Well, Minions, we hope you had a good Internet Blackout day. We spent the day drinking, and repairing our website code, so now you can actually see what we're writing. Also, we got a new fancy image up top, courtesy of Dominus Maximus. (Wait, didn't he die?)

What was it all for? Check this story from the NY Times about the Feds shutting down (as of time of writing, megaupload.com is unavailable) and hauling Megaupload.com into court for "piracy." Sure, it's users probably upload a lot of pirated material, but the site itself is just a tool.

Now imagine this scenario, only the Corporations and Feds don't need to drop charges on a site. They just pull the plug because they feel like it. They can do this right now, but they want more legislation and more power.

Scary shit, huh? Total "1984"/Commie China bullshit, if you ask us. "BUT THIS IS 'MERIKA, HOME OF THE FREE EVERYTHING!" you may cry. Well, it's not gonna be free much longer, 

If you want to know more about the protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (which has apparently been abandoned to die on the House) and the PROTECT IP Act (Basically the same thing, but in the Senate), check out what Google, Mozilla, Wired, The Oatmeal, and Wikipedia have to say on the subject; for those of you with longer attention spans, you can read the full text of the pending legislation for SOPA here, and PIPA here.

Stay Brutal.

As promised we have this exciting picture freaturing it's proud owner Joe Letz of Combichrist!

Set 1

Creature Feature - Corpse in my Bed
Dog Fashion Disco - The Acid Memories
Stolen Babies - A year of Judges
Screaming Mechanical Brain - Smash TV

Set 2
Narcoleptic  - YouthMcAnarchy
The Adicts - Straight Jacket
Subhumans - Mickey Mouse is Dead
The Voids - LAPD
The Murder City Devils - Boom Swagger

Set 3
Allagoc - The Watcher's Monolith
Jesus and The Gurus - We Will Love You
Weedeater - God Luck and Good Speed

Shout of the Show - Walking the Room

Random Song

DVDA - America, Fuck Yeah

Set 1
Everything Goes Cold - Bitch Stole My Time Machine
Fader Head - Hammer of the Gods
Asthetic Perfection - Sacrifice

Set 2
Angel Spit - Like It!, Lick It!
Halo in Reverse - Modesty's Failure
Flowing Tears - Ballad of a Lonely God
Within Temptation - Murder
Alien Vampires- Evil Bloody Music

Set 3
Haggard - Observer
Leather Strip - Introvert
Oomph! - Labyrinth
Shiv-R - The End
69 Eyes - Hunger

Shout of the Show
Ninja Sex Party

Random Song

Freeze pop - Do you liike my Wang

Filthy Minions, I want you to take a seat.  Right there.  That's it.  Now, I have something kinda important that I want to discuss with you.  No, not "the birds and the bees;" I suspect you already know enough about that.  You see, there comes a time in every podcast's life where things start changing.  Funny changes.  Like, maybe one of their hosts is missing.  But don't fret, this is a completely natural thing, and should be embraced.

No, we are not getting a divorce; I'm just going away for a while.  I'm all out of PFR juice, so I need to take some time to myself.  To reflect, to vanquish new enemies, climb mountains of beer cans, sleep with lusty princesses from other planets, that sort of thing.  Don't worry, Filthy Minions, I will always hate you, from the very bottom of my heart.

I'm leaving you in the very capable hands of Neil HateFuture, so you be nice to him, ok?  I don't want to hear any horror stories when I get back.

Until we meet again, Stay Brutal.

With all the hate in my black, dwarven heart,

Dominus Maximus

This week we have Neil going solo and giving a review of the Finnish Metal Tour and playing some of www.MetalStorm.net's top picks of 2010.

Set 1

Immolation - Majesty and Decay
Inflames - Ordinary Story
Misery Index - Heirs to Thievery

Set2

Ensiferum - Elusive Reaches
Barren Earth - Flicker
Finntroll - Mot Skuggornas Varld

Random Song

Presidents of the United States of America - Naked and Famous

Shout of the Show

Judge John Hodgeman

It's that time of year, Minions, where Dom gets super antsy and starts chomping at the bit.  No, it's not the International Haggis Festival.  Yes, it's Saint Patrick's Day again.  With lots of music, and a bare minimum of talking, we're bringing you an episode to help you get in the mood for "Everybody's Irish Day." We let a few non-Irie songs slip into the mix, because we all know Saint Patrick's Day is about booze, and not the crushing of paganism by uptight Christians. So here we go!

Set 1
Old Irish Folks - If You're Irish, Come Into The Parlour
Carbon Leaf - Have Another Drink Boys
Some Irish Bloke - Waxie's Dargle
Young Dubliners - The Bodhrán
Paddy's Irish Clan - Fuck The British Army
Pat McCurdy - Sex and Beer

Set 2
Dropkick Murphys - The Irish Rover
AC/DC - Have A Drink On Me
The Pogues - Token Celtic Drinking Song
Dublin Ramblers - Greensleeves
The Chieftains - Dueling Bagpipes
Barley Juice - Tartan Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
Gaelic Storm - Johnny Tarr
Siobhan - Ballylee

Set 3
Darkest Era - The Morrigan
Korpiklaani - Bring Us Pints Of Beer
The Bloody Irish Boys - Drink, Drink, Drink
The Whiskey Bards - Beer Goggle Blues
The Wolfe Tones - Some Say The Devil Is Dead
Seamus Egan - Erin go Bragh
The Mahones - A Drunken Night In Dublin

The National Anthem of Ireland - Amhrán na bhFiann

Slainte!

Dominus Maximus

So, we don't really do "feelings" or "emotions," but we know some of you metalheads out there are lacking in the love department.  So from us, to you: We're not gonna put out, but you can totally buy us a beer.

Stay Brutal,

Dominus Maximus & Neil HateFuture

If you've been following news in the northern areas of the US, you might know that Bison BC recently had to bow out of one of it's shows, due to being detained at the border.  The stoner metal act from Vancouver, BC, was attempting to...  well, I'll let guitarist and vocalist James Farwell tell the story:

"Due to our vicious plot to undermine the American economy and to destroy the citizens of the United States of America's belief in freedom and baseball or whatever, we weren't allowed to cross that fascinating imaginary line. More likely due to a fucking clerical error somewhere in Corporate America, the fine people at Homeland Security had no choice but to keep Americans secure from us dirty fucking Canadians. But fear not my fellow poser Canadians, we will get our fucking paper work in order soon enough and be down destroying things before you can say, 'Does Celine Dion shit in the fucking woods?!,' -- and yes indeed she does. Peace on Earth."

I'd say "That's what they get for being filthy Canucks," but the Department of Fatherland Scrutiny went too far.  They've denied American citizens metal.  Fuck those guys.

You're probably asking, "Well, what should we do?"  I'll tell you.

Go buy Bison BC merch, and demand they play your town.  Show the gubbamint we, the Metal People, are not afraid to ask for metal, and will not be denied!

Stay Brutal,

Dominus Maximus