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Friday Morning Metal – 3 Inches Of Blood

Tonight, at The Wild Buffalo, 3 Inches of Blood will be melting faces with killer solos, driving people to the point of insanity with massive double kick, and all out destroying Whatcom County with phenomenal metal. I didn’t realize until yesterday that I’d been loving the speed/thrash/power metal stylings of these fantastic Canadians for 7 years. When you get older, time compresses a bit. But 3 Inches of Blood have been a force in my life for quite some time and a major factor in what helps me bike like a crazy dumb asshole from time to time. So they get the same treatment I give the Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. An entire post dedicated to their majesty.

Deadly Sinners – This is the first song of theirs I heard. Ever. The combo of driving drums and Cam Pipes scream on the intro was more than enough to sell me their sound. And honestly, any song that has “Enemies of metal, your death is our reward” as a lyric is going to be a top song in my book. Sidenote, the drum line in this song is what I think of when I want to sprint on my bike. I think first time I listened to it on a work commute I got in 4 minutes early.

Destroy the Orcs – I had been listening to these guys for a while, and Destroy the Orcs was such a fast power metal anthem. By the way, orcs are dicks so destroying them is okay. But then I saw The Comedians of Comedy and at one point Brian Posehn popped in his headphones and the audio kicked over to the opening riff for this song and I realized these guys were WAY larger than just being a pacific northwest metal band.

Goatriders Horde – This is still while Jamie Hooper was their secondary singer. Holy shit does that guy have a great scream. And coupled with Cam Pipes, that is a metal singer name if I ever saw one. I hope to one day be both impervious to fire and to steel. Maybe then I can join the goatriders’ horde.

In the Time of Job when Mammon was a Yippie – This is a cover of a Lucifer’s Friend song, and shows off the band’s versatility. The combo of the tight performance with Pipes’ vocals and the organ is something amazing, and I kind of wish they’d take their organist on tour. You don’t hear a lot of organ in heavy metal outside of like Deep Purple, I think it needs to come back.

Battles & Brotherhood – Battles & Brotherhood felt so much like a straight up speed/power metal track, as did the entire Here Waits Thy Doom album. It had a very stripped down sound like earlier Judas Priest, which made this album stand out among the excess of comparative albums at the time. Sometimes you just need fast music with crazy vocals and noodly solos.

Silent Killer – They’ve said it was kind of built on the game Assassin’s Creed, but Silent Killer stands on its own as a fantastic metal track. From the crazy drumming to hold everything together to Pipes falsetto signalling tonal changes, the entire song sounds like the perfect theme to an early 80s movie of a drifter hired on as an assassin.

Metal Woman – There are a few ways to start a metal song. Melodic chord progression, dualing guitar harmonizing, bass solo, drum solo, nuts ass falsetto scream. 3 Inches of Blood combine all of these into one amazing song in Metal Woman. I’ve been told by more than a couple friends that they want the metal woman’s van.

Lookout – Few bands can really do a proper tribute to Dio. Tenacious D did one in their first album. I think 3 Inches of Blood did better by Lookout. Balls out metal with heavy reference to Dio’s work, this song is in heavy rotation in my various metal playlists.

Leather Lord – This is the most Judas Priest Painkiller song from 3 Inches of Blood, and their choice for the music video is very fitting. Crazy fast, fantastic vocals, and incredibly tight, this is the song you want to blast during your high speed car chase.

Friday Morning Metal – 3 Inches of Blood – Leather Lord

3 Inches of Blood, those Canadian masters of power metal, have another video out, this time for Leather Lord. It totally reminds me of older metal videos, with the band shredding over a trippy background. Then Pipes’ eyes go white on a high note and it’s even more amazing.

Friday Morning Metal – 3 Inches of Blood – Dark Messenger

3 Inches of Blood keep releasing teaser tracks for their upcoming album, “Long Live Heavy Metal,” and each one sounds more fantastic than the previous. Here’s “Dark Messenger,” a total balls out awesome metal song. Pipes’ vocals are amazing!