For some of you keeping score you’ll know that I’ve mentioned my 9/11 experience to quite a few artists, John Bush, Richard Patrick, Bobby Blitz, John Schaffer, etc. I’ve also done shows specifically regarding 9/11 on both this, and my Fusion Sonica podcast. When Chris from Decibel Geek asked me to write something regarding what I experienced that day, I jumped at the opportunity to do so. If you’re interested, you can read the post here.

Thanks, and keep the memory alive of those that perished on that fateful day, and as a result of that selflessly tried helping and have since pasted away or are now sick as a result.

- Victor M. Ruiz

Why didn’t Hades make it bigger than they actually did? The band is probably the most underrated thrash band of all time. Alan Tecchio alone is one of the greatest metal voices of all time, why isn’t he held in the same regards as John Bush, Joey Bellodonna, Chuck Billy, or others like say a King Diamond that didn’t venture into thrash? The rest of the band on this DVD is tremendous. It consists of Dan Lorenzo and Scott LePage on guitar. The rhythm section consists of T. Coombs on drums, and Non-Fiction’s Kevin Bolembach. I see this DVD as a celebration of the band, its fans, and what should be an eye opener for most that previously didn’t know the band. This DVD is raw, and live, just the way I like it! For so many years you’ve seen bands mask/enhance who they are, by using CGI, by paying go-go dancers to fill in the crowd, by giving away 90% of their tickets via radio contests, or redoing all of the audio in the studio. But with this DVD what you see is what you get. Again, raw, live, sweaty thrash.

The DVD kicks off with an intro from comedian Don Jamison. From here the band starts things off by quickly ripping right into Widow’s Mite, and then one of my favorite Hades’ tracks The Leaders? The show is sprinkled with all types of cool tracks like Exist To Resist, The Cross, and Resist Success, whose main riff has been borrowed by countless bands over the years. Continuing this theme, during Sweet Revenge you hear a section that sounds a lot like Time by Anthrax, which was released years later. The Hades portion is wrapped up by a killer version of Nighstalker.

The bonus section contains a cover of the Fleetwood Mac/Judas Priest classic The Green Manilishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) and rehearsal footage of the band prepping for the show.

As a bonus you also get a few tracks off of the Non-Fiction reunion show from a few years back. Tracks for this part of the DVD include Preface, the single In The Know, and Peaked. Cool to see the genius in Dan Lorenzo transition from the thrash of Hades to eerie/ominous riffs he composed and played while in Non-Fiction. Watch this section and try to categorize a band that was a few years ahead of its time.

I recommend this DVD to anyone that is remotely interested in either band, old school thrash, or live shows. My only complaint is I wish Non-Fiction’s version of the Black Sabbath classic Voodoo appeared somewhere on the DVD! For those interested, you can purchase Re-United & Re-Ignited directly from here on Dan Lorenzo’s site.

This is a recap of the first anniversary show, during the show we played the following tracks:

Armored Saint – Reign Of Fire
Filter – So I Quit
Hades – Absorbed
Non-Fiction – Reason To Die
Life Of Agony – My Eyes (Live)
Testament – F.E.A.R.
Overkill – Necroshine
Judas Priest – One On One
Iron Maiden – Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Live)
Guns N Roses – Riad N’ The Bedouins
Quiet Riot – The Ritual
Bruce Kulick – Need Me

Here is a recap of yesterday’s show, it will repeat tonight and over the weekend, as well as during the course of the next few weeks. Check the show times at the top right hand side of the home page for more details.

Testament – Hail Mary
Overkill – Necroshine
Megadeth – Ashes In Your Mouth
MD .45 – Hell’s Motel
Metallica – Of Wolf And Man
Anthrax – Catharsis
Fight – War Of Words
Judas Priest – Hell Patrol
Life Of Agony – I Regret
Machine Head – The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears
Pantera – Fucking Hostile
Dio – Strange Highways
Black Sabbath – After All The Dead
Black Sabbath – Cross Of Thorns
Ozzy Osbourne – Thunder Underground
Motley Crue – Let Us Pray
Prong – Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
Killing Joke – Millennium
Faith No More – Mouth To Mouth
System Of A Down – Sugar
Rage Against The Machine – Know Your Enemy
Sevendust – Denial
Godsmack – Whatever
Alice In Chains – We Die Young

As mentioned in my previous post, we also discuss the following:

Ozzmosis, Lee Ving, Fear, Joey Belladonna, John Bush, Painkiller, Tony Martin, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Vinnie Appice, Ronnie James Dio, Dehumanizer, Cross Purposes

Thanks once again to everyone that checked out last week’s live show, especially Joey Z from Life of Agony, Anthony Esposito from Ace Frehley’s band, and John and Mark from Talking Metal.

Tonight’s Mars Attacks will feature an all 90s show. I’ve always heard how the 90s sucked, how metal died in the 80s, and all types of non-sense like that. As a result I’ve put a show together that has nothing but 90s metal to prove that some great music did come out during this decade. You’ll hear the following artists:

Testament, Overkill, Megadeth, MD .45, Metallica, Anthrax, Fight, Judas Priest, Life of Agony, Machine Head, Pantera, Dio, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Prong, Marilyn Manson, Killing Joke, Faith No More, System Of A Down, Rage Against The Machine, Sevendust, Godsmack, Alice In Chains

We also discuss the following:

Ozzmosis, Lee Ving, Fear, Joey Belladonna, John Bush, Painkiller, Tony Martin, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Vinnie Appice, Ronnie James Dio, Dehumanizer, Cross Purposes

Show debuts tonight 8PM EST / 5PM PST / 2AM CET (Friday) only on MarkStriglRadio.com

New all music episode of Mars Attacks including a mini-tribute to Dimebag Darrel, and Dio. A few cover songs, some obscure tracks, a do over if you will, and a new song from an old union!

Groups features are:

Faith No More – The Cowboy Song
The Cult – Wild Flower
City of Fire – Gravity
Fear Factory – Power Shifter
Black Sabbath – Country Girl
Dog Eat Dog – Games
Heathen – Kill The King
Sacred Reich W/ Rob Halford – Rapid Fire
Armored Saint – March Of The Saint 2009
Anthrax – Killing Box
Pantera – Becoming
Bruce Kulick – No Friend Of Mine

Behind my banter you will hear:

Marilyn Manson – I Have To Look Up To See Hell
The Devin Townsend Project – Super Crush
H.I.M. – Heart Killer
Killing Bird – Beat The Bullet
Racer X – Heart Of A Lion
The Almighty – Jonestown Mind
Life Of Agony – River Runs Red
Van Halen – Dirty Movies
God Forbid – Stockholm Syndrome
Ace Frehley – Pain In The Neck
Hell’s Fire – Devil’s Ground

The following items are discussed during the episode:

The Real Thing, Live At Brixton Academy, Electric, AC/DC, Sonic Temple, Rick Rubin, Arkaea, Divine Heresy, Burton C. Bell, Byron Stroud, Transgression, Archetype, Gene Hogland, Dio, Live At Hammersmith Odean, Black Sabbath The Dio Years, Rainbow, John Bush, Bushthrax, Dimebag Darrell, Steve Vai, Phil Anselmo, John Carpenter, Ghost Of Mars, Floods, Guitar World, Rebel Meets Rebel, Damageplan, Tres Diablos, John Corabi, Union, Motley Crue, The Scream, Ratt

With this episode we jump all over the place, touching on various groups, including:

Helloween – Save Us

Prong – Unfortunately

Armored Saint – After Me, The Flood

Anthrax – Bordello Of Blood

Paul Dianno’s Battle Zone – Rip It Up

Bruce Dickenson – The Magician

Blaze – Reach For The Horizon

Snail – Blood

Nudeswirl – F Sharp

Valkyrie – Apocalypse Unsealed

Loudness – In The Mirror

The Almighty – Jonestown Mind

The following topics are also touched upon:

Pantera, Danzig, Rob Zombie, Trent Reznor, Marilyn Manson, Vulgar Display Of Power, John Bush, Metallica, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Nightmare On Elm St., Tales From The Crypt, Bordello of Blood, Redd Cross, Kiss, Steve Harris, Iron Maiden, Worship Music, Dan Nelson, Accident of Birth, Adrian Smith, Roy Z, Silicon Messiah, Megaforce, Man Of Two Visions, Mike Vescera, Crank

You’ll also hear songs by the following acts in the background:

Fantomas, Contraband, Twisted Sister, Refused, Hatebreed, Inflames, Static X, Straight Line Stitch With Jamey Jasta, Scorpions With Billy Corgan