Slayer: World Painted Blood (don’t worry, its good)
Ether you're a fan or your not. Slayer are one of those bands that you can pretty much be assured will rock your ass off, always. If you've ever had (or have) the opportunity to see them live, trust me its a changing experience, and comes highly recommended.
Slayer are pretty much the single only band that if you listened to 20 years ago to this day, still do the exact same thing they've always done. That is, create some of the hardest, fastest, most evil, in your fucking face shit.
World Painted Blood is everything you've come to expect from Slayer. Its the same thing they've been doing since day one, in this case that is a good thing. A damn good thing... Where other bands get rich, change the recipe, get back to their roots, {insert some stupid identity crisis here}, Slayer is still Slayer. The same four dudes cracking out great metal with razor and blood cutting lyrics.
Like every Slayer album, you've got to give it some time to cook in your head (and the subliminal messages to embed into the synapsis of your brain). The track I've included on this post is probably one of the more unique tracks off the album that deviates a little from the normal recipe, but never enough to sway the hard core fan. However fear not my pretty, every singe track is fresh Slayer-ness, and will scratch that need for something new from your old friends.
Its nice to know in a world of change, and indecision, there's still a constant...
So throw it in, turn it up, and break the fucking knob off.
What’s in Keno’s player today: Monsters Of Folk
Monsters Of Folk
Seems like a good year for eclectic super groups. All we need is a new Golden Smog album to complete the trifecta. 
I was turned on to this group by the guys in Traffico. The band consists of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward. In the touring lineup is also Denton local Will Johnson from Centro-Matic on drums.
As a musician and an audiophile, this is a truly incredible album. Sonically the project is beautiful. Songs range from having lush harmonies and instrumentation to fairly jangly and aggressive sounds, to very clean classic folk acoustic. You can tell that this was a group of very talented songwriters offering their own compositions to the whole. Each writers own musical style is apparent and recognizable. Many of the tracks remind me of some great music, with style call backs to Harrison, Dylan and some of the great early folk and rock pioneers, but also updated styles and sensibilities.
The idea for the band was formed in 2004 but due to the members main projects the album was just finished this year. The time spent on recording shows though... it is beautifully executed and recorded. The four primary members played all parts and instruments.
Here's a little Sound Cloud sample from the album.
You can buy the CD now at Amazon, iTunes or right here.
Them Crooked Vultures CD to drop November 17
Them Crooked Vultures
Can't wait to hear the debut album from this new super group! With founding members Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) and John Paul Jones (Led frickin' Zeppelin), this has all the buzz of being an amazing rock and roll project.
Pre-order available from Amazon.
I'm already digging the first single, New Fang.
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