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DPS Presents: Headbanging Friday Nights -- Volume VI

Does everybody know what time it is?!?!

No, it isnt "Tool Time."

The five-song lineup that'll sure enough hit you in the face aint too bad, if I dont say so myself. Some glam metal, a tad bit of grunge, and some classic sleeze metal to round it all off. Feast your ears.

1. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue

I'm not exactly a huge fan of the 80's glam scene that thrived on the LA Strip... but it doesnt hurt to jam to some Motley Crue from time to time. And FYI, the Crue is reforming for a tour soon -- or so says a guy that I met at work.

2. My Wave - Soundgarden

If you listen to the radio, you're bound to hear some Soundgarden. Of their first few albums in the 1990's, I swear at least 10 songs are constant radio numbers, including this one.

3. Them Bones - Alice in Chains

Yet another band that thrived in the 1990's, Alice in Chains and one of their classics off their best work, Dirt. The people of Louisiana voted it into the Top 20 of one of the classic rock station's album countdown. Sweet.

4. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix

If there was a magnum opus for Jimi Hendrix during his short stint in the rock n' roll limelight, it was this one. Flashback video for any you people that happened to be at Woodstock in '69.

5. Locomotive - Guns n' Roses

Outside of the big three on Appetite For Destruction, there arent too many tracks I'm all that fond of. Except this one, of course. And speaking of that Top 20 countdown, AFD came in at #2.

Enjoy your night, people. I'm out.

DPS Presents: Sounds from the Underground

Has anyone ever heard of a band from Finland called The Curse?

Probably not, and up until a year ago, I had no clue who they were either. A friend of mine had heard them on XM Radio, and suggested that I check them out. After searching high and low, the only band I could find was this band from Finland. This band recorded a 11-song demo in 2005 after jamming on some Whitesnake and Metallica covers, and posted the songs for free download at their website: thecurserock.com. I will admit, that at first I was really skeptical about them, but this band sounds like a lot of Metallica and the Scorpions mixed with RATT and Whitesnake. The vocals really leave something to be desired, when you can cut through the singer's thick Finnish accent, but it is a demo after all; and the whole point is to put your music out there for people to listen to. The music is really raw and aggressive, which is where this band stands out and makes up for the crappy vocals. The production is better than average, and you can really hear every little sound on guitar and drums, which usually get lost in a more polished production. As a demo, its worth checking out. 

The Videos - Vol. 60

I was supposed to do this over the weekend. I did not. Now, I must redeem myself with the greatest edition of The Videos ever seen.

The Search For the Top 25 Rock Albums of All-Time: Voting

Finally, we have the list. It is now time to figure out what we believe to be the Top 25 Rock Albums of All-Time. It's (the list) full of classics like Dark Side of the Moon and Aqualung, and packed to the brim with great modern records like Bedlam in Goliath.

Your job is to create a Top 20 list of your favorite albums listed. Yes, that's right, your favorite. Vote by what you dig the most, not what others say is the best.

Here is the List:

IV - Coheed and Cambria

DPS Presents: Headbanging Friday Nights -- Volume V

Hey, it's Friday! It isnt night just yet where I am, but I'm sure either A) It's night time for somebody who's viewing this. or B) By the time most see this, it'll be night time. So it's all good.We're at volume number five of this weekly blog. Enjoy.

1. Empire - Queensryche

To start things off, we've got the title track of the album Empire by Queensryche, the follow up to their concept record Operation: Mindcrime.