NO CONTROL Radio Replay 8/30/13

This week we get a little deeper on the new Carcass and Trivium albums, new Ministry, IWABO, Misery Signals, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Red Fang, plus classics from Slayer, Deicide, Iron Maiden and Metal Church. We also have 101 Seconds of Metal News and a Nugget from Evocation.

ALL CONTESTS ARE OVER and REQUEST lines are closed, listen live on Friday nights from 10p - 1a CST on 101X in Austin, 93.3 KGSR NO CONTROL Radio HD3 and stream 24/7 commercial free metal at www.nocontrolradio.com

Grammys are Still Irrelevant to Metal

Today the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for this year’s “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” Grammy, and once again they have proven that metal means nothing in the realm of this awards gala. Having turned their nose up to the separate categories a few years ago, giving the award as much depth as the kiddie pool, now you can see which band who had the biggest name gets a nod from the academy voters.

The Nominees Are: 

• Anthrax, “I’m Alive”
• Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
• Iron Maiden, “Blood Brothers [live from En Vivo]”
• Lamb of God, “Ghost Walking”
• Marilyn Manson, “No Reflection”
• Megadeth, “Whose Life (Is It Anyway?)”

I am pretty sure this award won't be on the broadcast. I would hope that Lamb of God gets the nod, with all of the turmoil going on in their camp today, but I assume that Iron Maiden will pick up the award, since everyone from Miley Cyrus to Lidsay Lohan wear their 'ironic' t-shirts. Maybe someday we will get an actual award from the...oh nevermind...

Iron Maiden to Release Series of Picture Discs

In holy crap I just shat myself news, Iron Maiden have decided to release a series of special limited-edition Iron Maiden vinyl picture-disc albums in October. Comprised of the first eight albums of their career, each picture disc will be packaged in a gatefold sleeve with full-color printed inner bags and the heavyweight vinyl will be cut from the original album master tapes.

The albums will be released chronologically between October and February, starting with "Iron Maiden" and "Killers" on October 15, followed by "The Number Of The Beast" and "Piece Of Mind" in November.

To open the New Year, "Powerslave" and the double album "Live After Death" will be released in January, with the final two titles, "Somewhere In Time" and "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son", coming out in February.

If you are thinking of buying me a gift for Christmas, you no longer need any ideas...

IRON MAIDEN Tickets on the Cheap 8/9 Only!

You can score tickets to Iron Maiden at the AT&T Center next week for around $20 less for less than 24hrs...how? Check out the 'Up the Irons' discount that starts at 2am tonight to get yours but only till 11:59p Thursday night so you might want to get ready to click!

UP THE IRONS!