Neal Adams' Trixter Album Art

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TRIXTER was formed in 1983 in Paramus, New Jersey by Steve Brown and Peter Loran. After a year in the basement and the addition of new drummer Mark Gus Scott, they played their first live gigs. They began playing the New Jersey – New York club scene and built a huge following of fans. In 1988 bassist PJ Farley joined TRIXTER, finalizing the lineup. With every gig the band was drawing more and more people to their shows and by May 1989 the band landed a deal with

Regular readers probably have noticed that I am on a Neal Adams kick and that includes all forms of media the Great One participated in. The more I think about it, the more I say to myself, "of course Neal Adams provided art for music albums." That brings me to the band Trixter. I bought Trixter's first CD because of the Neal Adams cover art, which you should recognize if you're an Adams fan. Do you see Toyboy, Armor and Crazy Man in there? This kind of music isn't ordinarily my cup of tea, but a couple of the songs are surprisingly good, or so I thought when this self-titled debut was released in 1990. My favorite song off the disc is "One in a Million," which I'll include as a down-loadable MP3 audio file—of course!

Viking Metal

Download Týr - Regin Smiður MP3


I was in a musical mood again and what better way to kick off the weekend than with some viking metal? While it's not Bathory, it's an excellent song in its on right called Regin Smiður, which is performed by the band Týr off their Eric The Red album. This song will make you think of vikings. Enjoy!

Axe - Rock 'N' Roll Party In The Streets

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Time for another music break and I know that I have a request in for more music MP3 audio files from the animated movie Heavy Metal, which I will eventually get to, but I heard this classic gem on the radio this morning and I cannot resist sharing it. Here is one of my favorites from yesteryear from the band Axe off their album "Offering."

The Shadow Meets the Batman

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Download Batman #253



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A bit of trivia possibly for those old enough to recall hair metal in the 1980s, Danger Danger released their first CD with a Shadow look-a-like on the cover. I thought I'd throw this question out as I don't know the answer, but does anyone know the story behind why the band chose a Shadow clone for their album art? Are they big fans of the character? Please share this information if you know.

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Special surprise bonus download: Through Supergraphics, Jim Steranko published the magazine Comixscene (retitled Mediascene and finally Prevue), which began as a folded-tabloid periodical on stiff, non-glossy paper, reporting on the comics field. It evolved in stages into a general-interest, standard format, popular culture magazine, running from 1972 through 1994. In its later years, it was criticized for doing double duty as a catalog for Steranko's retailing business, particularly its erotica. There's an article in this issue of Mediascene #36 called "The Great Pulp Heroes and Villains," which ties in nicely with the Shadow.


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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Dept. In the mid-1970s, DC Comics published a critically acclaimed, 12-issue series (Nov. 1973 - Sept. 1975) written by Dennis O'Neil and initially drawn by Michael William Kaluta (#1-4 & 6). Faithful to the pulp-magazine and radio-drama character, the series guest-starred fellow pulp fiction hero The Avenger in issue #11. The Shadow appeared in DC's Batman #253 (Nov. 1973), in which Batman teams with an aging Shadow and reveals The Shadow as his "greatest inspiration". In Batman #259 (Dec. 1974), Batman again meets The Shadow, and we learn The Shadow saved Bruce Wayne's life when the future Batman was a boy.

Viking Metal

Bathory - Hammerheart MP3






Twilight of the Gods Dept. I am just taking another brief musical break and this is the kind of music that can send chills up and down my spine. Wikipedia says the following: Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age.

Takin' A Heavy Metal Music Ride With Don Felder

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I just thought I'd take a music break for a bit. My tastes run from classic rock, hard rock to heavy metal. Speaking of heavy metal, take a listen to Don Felder's classic "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride,)" which brings back some great memories of me and my girlfriend sitting in the back row of the movie house while listening to the great tunes during this animated movie.