Hook of the Day - Lamb of God "Contractor"

by Wayne

I think Myche and Mark are probably busy right now with their broken Zunes and their 2008 Wrap-ups....perfect opportunity to sneak in the new Lamb of God track as a HotD.

Awesome.

Bad News for Myche + Mark, Great News for Wayne

Nice. Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe will make a guest appearance on the next Gojira record on a track called "Adoration for None."

Ozzfest......The Destination Festival??

By Wayne Graham

According to Blabbermouth, rumours abound of Ozzfest making a transition from a single day traveling metal festival to a two-day fest in Dallas this year. As you may recall, last year's go-around was free to attendees, with costs offset by corporate sponsors. That resulted in a pretty strong second stage with a lot of hungry up-and-comers (3 Inches of Blood, Behemoth, Nile) and---with the exception of the show stealing Lamb of God---an extremely lousy mainstage.

Yeah, guess that didn't work. Given the success Rocklahoma had last year, combined with this year's excitement around the upcoming Mayhem Fest with Slipknot, Mastodon, DragonForce and other popular bands that might have participated in an Ozzfest tour, I guess Ozzy and Sharon felt like they wanted to get into the ever-growing stationary festival racket.

None of this is official, so no lineup choices have been released, but we can count on solo Ozzy since Heaven and Hell may be recording soon. And, I dunno, I'm sure Zakk Wylde and The Neverending Pinched Harmonics will probably be there.

Hook of the Day - A Life Once Lost "Firewater Joyride"

by Wayne Graham

Today's Hook of the Day comes from Philadelphia metal maniacs A Life Once Lost. The track is "Firewater Joyride" from their latest release Iron Gag. You fans of Pantera, Meshuggah, Lamb of God, and Unearth should like this one.

ALOL are quite the road dogs these days. We first caught up with them on the Dillinger Escape Plan/Genghis Tron bill back in December, and they really caught our attention. They'll do a few dates on the Brotherhood of Riffs and Spliffs bill with Arsis, the mighty Skeletonwitch, and Veil of Maya.

After the band swings through Europe with HIMSA, Chicago fans can catch them on the Friday, May 2nd date of Chicago Powerfest. (same night as Iced Earth!!!)

A LIFE ONCE LOST on the road (U.S. Dates)

w/ Arsis, Skeletonwitch, and Veil of Maya

2-25-2008 KARMA, Victorville, CA (tickets)

2-26-2008 Jerry's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA (tickets)

2-27-2008 Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA (tickets)

5-2-2008 Pearl Room, Mokena, IL (tickets)

(Chicago Powerfest w/ Iced Earth, Epicurean, Ion Vein, and Arise & Run)