When bands get back together they tend to fall into the same traps. Hey we’re all human after all, but that doesn’t mean that the traps bands fall into are appealing. A lot of bands stick to their guns and put out a carbon copy of their most popular album, making them sound dated, and out of touch. Others end up trying to copy the flavor of the month, alienating their core fan base, and coming off like a 70 year old woman in a tube top at a singles bar.

INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND or INC, have gotten back together again, twenty years later. Their new album Heaven Sent…Hellbound does neither of the things mentioned above. They have updated their sound, and incorporated other aspects of metal into their sound. They have also improved the production value to bring the album sonically into the now, something other bands tend to neglect. And although they aren’t reinventing the wheel, the album is pretty strong. If you’re an old school fan of INC, the album is chalked full of the band’s brand of thrash that you’ve come to love. But they’ve added such things as groove based riffs, odes to bands of the past, and some hooks that are guaranteed to get stuck in your head.

The track that really stood out to me the first time around, and is one of my favorite tracks to come out this year is “Swallow”. Other standout tracks include “Fist of Fascista”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Rain” which features Ron Bumblefoot Thal.

Grade B+

Ron Scalzo, AKA Q*Ball of Return To Earth, Bald Freak Music, and Q*Ball Fame is featured during the latest episode of Mars Attacks Podcast.

During the episode we discuss all of the bands mentioned above, his label Bald Freak Music, his relationship with Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, his desire to score a movie soundtrack and more.

During the episode you’ll hear snippets of the following songs:

Return To Earth – Get Your Knife
Wayne – Let Us Kill Ourselves
Return To Earth – Automata
Return To Earth – The Altercation Of Man
Bumblefoot – Invisible
Return To Earth – Night Of Exploding Razors

Other items discussed:

Ron Scalzo, Ron Thal, Bumblefoot, Guns N Roses, Return To Earth, Q*Ball, Trent Reznor, Pretty Hate Machine, How To Destroy Angels, Inception, Nothing, Interscope, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo, Ennio Morricone, Ministry, Meshuggah, Chris Pennie, Brett Aveni, Devin Townsen, Tom Araya, Slayer, Bono, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Steve Vai, Ki, Ziltoid, Jason Flom, Kid Rock, Back Street Boys, Creed, Three Doors Down, Nickleback, Kevin Richardson, Beastie Boys, Andy Carp, Caddy Shack, Sigur Ros, Peter Gabriel, Coheed & Cambria, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Billy Preston, Abby Road, Rubber Soul

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EZO – Flashback Heartattack
Wendy O. Williams – Ain’t None Of Your Business
Kiss – Under The Gun
Motley Crue – Too Fast For Love (Alternate Intro)
W.A.S.P. – L.O.V.E. Machine
Yngwie Malmstee – Fire
The Cult – Bad Fun
Guns N Roses – Rocket Queen
Cinderella – Night Songs
Great White – Desert Moon
Dokken – It’s Not Love
Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In
Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Shoot You Full OF Love

For episode 15 I had the pleasure of interviewing current GNR guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. During this episode we discuss the differences between recording and touring with GNR as opposed to his solo work, being compared to past members of the band, the re-release of The Adventures Of Bumblefoot , and his work with MS Research among other things.

Items touched upon include:

Guns N Roses, D.J. Ashba, Robin Finck, Izzy Stradlin, Chinese Democracy, The Adventures Of Bumblefoot, Shrapnel, MS Research, Rock Band, Guitars Suck, Normal, Abnormal, Guitars Still Suck, UFC, Exodus, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Zakk Wylde, In This Moment, Talking Meal On Fuse, John Ostronomy, Mark Strigl, Judas Priest, Evan Seinfeld and the Spyderz, Paul McCartney, Mike Patton, Axl Rose, L&B Spumoni Gardens, Blair’s Hot Sauce, Tommy Stinson, Frank Ferrer, Thin Lizzy, Gary Cherone, Van Halen, Eddie Trunk, Kiss, Beatles, Led Zepplin, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dizzy Reed.

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