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6′+ Episode 29 is up!

To quote the description given at the new listing:

“We make way for music from bands who have never been on 6′+. MonsterMatt digs out his Igor during the MonsterMatt Minute and Dr. Gangrene decides to hightail it to the clean living of Switzerland to talk with Marc Stroace of KROKUS for the Metal Morgue.

There’s music from KING GHIDORA, The Bloodtypes, The Tombstone Brawlers, Beware The Dangers of A Ghost Scorpion!, The BlackRats and you get to go 3ftDeep with Dead Elvis and his One Man Grave. All this and more!”

Remember to email 6′+ (contact at 6ftplus.com) or leave a comment below about the show, whether you liked it or not. Tell your friends, leave a review on iTunes, but above all – enjoy.

You can find all episodes of 6′+ over at the official site as well as on iTunes and Stitcher . We’re also on Facebook and Twitter.

6′+ Episode 28 is up!

To quote the description given at the new listing:

“VHS, Beta, Blu-Ray and DVD. Find them all at your Local Video Store. This episode captures some of the history so that your local store has a future.

Metal Morgue has Dr. Gangrene talking with Count Lyle of Ghoultown, and there’s also MonsterMatt’s Minute. Music from The Amino Acids, The Dead-Tones, Theater Zombies, The Neanderthals and Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space. ALL THIS AND MORE!”

Remember to email 6′+ (contact at 6ftplus.com) or leave a comment below about the show, whether you liked it or not. Tell your friends, leave a review on iTunes, but above all – enjoy.

You can find all episodes of 6′+ over at the official site as well as on iTunes and Stitcher . We’re also on Facebook and Twitter.

2011: End of the Year – IN 3-D

Posted by Strange Jason in Music | Psychobilly | Rock - (0 Comments)

The Year 2011 brought us a wide collection of great music from many genres of horror music. It would be pretentious of us here at GdL16 to think that we could pick THE BEST ALBUM OF 2011. And as science has proved, lists are for suckers and shitty music blogs. Since we’re a bettter-than-shitty horror blog, here are FIFTY RELEASES OF 2011 for you to check out. These are in no particular order of importance. Each of them deserves your attention as much as the other. To make it a challenge, we’ll sum up the album in 31 (20+11=31) words.

Voodoo Zombie, Santa Muerte
It’s always smart to go out on a high note, as the lead singer would depart after this band after it releases one of the best psychobilly albums of the year.

Nekromantix, What Happens In Hell, Stays In Hell
Despite their best efforts and all the money they wound up spending, they couldn’t kill this iconic psychobilly band, leaving the ensuing masses to fear their subsequent but deserved wrath.

Rezurex, Dance of the Dead
I thought I knew her—like really knew her, through and through—but after I found her listening to this collection of well-composed psychobilly melodies, she’s like a completely different person.

Vince Ray and the Boneshakers, The Sound Effects of Sex and Horror
In that dimension where Elvis never died, this album has been playing nonstop in his Cadillac’s stereo for the last three weeks, his rhinestoned fingers tapping along on the steering wheel.

Bonsai Kitten, Done With Hell
If you’ve ever been roundhouse kicked in the brain by a flaming, steel toed, leather boot worn by the object of your soul’s desire, you know what this album sounds like.

Johnny Nightmare, Kicking Satan Out Of Hell
It’s an admirable goal to dethrone the king of all liars, and if they are as motivated as they sound with this album, it’s plausible that they will be incredibly successful.

Kitty In A Casket, Back To Thrill
Down that darkened alley, the only light seen is from a dive bar, seemingly unreal because of its unearthly clientele drinking fire and the music of this album playing from below.

The Limit Club, This is Cutthroat Business
Frenzied and whirling like a Sonoran Desert Devil, this trio of wild men soothsayers offers to reveal the secrets of life, lords and the universe, but only for a specific price.

Alucard, Vamp City Rockers
Found drained of all worthless limitations like shame and doubt, the body picked a fight with the coroner, concluding the person had listened to this album before the time of death.

Labretta Suede and the Motel 6, Dirty and Dumb
When science finally distills those exact amino acids that produce things like “excitement,” “joy” and “fear” inside your lizard brain, they’ll find the chemical make-up looks exactly like this album’s cover.

If we’ve missed out on your favorite album, you have 31 words to sum it up in the comments. Who knows? Maybe we’ll pick the best one out and send you something.

2011: End of the Year – PART 2

Posted by Strange Jason in Music | Psychobilly | Punk | Rock | Surf - (0 Comments)

The Year 2011 brought us a wide collection of great music from many genres of horror music. It would be pretentious of us here at GdL16 to think that we could pick THE BEST ALBUM OF 2011. And as science has proved, BEST OF lists are for suckers and shitty music blogs. This isn’t a BEST of List, but just part of a collection of FIFTY RELEASES OF 2011 for you to check out. These are in no particular order of importance. Each of them deserves your attention as much as the other. To make it a challenge, we’ll sum up the album in 31 (20+11=31) words.

The Moans, The Three Amigores
This debut release from the Sacramento trio Frankensteins horror and pop punk together, sort of like stitching screeching weasels to the face of Glen Danzig but with much better sounding results.

Southern Culture On The Skids, Zombified
Coming back from the dead, this re-release of a long out-of-print EP comes back to life with four extra tracks and an insatiable hunger for blood, brains and bile.

The Deadbeats, The Day of the Deadbeats
After failing to make this illegal, government forces have been reluctant to wash their hands of the oncoming rabid madness that will sweep the world once it inevitably discovers this band.

Kill, Baby…Kill, Sometimes They Come Back
Why they grow them so weird and bizarre in Huntsville stumped even the greatest philosopher, who ended up carving arcane symbols in the walls while this EP was playing on repeat.

The Phantomatics, She Left Her Brain At The Drive-In
Excellent classic surf rock that will lead to you question the era you are in, leaving you completely disillusioned about all the lies and half-truths you have been bred to believe.

The Night Shift, Devils In the Sea and God In London
Don’t make the mistake of letting the terms “Self released” and “free” prevent you from listening, since they don’t diminish the quality of this incredible EP from the horror punk hurricane.

Spookhand, Keep Out!
The first of three official releases from the band this year captures the fury and fear of this mad science punk rock in ways to make you afraid of the dark.

Darrow Chemical Company, A Nightmare on Seventh Avenue
From the shed skin of Mister Monster, the new invocation rises in a miasma of melodic punk with an acid laced tongue that laces around your brain and melts it away.

The Screamin’ Rebel Angels, Pounce Like A Tiger
Being bad never sounded so good as this rock release combine sultry hooks and Dead Man’s Curves in a rockabilly roots rock package trimmed with a little sex, a little violence.

The Evil Streaks, Go-Go To Hell
Sinister sounds of the latest Necro Tone Family outing melds together the ingredients to make a wicked brew of garage rock, demented surf and Americana rooted evil to a sonic success.

If we’ve missed out on your favorite album, you have 31 words to sum it up in the comments. Who knows? Maybe we’ll pick the best one out and send you something.