This Track Is Fire!

I first posted about Wargasm just over a year ago when I discovered them during a Bandcamp Friday and was only familiar with a few tracks of theirs. I saw in Intagram that they were touring wiht Scene Queen this year and were coming to my town, which I mentioned the other day . While I loved "Vigilantes," I wasn't sure if I wanted to see them as just an opening act, so I went to go listen to them some more and found that they released Live In London 2025  earlier this year. I threw it on and just let it play. And then I listened again. And again. Some bands put out bangers, no question, but some bands simply must be experienced live, or in this case, at least listened to live. I quickly went from "they might be fun to see" to "holy shit, I need  to see Wargasm!" Honestly, this album is 100% no skips for me, but I keep coming back to "Modern Love" over and over (why yes, I do obsess sometimes). Now that I have tickets to see them with Scene ...

I will be the first to tell you that I am not the biggest fan of metal/nu metal, but there are some bands and tracks that I absolutely love, like Korn, System of a Down, Rammstein, or this track by Slipknot. Maybe its the melodies these bands create (which would also explain my love for Bad Religion), but something about the aggression coupled with the almost pop-sensibilities, albeit hidden behind thrashing guitars, that does it for me. Hell, I'm not even the biggest Slipknot fan, though I do respect them. But this track? Holy shit, this track melts my face in such glorious ways. Right now I'm in my house alone with my family out and about and I am blasting this through the entire place because that's how this song demands to be played. "WATCH THIS!!!!" Please go melt your face this weekend. Happy Friday!

"What's this, Michael is posting yet another old song to his music blog?" Yes, I am.  I actually owned this album on CD, purchased during a work trip to Vero Beach, Florida. I was there to help move IT equipment from one office that was closing to another nearby office, arriving on a Thursday, working all day Friday and Saturday, but had nothing but down time that Sunday. I stopped by the office to give it a triple check, then went to see Knocked Up and kill some time at Best Buy, where I bought the aforementioned CD. I listened to it in my rental car over the next two days and then left the CD in the player when I dropped my car off at the airport. When I noticed that the vinyl went on sale this past week I scooped it up and listening to it late this morning I was disappointed in myself for forgetting how great "Violent Pornography" is, though you have to remember to place your tongue firmly in cheek (just like with early Misfits tracks). So yeah, this song is...

I'm going to the NAIAS this weekend with dear friends of mine so I thought to myself, "let's do a week or car-themed posts!" Rock stars have been singing about cars since rock'n roll was invented, but I was an Gen X alterna-teen, so for me the greatest car song will always be Ministry "Jesus Built My Hotrod." Come August this song will be 35 years old but for me it feels as vibrant as it did when when I was in high school. There's only one thing left for me to do, momma: I gotta ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long! I've included the original, long version of this song because it's the best, pure and simple. Enjoy!

This is obnoxiously loud and aggressive, but it speaks to me. On the strength of this track I briefly considered going to see them open for In This Moment, but $66 (+ service fees) is a lot to pay for just one song from one band. Regardless, this track will melt your face off and you'll thank them for it. Enjoy! VIGILANTES by WARGASM