Artist: Muse

Today is the last day of February and thus concludes another awesome round of Black Metal History Month. If you missed any of our frostbitten and grim coverage, here is a look back at what we posted: The Fix, our music video show, went ALL BLACK METAL with videos from Gorgoroth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Satyricon ... The post Looking Back At BLACK METAL HISTORY MONTH appeared first on Metal Injection .

Since Sunday it has rained every day but one. That was the teaser day when it looked as if spring was finally poking its head out of the snow, but that was just a single joyful day. Yesterday it poured and today is dark and grim, the kind of day when you know it's going to rain but don't know exactly when. Gracie and I haven't yet done our dump run. It was pouring too much. We'll go today before it starts to rain. My neighbor is taking classes to be a masseuse. She asked if she could [...]

Just catching up to this week's big event in the UK, watch this amazing rock performance of "Supremacy" by Muse. Who says great rock n roll has past us by....even more it now has a violin and horn section

Today only Amazon is offering 20 different album downloads for only $1.99 each! Among them are Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox, Passion Pit's Gossamer, Muse's The 2nd Law and Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel. Go now go! 20 Albums for $1.99

Gracie is my barometer. She has been in and out all morning so I know it's warm outside. When she first went out, I watched her run the perimeter of the yard at top speed. When she came inside, she was panting and had the usual amount of spit on her face. I also have the front door open for her. She loves to sit there for hours and look outside. My street, though, is so very small I can't imagine what holds her attention except in the late afternoon when people walk their dogs by the house. That sends [...]

As mentioned , Muse is going on a tour this year which initially was set to bring them to the NYC area for five shows in April. Unfortunately for those planning to catch the band at their Nassau Coliseum show (2/21) , that show has been cancelled due to a "scheduling conflict." "All tickets purchased through Ticketmaster phone and internet will be automatically refunded. All other tickets will be refunded at point of purchase." Tickets for the Mohegan Sun show (4/13) and the [...]

Today I woke up nearer afternoon than morning. It had been a late night. I watched the Oscars at my friends' house then came home, checked e-mail and watched a little TV. Before I realized it, the time had slipped away and it was after 3. Yesterday it poured all day, but last night, as I was going home, the rain had turned to heavy snow and it was slushy and slippery, but right now the day is lovely with blue skies, lots of sun and a bit of warmth. I have feeders to fill, dog food to [...]

While some might argue that there’s no such thing as a formula for a perfect concert –that it all has to do with personal experience and preference– those present at Muse’s recent show in Sunrise, FL, might say otherwise. From the moment Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Dom Howard cracked their amps at the BB&T Center, they performed with such precision and intensity many (including this writer) left wondering: Damn, so what's next? To put it simply, Muse are performers, and the crowd of fist-pumpers and horn-throwers wouldn't argue otherwise. On Friday night, Bellamy never [...]

So, I finished last week's countdown pretty much as early as I possibly could. I thought that that might mean I would also be able to finish THIS week's early and get myself into a situation where I was always way ahead of the recording schedule. But here it is, 1:17 am on Sunday morning and I'm finally getting around to posting the countdown I just finished recording. Oh well. Things come up, you know? And I'm sure I used the extra time that recording early freed up in very productive and efficient ways.... [...]

I heard the most welcome of sounds when I woke up this morning, the sound of rain on the roof. I didn't hear people shoveling or a plow working its way down the street. I heard heavy rain, and I was glad. The day may be dismal and dark, but the rain is a bright spot, sort of oxymoronic I know, but that's the way it feels. I am going to Hyannis today. It is really not very far, but I sometimes think of the journey as a trek of sorts. I'm attending a luncheon with the Cape [...]

This morning I went out to breakfast then did a couple of errands. Each week I keep track of the number of miles I travel just for the heck of it. When I turned on the car this morning, I saw I'd gone 8 miles since Sunday. I must be hibernating. There is no other explanation. I know I don't get dressed in real clothes (by this I mean outside clothes) most days, but, instead, I wear comfy flannel pants, slippers and a sweatshirt. I shower for the sake of cleanliness and brush my teeth every day. I spent one [...]

The two cats and the dog spend so much time sleeping it boggles my mind. Gracie goes out a couple of times a day, does her crazy run around the yard then runs back inside panting and has gross spit on her face from her tongue hanging out as she ran. Her run is the whole perimeter of the yard including up one set of deck stairs then down the other. She has worn a path all along the fence. The cats alternate sleeping between the living room and the den. Right now they're here with me. The [...]

Although there aren't many, hard-rock-powerhouse Muse, is one commercial non-metal band I've been quite fond of since their early beginnings. Having seen them live many times, I know they're just as fond of extreme metal too. They must have caught wind that Metal Injection was celebrating Black Metal History Month, because their latest music video ... The post MUSE Contributes To Black Metal History Month appeared first on Metal Injection .

Yesterday I leaned against the bookcase in the living room and my sweatshirt came away blackened. All that smoke from last week's fires has left the tops of tables, the cabinet shelves and the bookcase filthy with ash. I couldn't stand the mess so I polished everything. Someone should have been there for pictures. I'd have grinned broadly while holding the filthy cleaning cloths. I finished the living room, but, as with any contagion, I wasn't done. I moved on to the dining room then to the den. When each cloth got too filthy, I'd throw it on the floor [...]

Pageants is the new project of Rebecca Coleman, ex- of Long Beach’s Avi Buffalo and, if the first single is any indication, this is the last time we might have to reference her by her previous band. With Devin O’Brien (guitar) and Dylan Wood (drums) she’s made ‘Musings of the Tide’, a gorgeous example of Californian dream pop that just hangs in the air and coruscates. It’s uplifting, melodic and hook-strewn pop that demands a hearing. It dwarfs the flipside ‘August Moon’, even though the latter is another great melodic fuzzy pop tune. This is a [...]

La banda inglesa, se presentó el día de ayer para dar este concierto en beneficio de War Child . Una asociación que apoya y protege a los niños que han sufrido a causa de la guerra. Para disfrutar del show completo lo pueden hacer aquí abajo.

Today is warm and sunny. I had an early morning meeting and did some errands after that. It was as if the sun had given me a  burst of energy, taken away all my reasons for griping and made me glad to be out and about so early. I have been nominated for a Liebster award by Peace, Love & Great Country Music . The award is best explained if you read  Good Golly Miss Molly   who nominated Peace, Love and All. Good Golly Miss Molly [...]

Today is a pretty day as long as you're looking out from inside the house because it's cold, and that dilutes the pretty. No drips from the roof and no melting of the weekend's snow despite the bright sun is a sign of how cold it is. I had to walk through fairly deep snow to get my newspaper, but my plowman just arrived and shoveled the walk, freed my car and made the mailbox accessible for the mail truck tomorrow. I may go out later, but then again I'm liking the warm house. When I was a [...]

The snow is heavier than it was a couple of hours ago when I woke up. It was small and light then. Now there is a fury of flakes whipped by the wind. The bird feeders are being tossed to the left and right, and the birds ride with them. The tops of all the pine trees bend one direction then the other. When I went to get the papers, the snow went up over my shoes, but the driveway was clear. I could see the blacktop. The drifts have no pattern. The wind changes all that. My [...]

As I mention at various points in this episode, I was inspired by the Grammys and I actually couldn't stop myself. I only intended to do ONE intro! But then BOOM. All of the intros were done and I was a zombie the next day. But how could I not? So many songs/bands/albums that we feature on the countdown this week were part of the Grammys, so there was a lot to talk about! Hope you enjoy it! Countdown #140 ***Featuring*** Atlas Genius The Black Keys fun. Green Day Imagine [...]