It’s a generic jam session with simple superimposition as its best effect; anyone could have shot this. So as we all question why, I’ll cope through limerick (#36!), cuz that’s how I roll sometimes.

Bravewords posted this video of Lou Reed, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich explaining some of the background on “Lulu”, a.k.a. The Worst Album of 2011. I react—angrily.

The irony is palpable, because my current vacation means I will update the site infrequently, plus miss three of my radio shows, three Metal Mondays at Nectar’s, and the WRUV station meeting where they’ll announce this DJ love.

On the heels of the release of his latest opus, ‘Static Impulse’, JAMES LABRIE has finally announced his return to the stage as a solo artist and will embark on a North American tour this winter! The DREAM THEATER vocalist has released two releases in a side project dubbed MULLMUZZLER and two solo releases including 2005’s ‘Elements of Persuasion’ and the latest masterpiece ‘Static Impulse’ which was released last week via InsideOut Music.

To celebrate the album’s release, THE OCEAN’s Robin Staps has filmed short video clips that describe in detail the lyrical and musical concepts behind each song on “Heliocentric”.

Read more for links to the live photos of this historic event!