Metalstep Monday 4: Korn: The Path Of Totality

     You may have heard of Korn, the giants of metal they are, still kicking after eighteen years of rocking my ears off. Well way back when, April 14, 2011, to be exact I heard the first single off their newest album and it moved me to a point where I just had to start a blog to write about it and spread the word to as many people as I could. I'm proud to say that nearly ten months and 10, 000 pageviews later I'm ready to put forth the complete album in all  its glory.

     So I was cruising Spin magazines website the other day and happened across the supposed "best metal albums" of 2011, to my delight not only was the new Mastodon album on it so was The Path of Totality, which believe it or not I had almost given up on seeing, last I checked it was delayed or maybe my local HMV was yanking my chain. Either way its out now and absolutely fucking amazing. First off lets say I attained my copy through less than legal sources but I plan on buying a physical copy at my earliest convenience, but if you can't wait grab it here on itunes or here if you don't give a fuck (just in general).

     So if you happen to not be amazing then you don't have a clue whats so damn awesome about this album, well lets just say of the thirteen tracks in that .zip file none of them are unblemished by top notch dubstep. Yeah the boys shook the can and teamed up with nine different dubstep figureheads and created a masterpiece of epic proportions. Yeah you heard me right, nine, count 'em, Skrillex, Feed Me, Excision, Datsik, Downlink, Noisia, 12th Planet, Flinch, and Kill The Noise. Until you hear it you'll just have to take my word that every single track is pure gold and this album dserves more press than it has so far recieved. That being said if you're a hardcore Korn fan and have followed them from day one you might need to pull that stick out of your ass to appreciate the lengths this album pushes the limit and the industry. All in all The Path of Totality is the underdog but its day will come... its day will come.

Toxic Tuesday 11 : Games Day

     Today I thought we'd spice it up a bit and have a kind of theme day. I know for me at least video games are a big part of my life, not quite as influential as music but gettin up there. Everyone has their own taste in music and games, but what if we smashed those tastes together? So today I thought why not showcase some of the great theme remixes and game based originals to hit the scene recently.

     Our first today is a huge track from British Columbia producers Datsik and Excision, two of my favourite Canadian dubstep artists. This is a perfect blend of that industrial dubstep sound with an eight bit electro feel, I get the feeling this would make any games room or dance floor complete.

Datsik and Excision - 8 Bit Superhero

     Our second homage today is to a game we all know, but may not all love, Tetris. I can't say I have the patience for it, which may be why I love dubstep so much, but speaking of dubstep this track is from a giant of the industry, Doctor P. We've heard a lot from him in the last few months as he's been doing a lot of work with Flux Pavillion (Anyone see the video for Bass Cannon?). 

Doctor P - Tetris

     One thing that has been surprising me lately is the release of many amazing Zelda remixes, maybe it has something to do with the new game coming out for the 3DS or maybe cause we all love Zelda. This particular track is a Song of Storms remix by Mt Eden and Overkill, but head on over to "Here" for awesome remixes by Ephixa and remixes of those remixes by Nonelikejoshua.

Mt Eden and Overkill - Song of Storms Remix