelation by Metalsteel
• The End by Close Your Eyes
• Miss Murder by AFI
• We Are the Fallen by Death Division
• One Finger And A Fist by Drowning Pool
• Father's Day by Ice Nine Kills
• Carny Love by Generation Kill
• Looking Glass (Childhood's End) by Atom Strange
• Running Off The Edge by Machine Elves
• Wanderlust by Fozzy
• Parallel Universe by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Ride The Blue by Panzie*
• Heroic Dose by Newsted
• I Don't Like The Drugs by Marilyn Manson
• Disasterpiece by Slipknot
• Last Man by Slam One Down
• South of Heaven by Slayer
• Lock 'n' Load by The Dead Daisies featuring Slash
• The Great Divide by Black Country Communion
• Tyrant by Judas Priest
• Sabbra Cadabra by Black Sabbath
• When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
• If 6 Was 9 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Ktulu (He's So Heavy) by Beatallica
• Throne Of Thorns by Testament
• One Last Thrill by The Autumn Offering
• Iron Army by In This Moment
• My Curse by Killswitch Engage
• Mass Hysteria by Korn
• Spellbound by Lacuna Coil
• Bleeding Me [Live] by Metallica

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 01-02-14

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Cold Winds by Charred Walls Of The Damned
• Soylent Green by Iced Earth
• Flesh and Bone by Borgo Pass
• Fire It Up by Black Water Rising
• Break On Through by Adrenaline Mob
• Big Foot by Chickenfoot
• Between The Hammer & The Anvil by Judas Priest
• Parasite by Kiss
• Mr. Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne
• The Blessed Hellride [Live] by Black Label Society
• Nothing Left To Say by Machine Elves
• The Truth by Buckcherry
• Deceived by Red Dragon Cartel
• Cabo Wabo by Van Halen
• There's a Devil Inside My Head by Metalfier
• Born to Serve by Generation Kill
• The Silver Epic by Fall Of The Albatross
• I Am The Mountain by Driven Mad
• The Curse by Down
• Wasting by Fear Report
• Electric Rattlesnake by Overkill
• Hellfire by Accept
• Poison Smile by American Dog
• Mammoth by Tired Wings
• El Dorado by Iron Maiden
• More Than Meets The Eye by Testament
• Fiction (Dreams In Digital) by Orgy

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THE ASYLUM Joins OFNR

For those of you who haven't followed the history of THE ASYLUM you might not know that Official FN Radio was a big part in the early days of the show. They helped with technical things I needed while I was still cutting my teeth in radio. So we've become radio family over the years as opposed to competing against each other.

So with that I am happy that announce that as of Wednesday, January 8th 2014 you can tune in every Wednesday from 1pm - 4pm EST to catch THE ASYLUM midday for those who aren't night owls.

A big thank you to OFNR for having THE ASYLUM as part of their programming.

THE ASYLUM 2013 Year In Review Special Playlist

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• I'm The Best by Lordi
• Soldierhead by Newsted
• Dead City And The New Gods Of Supertown by Rob Zombie
• Going To Mexico by Motorhead
• Zeitgeist by Black Sabbath
• The Sound by Tracii Guns' League Of Gentlemen
• Whatever It Takes by New Day Dawn
• Superhero by Summers
• Dare by Queensryche
• Spore by Queensryche (Todd La Torre)
• Meltdown by Love And Death
• Love & Meth by Korn
• Desire by The Winery Dogs
• I Sat By The Ocean by Queens Of The Stone Age
• The Bigger Picture by Dream Theater
• Believe In Nothing by Atom Strange
• Blowtorch Nightlight by Otep
• Bleed the World by Gunfire-N-Sodomy
• Broken Mind by Stagger
• In Due Time by Killswitch Engage
• White Cadillac by She Said Fire
• What I Never Learned In Study Hall by Ice Nine Kills featuring Tyler Carter
• Light the Match & Run by A Need For Reason
• Carny Love by Generation Kill
• Show No Mercy by Black Water Rising
• Crown Of Thorns by Kill Devil Hill
• Dance In The Rain by Megadeth
• T.N.T. by Anthrax

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Must Have Albums From 2013

So it's the time of year where every personality and website starts doing their recap of the year. Everyone does a Top whatever of the year but the problem is limiting yourself to that often leaves albums out cause those top lists are based on sales, listens, or social media mentions. I've decided that instead of a top whatever list I'm going to give you a list of albums I feel you must have in your collection from this year.

Black Sabbath - 13

Let's get the obvious one out of the way first. Black Sabbath's first studio album in more years than most of us can remember with Ozzy Osbourne fronting the band again should not be missed. It was number 1 in several countries despite the controversy that kept Bill Ward off the album and it not being a full reunion album. But even though it's not a full reunion it's still the Sabbath sound that many of us have come to know.

Gunfire-N-Sodomy - Gunfire-N-Sodomy EP

How many times have we heard bands and said "I wish I could've been there from the beginning". Well this is one of those rare times in history where you can do just that because Gunfire-N-Sodomy is a new sound that you want to check out. The idea of acoustic death metal might sound crazy or impossible in writing but when you listen to this debut EP you find that it is very possible and sounds better than you could've imagined.

Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor

Being a long time fan of Rob Zombie this was a breath of fresh air and a return to his early solo albums. I might go so far as to consider this a comeback album because it has the same fun and wild vibe that first drew me to his music. His previous albums, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 and Educated Horses, had their highlights but as a complete album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor is the vibe missing on those previous albums. You'll definitely find yourself singing along with some of this album just make sure you're not in public when singing along with Teenage Nosferatu Pussy.

Newsted - Heavy Metal Music

The first full length album from Jason Newsted's latest band is definitely what it's called. Anyone who doubted him will feel stupid for doing so after hearing this album. A pure metal album from beginning to end. No overly produced tracks, no bass missing, just pure metal music that's raw and heavy.

Generation Kill - We're All Gonna Die

The sophomore album from Generation Kill does everything but die. Many bands struggle with their second album but not the case from Rob Dukes and the guys of Generation Kill. They pick up right where they left off on their debut but take it to the next level. Everything from full on thrash to just pure raw metal can be found on this album. It took longer than planned for this album to get released this year but it was worth the wait.

Decypher - Decypher EP

For those of you who remember the mid to late 90s when rock and metal were still part of regular everyday radio then this Staten Island band is one to be aware of. While this is only a taste of a full length album to come its a solid introduction to a band that knows exactly what rock is about. If Alice In Chains was your band in the 90s then Decypher is a band to have on your radar.

Black Water Rising - Pissed And Driven

The long awaited second album from Black Water Rising was another album that was worth the wait. Pure energy emits from this album and just says metal all over it. This album is loaded with great riffs and melodies throughout. This album was released near summers end but this album is an album that you can and should turn on and crank during your barbecues next summer or any long drive.

Charetta - Apocalypse EP

Another great local band to have on your radar and their latest album should make some people really sit up and take notice. Charetta manages to put the energy they bring to the stage right into this album. This could definitely be considered the musical equivalent to 5-hour energy.

Lita Ford - The Bitch Is Back...Live

Usually I wouldn't put a live album on my must haves list because those albums can be hit or miss. But that isn't the case here. This is a simple, fun, and are live album. They didn't spend big bucks wiring up every angle of the venue with microphones and fine tuning it after with ProTools. This is a live album that sounds as a live album should. You feel like you are there and you feel how intimate the show was. It's what all live albums today should be like.

Love and Death - Between Here & Lost

This album and band literally slipped under everyone's radar including mine. Formed Brian "Head" Welch in 2012 they released this debut album in the beginning of the year to very little fanfare. After seeing them open for Korn I immediately ordered the album because I was very impressed by what I heard live. This band is heavy, has that nu-metal vibe, and harmonies that you probably wouldn't expect from that genre of music.

The Winery Dogs - The Winery Dogs

Without a doubt this has to be the breakout album of the year. When Mike Portnoy took his leave from Adrenaline Mob to concentrate on The Winery Dogs a few people wondered if it was the right move. But after this albums release and we all heard how well he, Billy Sheehan, and Richie Kotzen it was obvious that this new band was something to take notice of. An album that mixes up so many aspects of hard rock that I don't know anyone who doesn't like this album. It's got both a new school and old school sound that is great for all rockers.

Well there you go gang. Those are the albums that came out this year that I think belong in your library of rock and metal. Check them out and let's see what kind of tunes we get in 2014.

THE ASYLUM Before Christmas 2013 Playlist

Here's the playlist for this years holiday special (click here for podcast):

• Making Christmas by Rise Against
• Christmas Is Here by Buckcherry
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Dokken
• Santa's Back In Town by Roxx Gang
• How Do You Spell Chunnukkahh? by The LeeVees
• Hanukkah Gone Metal by Gods of Fire
• The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler
• The Lonely Jew On Christmas by South Park
• Christmas All over the World by Mindy Callahan
• Christmastime Is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio
• Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band
• Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
• All I Really Want for Christmas by Family Guy Cast
• The Halle-Looney Chorus by Bugs Bunny & Friends
• Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer by Elmo & Patsy
• Swiss Colony Beef Log by South Park
• Rock This Christmas Down by Cherie Curie & Lita Ford
• Frosty the Snowman by Bumblefoot, Chris Chaney, Kenny Aronoff & Steve "Lips" Kudlow
• The Christmas Song by Steve Lukather
• The Lost Christmas Eve by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• I Want You for Christmas by Cheap Trick
• Oh Come All Ye Faithful by Twisted Sister
• Yellin' At The Xmas Tree by Billy Idol
• I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas by Bon Jovi
• Merry Christmas Asshole by American Dog
• X-M@$ by Corey Taylor
• Kidnap The Sandy Claws by Korn
• Naughty Naughty Christmas by Danger Danger
• Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy 2010 by Jack Black & Jason Segel
• Alfie, The Christmas Tree/Carol For A Christmas Tree/It's In Everyone Of Us by John Denver & The Muppets

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THE ASYLUM Playlist for 12-12-13

Here's this weeks playlist (click here for podcast):

• Live In A Hole by Pantera
• Cowboys Do More Dope by Rebel Meets Rebel
• All Night Long by Buckcherry
• Running Off The Edge by Machine Elves
• Psychosane by Adrenaline Mob
• Shoot 'em Down by Twisted Sister
• Digital Monster by Mother
• Snakes by Mongrel
• God Is Dead? by Black Sabbath
• Burning Breath by Borgo Pass
• Blood Happens by Fozzy
• Vegas by Generation Kill
• Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden
• United by Judas Priest
• I'm Not Your Bitch by Charetta
• Heaven's A Lie by Lacuna Coil
• Stolen by When Winter Fell
• Only by Nine Inch Nails
• Rock & Roll Revolution by Deadnation
• Still of the Night by Static-X
• Subtle Death of Kings by A Need For Reason
• Dull Boy by Mudvayne
• My Way Home by Close Your Eyes
• This Means War by Avenged Sevenfold
• Outlaw Torn [Live] by Metallica

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A Pure Dose Of Metal From Generation Kill

The long awaited sophomore album from Generation Kill entitled "We're All Gonna Die" has arrived with a bang. I got a little taste of ot earlier this year but that taste was nothing compared to the intensity this album brings.

Everyone knows an album by its opening riffs and often the first few seconds of an album sets the standard for the rest of the album. Ten seconds into the album on the opening track "Born To Serve" you get hit by Rob Dukes with the best opening line to a song and album I've ever heard of "you're a fucking slave" followed by a riff that you'll never forget. Not the mention a guitar solo IN THE OPENING track. Both Jason Velez and Jason Trenzcer make their presence know right out of the gate. In a time where guitar solos are becoming a rare item on albums having Generation Kill put one in on the first track just reminds you that these guys are serious about keeping metal alive.

The album continues to barrel through everything you've come to know of metal over the years varying tempos and tone throughout the album. I wonder how Rob Moschietti (bass) and Jim DeMaria (drums) didn't get dizzy during the recording process with the constant rhythm changes.

My personal favorite on the album is "Carny Love", it has so many amazing elements of blues and metal in it that you find yourself deciding whether to sway with it or headbang it could easily be the opening song to their live show for many years, it has the same vibe to me that "Psycho Circus" did for KISS and they opened their shows for years with that one.

Those that listen to my show know that I'm lucky enough to be friends with the guys of Generation Kill and might think that this is a biased review. I promise you it isn't. If this album wasn't worth it I'd say so and I'd be busting the guys balls for not delivering. But that is MOT the case. "We're All Gonna Die" is a pure metal album and Generation Kill found a way to include many aspects of metal we've come to know in an 8 song album that kicks ass and belongs in your collection.

THE ASYLUM 4-Year Anniversary Playlist

This week on THE ASYLUM on BullspikeRadio.com we celebrated Turbo's 4 years in radio plus we had Dan Bakkedahl of Legit call in to discuss the show and some of his favorites in rock and metal plus the usual killer tunes.  Playlist below (click here for podcast):

• Shut Up And Dance by Aerosmith
• Oh Yeah by Chickenfoot
• The Dope Show by Marilyn Manson
• The Scorpion Sleeps by Rob Zombie
• Jeremy by Pearl Jam
• Alive Again by Machine Elves
• All for Nothing by Midnight Mob
• This Is Your Fall by Charetta
• Pull My Stinger by Snew
• Doctor Alibi by Slash featuring Lemmy
• In Due Time by Killswitch Engage
• Make Me Laugh by Anthrax
• Queen Of The Damned by Motorhead
• ...As The Crow Flies by Newsted
• Pissed And Driven by Black Water Rising
• Carny Love by Generation Kill
• Come Together by The Beatles
• Imagine by John Lennon
• Heart Worn Highway by Rebel Meets Rebel
• Cemetery Gates by Pantera
• Moment Of Truth by Damageplan
• With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles
• Thank You by Hellyeah

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4 Years And Counting

So I was debating whether to do this in writing or a video and decided that writing seems to be the right way to go. To be honest I chose writing because I wasn't too sure how to put into words how I feel about celebrating my 4th year in radio.

If you would've told me when I was in college that in 2013 I'd be celebrating 4 years in radio I'd have slapped you silly or asked what you were drinking cause it must be damn good. And yet so much of what I learned from studying TV production has helped me with my still young radio career.

I need to thank two people right out of the gate. First my brother Jay Scorpion who let me help him with his show The Scorpions Lair when he first began. Not only did he give me something to do at a time when I was question my college decision but he showed me something else I didn't think was a possibility. Secondly I big thank you to Mike Sisco for asking me to be one of his DJs on an Internet radio station he was starting up. He believed in me and gave me the very first shot at doing my own show that was 100% my responsibility each week.

As for further thanks....there are just far too many people I need to thank. Everyone from the stations that syndicated my show to the bands who want me to play their music on my show and appreciate me doing so. I say to all bands, and mean this, I appreciate you all more than you know. You all always have my support because you believe in the music as much as I do if not more.

My family, both blood and chosen, as well as my friends. Your belief in me and constant support helps me to keep going. Every time I begin to doubt things someone manages to say the right things that regenerate me in the way I needed.

Of course, last but not least the fans of my show and what I do. You are equally important because without you I am nothing. And as a fan of the music I play each week I know what being a fan means and will never forget it.

Here's to many more years to come of rockin together and only the sky is the limit. So again, to all if you I say....

LITA FORD Reunites With CHERIE CURRIE For Christmas Duet - Exclusive Premiere on USA Today

Two of the most influential women in Rock and Roll have reunited for a special holiday song.  LITA FORD has partnered up with her former Runaways band mate CHERIE CURRIE for what is sure to be a new Christmas Classic.  The song "Rock This Christmas Down" is the first time LITA and CHERIE have recorded new music together since 1977.

USA Today is hosting an exclusive premiere of "Rock This Christmas Down" as well as an interview with the LITA and CHERIE HERE. 

The single is available for pre-order on iTunes now HERE and will be released tomorrow December 3^rd. 

Tired of the same old Christmas songs LITA was ready for something new:

I thought the world could use a new Christmas song.   The song was Written by Mitch Perry, my guitarist and Michael Dan Ehmig, my lyricist, along with Marty O'Brien on bass, and Rodger Carter on drums. We so rocked it! 

What I didn't know is that I'd be singing it as a duet with my long lost sister, CHERIE CURRIE.  I am blessed to have her back in my life, and what an appropriate time and song to rehash an old friendship.  CHRISTMAS!!!

CHERIE hopped a plane from Chicago to L.A., and drove straight to the studio and threw down her vocal track on this rocking song!  Needless to say, it was magic and history in the making. 

We were left with such a smoking track for everyone to hear, every Christmas, every year!  Let's ROCK THIS CHRISTMAS DOWN!!!"

CHERIE was equally as excited to reunite and work with LITA again:

I have dreamed, literally, of seeing LITA again for over three decades.  Even after all that time I still thought of her often.  The Runaways was something that was always left unfinished to me.  Especially when it came to LITA, but I only knew her as a child.

What floored me more then the unbelievable gift of working with her again was the woman she had become.  She is the bravest, kindest, strongest, most loving human being I have met.

LITA asking me to be a part of this amazing song and a part of her astonishing life has filled that void, that hole I had in my heart that maybe we both shared.  It is now filled with love, support and admiration for a dear and wonderful friend whom I am so proud to say is LITA FORD.

"Rock This Christmas Down" has the flare of our Runaways legacy but its pure LITA.  It rocks like only she can.   We took a dim, negative and unfinished past and turned it into a positive future.  It doesn't get any better then that.  I know this will be the best Christmas I have had in decades.  Thank you sister!

What does "Rock This Christmas Down" signify?  Possibly more collaborations between the former Runaway members in the future...only time will tell.

THE ASYLUM Thanksgiving Special 2013

This years Thanksgiving special was stuffed with ALL music.  Playlist is below (click here for podcast):

• Masterful Mystery Tour by Beatallica
• Heartbreaker by Motorhead
• Keeper by Overkill
• No Remorse by Metallica
• Father by Decypher
• Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
• Karma Killer by Steve Harris
• The Great Divide by Black Country Communion
• Backside of the Moon by Tracii Guns' League Of Gentlemen
• The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin
• Foxey Lady by Jimi Hendrix
• Gentleman Geek by World Famous Skulls
• Popcorn by Bad Brains
• Comatose by SomeonElse
• Looking Glass (Childhood's End) by Atom Strange
• Standing In The Sun by Slash featuring Myles Kennedy
• Wrong Turn by Bound By Substance
• Wreck Myself by Machine Elves
• Revolution Calling by Queensryche
• Rock 'n' Roll Rebel by Ozzy Osbourne
• Shoot To Thrill [Live] by AC/DC
• Fear Of The Dark [Live] by Iron Maiden
• What A Day [Live] by Nonpoint
• Relentless [Live] by Lita Ford
• King Of The Night Time World [Live] by Kiss With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• The Blessed Hellride [Live] by Black Label Society
• One Foot In The Grave by F-61
• Cold Embrace by Testament
• What Have I Done by Kittie
• Vegas by Generation Kill
• Fight 'Em Till You Can't by Anthrax
• American Capitalist by Five Finger Death Punch
• I Stand Alone by Godsmack
• Crucify the King by Iced Earth
• The Dark Eternal Night by Dream Theater

Catch THE ASYLUM every Thursday LIVE from 10PM - 1AM EST onBullspikeRadio.com, Replay every Sunday from 9:30PM - 12:30AM EST on CNEU Radio, Replay every Tuesday from 9PM - Midnight EST on NUROQ FM Radio, and send your requests toTurbo@bullspikeradio.com

NASHVILLE PUSSY to Release Up The Dosage January 2014 on Steamhammer/SPV

 

 

European Shows Scheduled for February 2014

One of the most unusual and charismatic rock acts of our time have announced the release of their latest studio album for January 2014. More precisely: the American quartet NASHVILLE PUSSY are set to present their new studio recording Up The Dosage on January 21, 2014 in North America, in Germany on January 17, 2014 and Europe on January 20, 2014.

Up the Dosage picks up seamlessly where their 2009 release From Hell To Texas left off. And what is more: their five-year hiatus seems to have done frontman Blaine Cartwright (vocals, guitar) and Ruyter Suys (guitars) good - all 13 new songs (plus two bonus tracks) sound like they were catapulted into to the public from a fountain of youth, rocking in typical Pussy style.

Blaine Cartwright is rightly proud of and unmistakably happy about the new material: "None of the previous NASHVILLE PUSSY albums have been as diverse and at the same time consistent. Everything sounds even bigger and better, yet raw and authentic through and through.

This is our Back In Black!"

NASHVILLE PUSSY came together in 1996. Ever since, the band has been performing a strenuous annual gig marathon, touring with acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Reverend Horton Heat and ZZ Top as well as playing festivals like Wacken Open Air. Classic albums such as Let Them Eat Pussy (1998), High As Hell (2000), Say Something Nasty (2002) or From Hell To Texas (2009) have caused an international stir, and their single release: Fried Chicken And Coffee" earned the band a Grammy Nomination in the late Nineties in the category ´Best Metal Performance`.

Up The Dosage will be released in North America on January 21, 2014 Germany on January 17, 2014, and in Europe on January 20, 2014 as a limited digipak edition (incl. 2 bonus tracks + poster), double gatefold LP edition with colored vinyl, standard version and download.

NASHVILLE PUSSY live 2014

30.01. F-Vaureal - Le Forum

31.01. F-Strasbourg - La Laiterie

01.02. F-Dunkerque - Les 4 Ecluses

03.02. F-Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge

04.02. F-Caen - Le Cargo

06.02. F-Brest - La Carene

07.02. F-St. Nazaire - Le VIP

08.02. F-Bordeaux - Barbey Rock School

09.02. F-Toulouse - Connexion Live

11.02. E-Bilbao - Kafe Antzoki

12.02. E-Santiago de Compostela - Capitol

13.02. E-Madrid - Arena

14.02. PT-Lisbon - Santiago Alquimista

15.02. E-Sevilla - Fanatic

16.02. E-Barcelona - Razzmatazz 3

17.02. F-Montpellier - Secret Place

19.02. F-Lyon - Ninkasi Kao

20.02. CH-Geneva - L`Usine

21.02. CH-Zurich - Bogen F

22.02. I-Milan - Lo Fi Club

23.02. I-Bologna - Freakout Club

24.02. I-Roma - Traffic Live

More dates will be announced soon

GWAR Debuts Video For "Madness at the Core of Time"

Sure they may have just finished the first leg of their most brutal tour to date, but the Intergalactic Warlords are not ready for a break just yet.  People have been asking when there will be a video for a song from GWAR's latest masterpiece Battle Maximus and now they have an answer.  Today your Lords and Masters bring to you the video for "Madness at the Core of Time".  Check out the video HERE and pick up your copy of Battle Maximus.  (Seriously if you haven't gotten it yet, what the FUCK are you waiting for?  Oderus needs drug money)

Quoth Oderus:

"We made a video?  I have been so busy touring, getting loaded and mouthing off I didn't even notice.  But I am sure it's the best video ever, simply because GWAR is in it."

In other GWAR news, for the last two years animators Myke Chillian and Tommy Meehan have been working with the members of GWAR to create a "GWARtoon" that was appropriately disgusting and objectionable enough to most accurately represent the most dangerous band in rock and roll history.  After all this long and hard work, last week Funny or Die finally premiered "The Animated Tales of GWAR".  Check it out HERE.

Following a short Antarctic slumber GWAR will return to the road with three shows around the holidays (December 27^th - 29^th) with Battlecross and Iron Reagan providing support.  Then it's off to Antarctica again before heading "down under" for their appearance on the 2014 "Soundwave Festival".

GWAR's Battle Maximus out now on Metal Blade Records features twelve brand new tracks that not only honor their departed ally, but tells the story of GWAR's latest struggle against what may be their greatest enemy yet...the insidious "Mr. Perfect", who has travelled through time itself to steal the power of GWAR--the power of immortality, and use this power to mutate the human race into his twisted vision of what the "perfect" human should be. Once again GWAR finds themselves as the only thing standing between the human race and the latest super-powered shithead bent on the destruction of GWAR and the enslavement of their worshippers.

Battle Maximus can be ordered from Metal Blade Records HERE, Amazon and iTunes. 

GWAR Holiday Dates With Battlecross and Iron Reagan

12/27: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

12/28: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

12/29: Richmond, VA @ The National

SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL 2014

2/22/14: Soundwave Festival Brisbane

2/23/14: Soundwave Festival Sydney

2/28/14: Soundwave Festival Melbourne

3/1/14: Soundwave Festival Adelaide

3/3/14: Soundwave Festival Perth