Greetings
Legions,
For
the record: I am still undergoing reverse culture shock at the moment and, as a
result aside from working, all I do is hibernate like an almost fossilized polar
bear in the Arctic Pole. Staying physically active has become a challenge,
where motivation and I are constantly playing hide and seek, and guess what? I have
rarely won… At this point I have to take advantage of any opportunity available
to leave my house. That act, in itself, comprises more physical activity than
anything I can do at the Fraulein Cave (I work in it, I plan my stuff in it, I
eat in it, I sleep in it, I read in it, I poorly attempt to play guitar in it,
etc., etc.).
Yesterday,
as I was talking to my friend Ghoul from Servus Obscurus, he was informing me
about the possible covers that his band may consider doing, among which
Carpathian Forest’s The Angel and the Sodomizer came up. Even though, and
thanks to him, I have CF’s entire discography, I had been rather disconnected
from my Metal side, since I discovered that over 70% of my music collection is
solely Black freakin’ Metal. Don’t get me wrong, I love it and I am all pro-Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam, but seriously this feeling of overwhelm triggered my anti-radicalism
antibodies, which make no exceptions when too much is a bit TOO MUCH! Either way, I had a serious chat
with my antibodies and explained that Black Metal and radicalism go waaaay back
and are always walking side-by-side, like those couples you see walking at the
beach holding hands during summer evenings. Thus, being radical at times is not
always that bad. Then we agreed that Black-Thrash beats all, upon this
principle, we made peace and I proceeded to reunite with my long lost Black
Metal collection.
I mentioned to my buddy Ghoul that
this song would be great to work out to, which gave me that one excuse to drag
me out of the Fraulein Cave: EUREKA!!!!!!!!!!!!! After finishing work at around 7pm (which
thanks to the whole DST, looks more like a sunny 5pm to me), Yours truly jumped
into the car and drove to the gym ready to sweat like Nattefrost probably does
(and why wouldn’t he? He certainly likes pissing and letting people know…). I
jumped into the elliptic machine and rocked the heck out of it but less than 5
minutes later, the song was done and I was not only sad but didn’t have a beat
to follow. Fortunately, I am prepared for this kind of situation and I have a
backup plan: A playlist called Gym – Metal.
From last night’s work out
session, I became inspired and decided to share with the readers of this humble
blog, 5 great Metal songs to work out to. Here we go:
1. The Angel and the Sodomizer - Carpathian Forest
Once again, Black-Thrash beats
all! This song is great for jogging at a steady pace, as the tempo does not
fluctuate much. I find it rather motivating, making me run as fast as I can
while trying to keep my Metal posture:
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| (A.K.A.Making Abbath's face) |
2. Battalions – I
And speaking of the devil, Mr.
Abbath is one to know how to make some great tunes. Yours truly is a huge fan
of his project “I”, and even though Battalions is not my favorite song from the
Between Two Worlds record, it is one heck of a tune to keep you focus while
exercising. Quite frankly, if you fail to do so you will feel that you are
letting down Abbath and he will probably haunt you down Norwegian Style.
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| Them Norwegians don't like screwing around.... |
3. Dios Vuelto Miseria- Amducia
Enough of Black Metal for now. If
you want a heck of a workout and really feel that you are doing something with
your life, music with electronic influences is always a safe bet and for the
Metal Lover, adding heavier beats and aggressive vocals will always be a bonus.
Amducia is a band I came across during Fusion Radio years, while doing
Distortion and scouting the shit out of Latin American talent. Even though they
may not be very well known in North America, let me tell you that they are
pretty notorious within the EBM scene at the Modern Mecca of the genre: Germany, alongside
bands like Blutengel, God Module, Combichrist, and their fellow Mexican mates, Hocico
with its projects: Rabia Sorda, Dulce Liquido and Tristesse de la Lune.
4. Eyeless – Slipknot
They had me at the D&B intro.
Then, the song becomes like a quest that needs to be progressively conquered.
You want to sweat? Well, this song is for you! Half way to the song (at: ♫It’s
all in your head, it’s all in my head, YEAH! ♫), you can take a bit of a break
and continue jogging the heck out of that treadmill. The song is so intense
that it even slows down at the end (30s before it finishes), inviting you to
please cool down before you die of a heart attack. Trust me, slipknot wants you
back the next day for more intense sprinting.
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| You don't want to upset Clown, do you now? |
5. Shroud of Urine – Exodus
It was about time I introduced
some real Thrash to this routine. Quite frankly, I stopped questioning myself
about how these songs manage to gather energy I didn’t even think I had. I
could be dying of exhaustion, and yet if this song comes up it’s like downing
three cans of Red Bull and a pound of Pop Rocks!
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| Red bull + Pop Rocks = This. |
-Stay Metal-
Fraulein Andrea MMXII
