The Metal of My Hell - I Speak Machine

A year or so back I went to see Gary Numan with my buddy Rachel. The opening act was a single human begin backed by her husband on production - I Speak Machine.


I was really, deeply impressed by the performance. This is possibly the best song by I Speak Machine but it's far from the only good one. Great stuff, and I really hope they'll perform again near me soon.

The Brevity of Rock-and-Roll - the Great Heathen Army

Want to get a good understanding of the basics of the Great Heathen Army invasion of England, the campaigns of Ivar the Boneless, Alfred the Great, and Edmund the Martyr?

Take 40 minutes and watch these two videos:

Battle of Ashdown, 871 ⚔️ Alfred the Great takes on the Viking 'Great Heathen Army' ⚔️ Part 1/2

Battle of Edington, 878 ⚔️ How did Alfred the Great defeat the Vikings and help unite England? Pt2/2

Or spend 3:33 and listen to Barbarian by The Darkness. Dave Barry had it right. Leader of the Pack is basically an opera on a compressed scale. Rock and Roll does it faster, if not better. Here is your 3:33 Viking History Lesson.

I'm sure I've said this before, but this video launched my fandom of The Darkness. I loved their early stuff, but then moved on. Years later I had a wild hair and just took a look at what they were up to, discovered Barbarian, and I was off. I haven't regretted a minute of it since.