If It's Too Loud...

Photo via Facebook We don't cover a lot of metal or remixes here at If It's Too Loud..., but how could we possibly ignore this? Charlie Benante of Anthrax has been doing his own quarantine covers series, and this time around he has brought in Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies to do a metal remix of Billie Eilish's impossible to avoid "Bad Guy." My early teenage obsessions with Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies means I'm going to have to check out anything these two do together, and even I can't pretend I don't love "Bad Guy." And a metal mix of "Bad Guy?" Ridiculously great. Seriously. And Benante doesn't even hide his love of the original. On the YouTube video he p osts " Ra and I always Loved this tune and wanted to do a Remix of it. We added some crunch, some funk, some Groove. We like all different forms of music so if Ya Don't like anything, keep it to yourself." The remix ends with a killer breakdown at the en...

Forgotten Fridays is an occasional feature here at If It’s Too Loud... where we go back and find the lost records of our glory days. We played these on our college radio shows, put them on countless mix tapes, and then forgot they existed. Once a week we go back and remind you, and help decide if they were any good. Last week while doing some Black Friday shopping (for myself) at a used record store, I came across Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved  in the discount CD bin. I hadn't even thought about this album for about 20 years, so I figured I'd give it another listen. Now, to be fair, I've always hated Kiss. While I gained an appreciation for classic rock bands in my 30s that I hated in my 20s (Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC), the same can't be said for Kiss. Released in 1994, Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved  now stands as a bizarre slice of 1994. The mid-90s was a time of bizarre tribute and compilation albums, and this might stand out as one of t...

With all the upcoming albums in 2016, five really have captured my interest to the point of obsession. They include brand new artists, returning favorites, and dream collaborations. Mothers - When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired - Ever since I first heard "Too Small For Eyes," I've been listening to Mothers pretty much constantly. Considering I they only have four songs on Spotify, that means I should have burnt them out, but I keep going back. I don't think I've ever had such anticipation for a debut since Benjamin Booker, which I consider very high praise.  The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab - Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield are a dream combination I didn't know I needed until it existed. They've kept the details of their debut album as The I Don't Cares pretty quiet. All we know about it is that it will be called Wild Stab  and at the end of October it would be released "soon." I'm betting this will be one of those ...