THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks; Week of 03/22/10

Here's this weeks picks and catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST on THORradio.com.  And now this weeks picks:

• Dig by Mudvayne
• Mudshovel by Staind
• Dirty Window by Metallica
• Pray For Blood by Fozzy
• Life, Birth, Blood, Doom by Black Label Society
• Hand Of Doom by Black Sabbath
• Lifer by Down
• Life Is A Bullet by Papa Roach
• Survive by Lacuna Coil
• Living Dead Girl [Live] by Rob Zombie
• In A Dead World by Killswitch Engage
• President Dead by Marilyn Manson
• A Dead Man's Words by Queensryche

Also catch THE ASYLUM live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST on THORradio.com and send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

ROCK AGAINST DYSTROPHY June 12TH

The first ROCK AGAINST DYSTROPHY event is coming and we want EVERYONE to come and help out a great cause.  There is NO CURE and NO TREATMENT for any of the 40 different forms of Muscular Dystrophy.

So tell EVERYONE you know about it.  If you can't attend but wish to make a contribution please e-mail RockAgainstDystrophy@gmail.com and they'll e-mail you back how you can make your contribution.

THE ASYLUM Playlist for 03-24-10

Here is this weeks playlist:

• Churchill's Speech/Aces High [Live] by Iron Maiden
• Burn In Hell by Twisted Sister
• Hands Of Death (Burn Baby Burn) by Rob Zombie
• Biomechanic Man by Lordi
• Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love) by The Ramones
• Acid On A Sunday by The Heaves
• Stone Free by Jimi Hendrix
• Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh
• South Texas Deathride [Live] by The Union Underground
• Goddamn Electric by Pantera
• Perfect Insanity by Disturbed
• Open Your Eyes by Staind
• My Mercy by Coal Chamber
• Spirit Of Rock by Scorpions
• Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche
• Just Another Psycho by Motley Crue
• Back To You by Six Weeks Sober
• Your Going Down by Sick Puppies
• The World As One by Arkaea
• Bad Boys by Zandelle
• Silence Of The Darkness by Kamelot
• Future Of Mankind by Judas Priest
• Dirty Electricity by ODD ZERO
• The Game by Motorhead
• Broken Heel by KILLCODE
• Watch Me Shine by Fozzy
• This Is Madness by Taking Dawn
• Setian Massacre by Iced Earth
• Of Wolf And Man by Metallica

Catch THE ASYLUM live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST with THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks airing every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST on THORradio.com.  And send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks; Week of 03/15/10

Here ya go, last weeks picks from THE ASYLUM in case you missed it:

• Space Bear by Ace Frehley
• The Zoo by Scorpions
• Never Say Never by Girlschool
• Black Sheep by Saliva
• Beast And The Harlot by Avenged Sevenfold
• The Great Gig In The Sky by Pink Floyd
• Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy
• Cowboys Do More Dope by Rebel Meets Rebel
• The Dope Show by Marilyn Manson
• Buried Alive by Motorhead
• Love Like Blood by Killing Joke
• Big Ten Inch Record by Aerosmith
• Pain by Kittie

Catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST as well as THE ASYLUM live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST on THORradio.com.  And send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Playlist for 03-17-10

This week THE ASYLUM went Double Live on THORradio.com which meant twice the insanity and twice the music.  Here's what you missed:

Afternoon Show

• I Am Legend - Out For Blood by Arch Enemy
• Your Rules by Andrew W.K.
• Secret Rulers (Of The World To Be) by Dame Fortune
• World Comin' Down by Billy Idol
• Freaking Out [Live] by Adema
• Over And Out by Foo Fighters
• Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson
• (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
• Without Fear by Lacuna Coil
• The Castaway by The Autumn Offering
• Death Walks At Midnght by The Champagne Charade
• Looks So Pretty by Kittie
• My Life by 12 Stones
• Somewhere In Between by Systematic
• Dead Memories by Slipknot
• Operate, Annihilate by Powerman 5000
• Drift and Die by Puddle Of Mudd
• Sleeping Beauty by A Perfect Circle
• Done With You by Papa Roach
• The Last Stand by Galloglass
• Crucible by Halford
• The Domino Decree by Iced Earth
• So Hott by Kid Rock
• Sleazy Come Easy Go by L.A. Guns
• Real World by Matchbox Twenty
• Organic Shadows by Meshuggah
• Eternal by Mushroomhead
• Second Chance by Shinedown

Evening Show

• Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
• Everybody Has A Ticket To Ride Except For Me And My Lightning by Beatallica
• Catharsis by Mongrel
• Your Decision by Alice In Chains
• Whisky In The Jar by Thin Lizzy
• Your Other Man by Blackwood
• Hole In The Sky [Live] by Black Sabbath
• Dead Man's Mile by Ashes Within
• Cold by Static-X
• Great Expectations by KISS
• By The Sword by Slash featuring Andrew Stockdale
• Feels So Good by Van Halen
• Alice by Avril Lavigne
• A Whiter Shade Of Pale [Live] by Procol Harum
• Open Your Eyes by Phoenix Reign
• Cherry Bomb by The Runaways
• Cyanide by Metallica
• Perseverance by Beyond Agony
• Dangers Of The Faithless by Testament
• Dissident by Pearl Jam
• Notorious by ODD ZERO
• 7 Days To The Wolves by Nightwish
• Body Breakdown by DragonForce
• 2 Minutes To Midnight by Iron Maiden

THE ASYLUM airs live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST and catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST on THORradio.com.  And send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Is Double Live This Week

No your vision isn't going, this week THE ASYLUM will be giving you twice the insanity and twice the great rock and metal you get from it.  This Wednesday you can catch THE ASYLUM live from 2-5PM EST and then again from 9:30PM-12AM EST on THORradio.com.

So join the insanity if you haven't already and check into THE ASYLUM this week for DOUBLE THE DOSE.  And get your requests in by sending them to Turbo@thorradio.com.

Remember THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY, you get DOUBLE THE DOSE of THE ASYLUM live from 2-5PM EST and again from 9:30PM-12AM EST on THORradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks; Week of 03/08/10

Here it is, this past weeks picks from THE ASYLUM:

• Tear It Down by Def Leppard
• Parallel Universe by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Trail Of Tears by Halford
• Bye Bye Beautiful by Nightwish
• Zero Signal by Fear Factory
• Fool Of The Century by Beyond Agony
• Hollywood by P.O.D.
• Sympathy For The Devil by Guns N' Roses
• Watchin' You by KISS
• Make Me Bad by Korn
• Heavy Metal Pirates by Alestorm
• Beyond The Realms of Death [Live] by Judas Priest

THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks can be heard every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST and THE ASYLUM airs LIVE every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST on THORradio.com.  Got a question, comment or request?  Send it to Turbo@thorradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Playlist for 03-10-10

A day late but not a dollar short, here's this weeks live show playlist:

• Movies by Alien Ant Farm
• Inside The Fire by Disturbed
• The Smoke Of Her Burning by Cradle of Filth
• Burn by Rob Zombie
• Love, Reign O'er Me by Pearl Jam
• Acid Bubble by Alice In Chains
• Cry Little Sister by Seasons After
• Stalker Vibe by ODD ZERO
• Hateful by The Clash
• Twitch by Bif Naked
• A Nightmare To Remember by Dream Theater
• The Nomad by Iron Maiden
• Goes Down Easy by KILLCODE
• Silver Olympus by Mos Generator
• We're A Happy Family by The Ramones
• Hear My Train A Comin' by Jimi Hendrix
• Change The World by Ace Frehley
• Blacked Out World by Black Label Society
• Bitchin' Camaro by The Dead Milkmen
• Community Property by Steel Panther
• Murmaider by Dethklok
• Taking The Music Back by Anthrax
• The Other Side [Live] by Aerosmith
• Wherever You Are by Phoenix Reign
• Heavy Metal Machine by Smashing Pumpkins

Catch THE ASYLUM live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST and catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST on THORradio.com.  Send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks; Week of 03/01/10

Here are this past weeks picks from THE ASYLUM:

• The Jack [Live] by AC/DC
• Raise Hell In Heaven by Lordi
• Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage
• Central Disposal by Mudvayne
• My Generation by Limp Bizkit
• Face Fisted by Dethklok
• Just Go by Staind
• Never Again by Kittie
• Eden Echo by Kamelot
• Tainted Blood by The Champagne Charade
• Chinese Rock by The Ramones
• Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon by Marilyn Manson
• Chotee by Bif Naked
• Suicide by Motorhead

As always, catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST and listen to THE ASYLUM Live every Wednesday from 2-5PM EST on THORradio.com.  And send your questions, comments, requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

BENEFIT FOR MUSICORPS

Odd Zero has organized and is participating in a benefit show for Musicorps (musicorps.net), a non-profit organization that helps rehabilitate disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through teaching music.

BENEFIT FOR MUSICORPS: a non-profit organization that helps rehabilitate disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through teaching music.

12:00 - LOST LEGACY
11:00 - BORGO PASS
10:00 - KILLCODE
9:00 - ODD ZERO
8:00 - KOROTORY
7:30 - BLINDFIRE

OPEN BAR FROM 8-9 WITH $8 ADMISSION

KINGS OF KARAOKE AFTER THE BANDS - FREE ADMISSION

LATE NIGHT DRINK SPECIALS: $3 PBRs AND $6 JACK & BACK (PBR & Shot Of Jack Daniels) AFTER 1 AM!

Please come out and support this great cause. Odd Zero Saturday,

March 6th at 7:30PM The Trash Bar 256 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 599-1000

$8 at the door

I WILL BE ATTENDING SO COME DOWN FOR A GREAT SHOW!

Iron Maiden & Dream Theater - North American Summer Tour!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2010

DREAM THEATER TO SUPPORT IRON MAIDEN ON NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR

TO PLAY NYC’S FAMED MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR CAREER

New York, NY:
Prog rock/metal institution DREAM THEATER will spend their summer supporting Iron Maiden on the band’s month-long tour of major US and Canadian markets. The tour launches on June 9 and runs through July 20, and includes a stop at the storied Madison Square Garden in NYC, marking the first time in a lengthy and respected career that Dream Theater have played the world’s most famous arena.

This tour will mark another milestone in Dream Theater’s history, which continues to expand and evolve twenty-five years deep.

Of touring with Iron Maiden in North America, drummer Mike Portnoy said, “It is a bit of a dream come true for us. After 25 years together, at this stage in our career, there's honestly only three bands Dream Theater would consider opening for and Maiden is one of them. It is an absolute honor. Through the years, we've done many one-off shows with Maiden and they've almost all been overseas. It is very exciting to finally be doing a full tour with them and on our side of the pond no less. These are gonna be amazing shows that the fans won't want to miss. Up the f***ing irons!”

Playing MSG for the first time is also a huge accomplishment for the band and they are thrilled about the prospect. “Dream Theater has achieved so many dreams through the years, from playing the Budokan in Tokyo to Wembley Arena in London to Radio City Music Hall in NYC,” Portnoy recalled. “But the one remaining dream that has eluded us through all of these years was to play at Madison Square Garden. Well, on July 12, along with Iron Maiden, that dream will finally be fulfilled.”

Guitarist John Petrucci was equally stoked about the MSG play, saying, “I am unbelievably excited to be finally playing Madison Square Garden, and with the almighty Maiden to boot! They have been heroes to the band since the beginning and are iconic in our eyes. There is nothing like achieving success and recognition in your own country, in your own city. It's going to be an incredible night for sure.”

Portnoy has proof of this career-long dream, saying, “About a month ago my family and I were watching a video of my first band Intruder from back in 1983, and in the video before the show, I was interviewed and asked what my dream goal was. I responded ‘to play the Garden.’It took almost 30 years, but it’s surreal that I will now be able to check it off the list.”

Dream Theater’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings was released in 2009 and debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Sales chart.

Tour dates for the Iron Maiden/Dream Theater run are as follows:

Wed June 9th - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

Fri June 11th - Houston, TX - The Woodlands

Sat June 12th - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center

Mon June 14th - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater

Wed June 16th - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion

Thurs June 17th - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion

Sat June 19th - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater

Sun June 20th - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion

Tues June 22nd - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater

Thurs June 24th - Vancouver, BC - GM Place

Sat June 26th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

Tues June 29th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre

Sat July 3rd - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater

Tues July 6th - Ottawa, ON - Blues Fest

Wed July 7th - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

Fri July 9th - Quebec City, QC - International Summer Festival

Sun July 11th - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

Mon July 12th - New York City - Madison Square Garden

Wed July 14th - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion

Thurs July 15th - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center

Sat July 17th - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Theatre

Sun July 18th - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

Tues July 20th - Washington DC - Nissan Pavilion

Dates are subject to change...
For further info, visit:

www.ironmaiden.com
www.dreamtheater.net

THE ASYLUM Playlist for 03-03-10

As always here's the playlist in case you missed the show:

• Man On The Silver Mountain by Rainbow
• Man Down! by Queensryche
• Complicated by Bon Jovi
• The Way It Is by Tesla
• White Room by Cream
• Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
• The Acid Queen by The Who
• Wasted Years [Live] by Iron Maiden
• The Doctor Is Calling by Megadeth
• Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica
• Unraveling by Sevendust
• Bad For Good by Scorpions
• Notorious by ODD ZERO
• The Watchfinder General by Thy Celtic Cross
• Alone, Together by The Strokes
• The Pusher by Steppenwolf
• The Jig Of The Juggernaut by Ockum's Razor
• Again by Alice In Chains
• By Demons Be Driven by Pantera
• Raw Dog by Dream Theater
• High Class Last Call Girl by Vince Falzone
• Her Name Is Alice by Shinedown
• Cruci-Fiction In Space by Marilyn Manson
• Jesus Frankenstein by Rob Zombie
• LITA by KILLCODE
• Yanking Out My Heart by Nickelback
• Wild Side by Motley Crue

Remember to visit THE ASYLUM every Wednesday for the live show from 2-5PM EST and catch THE ASYLUM Weekly Picks every Friday and Sunday from 7-8PM EST on THORradio.com.  And remember to send your questions, comments, and requests to Turbo@thorradio.com.

Rob Zombie Directs Miami

Most people hear the name Rob Zombie and think of the long-haired spooktacular metalhead that has been making music for over a decade.  He went from the frontman of White Zombie to doing his thing on his own without losing any ground and gave us hits such as "Dragula", "Living Dead Girl", and his latest "Sick Bubblegum" from his latest album Hellbilly Deluxe 2.  But those of us in the rock and metal scene know that there is more to Zombie than music; that being directing.

Monday night Zombie made his TV directorial debut with CSI: Miami on CBS.  Truth be told, the average viewer watching Monday night's episode would have thought that Zombie only directed the opening scene because it was an over the top party with a band performing Zombie's song "Virgin Witch".  And the rest of the episode, to the average viewer, was your typical episode.  Chock full of close-ups as they tried to get a confession from the suspect and effects galore in the scientific investigation scenes.

But you see this was not his first dip into the directing pool.  Prior to this Zombie has directed 4 full-length movies, 1 animated movie, and the music video "Dreamer" for metal legend Ozzy Osbourne seen here.

 It is obvious from that video, his directorial debut, that Zombie knows a thing or two about directing.  The only reason why he isn't known for his directing as equally as he is for his music is because the 4 movies he has directed (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween 2007, Halloween II 2009) are all horror movies.  But what makes them stand-out to me, and not many others, is that he takes the old school route of showing the gore and blood as opposed to the new school version for the squeemish of hearing the violence and seeing nothing.  It's that style of old school ways along with a few new tricks and key casting that makes Zombie's directing unique in this episode..

With all that said the following is a bit of a spoiler for the episode, so if you have not watched it yet and want to do stop reading here until you have watched it, otherwise read on.

The first thing that you can note as a mark of Zombie's touch as a director is in the murder scene which opens the episode.  He had an old black and white silent vampire movie running on a screen in the background.  To someone not knowing his work this is no big deal, but to those who know his style know that this was to help create the right mood.  It added a "creepy" factor to the scene that made the attempted rape followed by murder and in a way lowered the shock value because subconsciously you were ready for it.

He then threw his touch into the cast by bringing in William Forsythe from The Devil's Rejects to play an LAPD Captain who had screwed up a past case in order to try to do the right thing.  A perfect choice considering Forsythe's character in The Devil's Rejects, Sheriff John Quincey Wydell, had a similar role.  A cop trying SO hard to do the right thing that he took the wrong turn and got burned in the end.  In addition to that he brought in Malcolm McDowell who played Dr. Loomis in his version of Halloween to play a lawyer who would do anything to win a case and become known.  This was perfect casting because both the lawyer and Dr. Loomis are characters that are egotistical bastards and require a strong person in order to come across right.  McDowell's look and ability for making a sarcastic remark sound factual made him the right choice for the role.

So some may say big deal that Zombie directed CSI: Miami, it was just another episode.  To them I say watch more carefully.  For you see he found his own ways of putting his touch into a show that's formulaic in the way scenes are shot.  And that my friends shows true talent as a director.

VOTE FOR THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST

The time has come to vote.  For the last month THORradio.com gave it's listeners the chance to show that they have what it takes to be a DJ.  Now the time has come to give those who submitted their playlists the opportunity to win a $25 Amazon or iTunes gift card and have their playlist hosted by their favorite THORradio.com DJ.  And it's up to YOU to decide the winner.

All you have to do is CLICK HERE and cast YOUR VOTE for the playlist YOU think should win.  And get everyone you know to vote as well, that way YOU can say that YOU helped decide the programming for THORradio.com.

So get your vote on cause voting ends March 7th at 6PM!