I’m starting a new tradition on Fridays, which I will call “Forgotten Metal Friday”.  Basically, I will discuss some band/song I used to love back in the day, maybe either embarrassing or just plain shitty now, or maybe an older song you haven’t heard or thought about in a while. But fun nonetheless.

My first entry is Blessing the Hogs, who are actually fairly obscure. Oakland natives, they had a short lifespan. They were on the now defunct Goodfellow Records, which was littered with good bands.

If Godflesh fucked Chaos A.D. era Sepultura and made out with Machine Head, you might get this band.

I tried to find out what happened to these guys, but the search has been fruitless. They could be dead, they could be in Morningwood, they could be politicians, I have no clue. They could be my friends!

From Kolody Inc., as a holiday card…

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Well well well, if it isn’t my lucky day (it is, actually). I have in my hands a copy of Stephen Lindsay’s Buck #1, and it’s my pleasure to provoke and prompt you to pick this up as soon as it’s available.

If Stephen Lindsay doesn’t ring a bell, then perhaps Jesus Hates Zombies does (and my childlike excitement over the discovery of it). That’s an amazing comic, so if my math and logical reasoning is right, Buck will be as well!

I couldn’t sum up the story better than Lindsay himself, saying it’s a take on the “awesomely bad b-movies that SyFy has been producing lately”. You know, the ones with the slightly cheesy acting, the overwhelming absurdity of the creatures/situations (as well as readers/viewers’ surprise at how easily the characters believe in what’s happening). The ones that can keep you laughing, then surprise you with gore, then make you laugh even more. The ones where you find yourself cheering for the villain just to kill off all the imbecile humans (at least I do).

From 215 Ink, Buck’s going to be 4 issues short, so expect plenty of action to be packed in. Issue #1 gets rolling fast, and leaves no room for funny business. Things start with a bang, high paced from the first pages. It’s going to be a fun ride.

The story centers around the small town of Pititchu, Washington, where Sheriff Layne O’Donnell and his deputy Mike Peterson obviously spend their days (normally) doing things like slapping people on the wrist for not paying parking tickets, or maybe giving the local town drunk a ride home. Until now … when the town has a visitor … you can guess what …

Newcomer Danny Kelly provides fantastic black and white artwork (there’s some color mixed in …) that has the necessary simplicity yet edginess that goes along with a tale like this. I think Walking Dead (and Jesus Hates Zombies) immediately, which is a good thing.

It comes out March 30th (should be on the 215 Ink Shop soon). Prepare for the Buck!

“Welcome to Pititchu”. This is the point where if this were a movie, the audience laughs!

There is a pretty cool article in the Boston Globe which discusses the measuring of Dante’s Hell in some of Galileo’s lectures, which overall contributed to some of the more crucial scientific theories (and general shifts in thinking) from outdated abstract concepts (based more in faith and tale) to mathematics. Such as, if Hell were as constructed as Dante describes, the earth would have collapsed in on itself.

Really fascinating.

[Via Ectoplasmosis]

As per-usual, I am way behind the times.

I THINK I remember hearing about Shadow of the Vampire many years back, the movie poster brings back memories from some part of my brain I haven’t yet destroyed.

The ongoing homo-erotic subplot between Murnau and Albin Grau (Udo Kier) is insanely amusing for whatever reason. And Willem Dafoe as a vampire is just fucking hysterical. The Green Goblin as a vampire? Absolutely works.

I can’t tell if the movie is trying to be funny at times, or just comes across that way. It doesn’t help matters that Malkovich has no German accent whatsoever, yet he’s supposedly playing the greatest German film director ever.

This movie though is a winner in my book, and absolutely worth the rental cost. It gives high laughs and some good chills at a relatively low risk rate. You already have the good cast, and silly storyline. I highly recommend it.

Yeah, I thought that was a hell of a title too when I first read it. But you know, I have no problem with eccentric comic book characters who have multiple important characteristics.

Created by Sam Johnson, Cabra Cini is a recovered crackhead who used voodoo as her new addiction and escape from darkness. She’s become a hitwoman, and a damn fine one at that apparently, evidenced by her skill with various forms of murder (you’ll see for yourself).

The story’s brief (it’s just an intro after all), but there is a ton of promise here for a dark and rich storyline.

On top of getting to know the hero of the day, you’re introduced to a menagerie of things/themes/people (crack, boobs, pimps, Limbo, demon-types) as several characters get their chance to make a quick impression in the few precious pages they have.

There are a variety of mischievous fiends, all apparent mortal enemies of Cabra. She generally has a chip on her shoulder, and intends to make those who have wronged her or other women (probably men too) pay dearly.

Artists Bruno Letizia and Rodrigo Diaz present us with fantastic amounts of blood and boobs, 2 things which we give major thumbs-up to.

Overall, this is a great intro that leaves me wondering what’s next. I look forward to seeing if the future appearances of Cabra can live up to expectations! The most intriguing thing for me would be to learn more about her past, how she actually became a hitwoman (her first kill, etc.).

If you wanna read for yourself, you can do so online for free.

Cabra Cini is one of three strips featured in Digital Visions #4 (along with Deity and Gangland Avalon, also good reads), a compilation series published by Visionary Comics.

Go here, click “Read Online”, and you’re all set (no account or login required! Cabra Cini is the first story). DO IT.

Sean Hartter has created some ridiculously awesome alternate universe movie posters (think wrong actor wrong film) for some classic films. I am seriously freaking out at how awesome this is.

I really like Friday the 13th, Batman, and Ghostbusters.

Check out all the posters here. You can even buy them!!!

[Via Rue Morgue]

Created by Jester King Brewery, this should be the darkest and grimmest beer ever produced.

[Via Blabbermouth]

Not QUITE as much shit as I’ve gotten in Christmas’ past, as I have asked the mother to tone it down just a bit (it’s just a pain in the ass to haul a bunch of stuff from North Carolina back up to Brooklyn), but I still got some really awesome things that I am very proud of.

Zombie Socks

Mom got me theses awesome zombie socks, which apparently were labeled as “dancing zombie socks”, which means there’s always a party going on with my feet. Don’t tell Rex Ryan that though.

Buy these gems here.

RIP M.D.

My brother picked up this awesome-looking graphic novel, RIP M.D., a fun-looking adventure that should be a great read. I’ll review later.

Heavy Metal Activity Book & Hellbent for Cooking

Two more gifts from my brother are fun and also super functional. The Heavy Metal Fun Time Activity Book is great for dinner parties parties, or to kill time on an airplane, or to help yourself come down after a night of hard partying. Hellbent for Cooking is great for dinner parties, or to help yourself come down after a night of hard partying.

Dexter Blood Soap

We really love Dexter here at the Devil’s Demons, even if Michael C Hall is the dick he apparently is by sleeping with everyone he stars with. Anyways, my better (less evil) half found some killer soap on Etsy, just what I need to help start the day!

How to Survive a Horror Movie

My dear friends gave me this book, which is the perfect toilet book for a horror fan. Also, it’s been a long-standing dream of mine (or nightmare?) to be in a horror movie, so this should come in handy.

There were plenty of other little nicks and knacks, but they’re for another day.

The year has barely started, and I’m excited for several things/events already.

The obvious ones are later in the year: Halloween 2011, new seasons of True Blood/Dexter/Walking Dead. I thought they all ended with a good bit of up-in-the-air-ness, which leaves me anticipating the upcoming series.

I’m going to be attending a stoner metal festival, RoadBurn in the Netherlands in April. Sunn_O))) is playing, and there’s a Godflesh reunion. Should be brutal.

Vincent and I are planning to attend Oktoberfest 2011. Who knows how evil THAT could turn out to be?

There’s plenty of metal. We’re going to see Immortal again in February. Hopefully I won’t get blackout drunk like last time.

Gonna be a good year.