Heavy Metal Kings Emcee ILL BILL Joins Forces with Creepsylvanian Splatterthrashers Ghoul for Split 7-inch (Tankcrimes/Uncle Howie Records)

Tankcrimes is an Oakland, California-based Hardcore/Punk Rock/Heavy Metal label, who, for the past 14 years, has been releasing a constant stream of projects from a bunch of awesomely-named bands, such as: John The Baker & The Malnourished, Instant A$$hole, Population Reduction, Face The Rail, Annihilation Time, F**ktard, Cannabis Corpse, Final Conflict, Victims, and my personal favorite, F**ked Up. Along with Violation Wound & Cliterati's Cliterati / Violation Wound 12-inch split and Brainoil's forthcoming Singularity to Extinction, one of Tankcrimes' latest and most critically-acclaimed releases is ILL BILL / Ghoul's self-titled 7-inch split. Although, it was released this past March/May on 200 Splatter, 250 Half/Half, 550 Blood Red, and 1,000 Silver 45's, only the Silver ILL BILL / Ghoul 7-inches—as well as digital downloads/streams—currently remain available in stock from Tankcrimes and ILL BILL's own Uncle Howie Records. Tankcrimes proclaimed they were "thrilled to announce this split EP from Creepsylvanian mutant Splatterthrashers, GHOUL and Brooklyn MC, ILL BILL (Non Phixion, Heavy Metal Kings) also, featuring Goretex." ILL BILL has been a long-time member of Non Phixion, Secret Society, and of course, Heavy Metal Kings with Jedi Mind Tricks emcee Vinnie Paz. Ghoul, on the other hand, are "supposedly, a group of mutants from Creepsylvania that were tricked into signing a record deal with Razorback Records," according to Discogs. Ghoul are a troupe of masked shredders only known as Cremator, Digestor, Dissector & Fermentor, who have released a number of projects in conjunction with Tankcrimes. Below, I've included Heavy Metal Kings' "Meryful Fate" music video feat. Goretex from their 2017 full-length, BLACK GOD WHITE DEVIL, as well as an excerpt from Carlos Ramirez's March 2018 NO ECHO interview with both Non Phixion's ILL BILL & Goretex.

'"Digestor from Ghoul hit me up and asked if I'd be interested in doing a record with them," says Rap vet ILL BILL. "We started talking and were like, "what if KRS-One had done a split 45 with Sick of It All? What if King Diamond had done a split 7-inch with The Geto Boys?" It all snow-balled from there." The Brooklyn native and Non Phixion co-founder is chatting with me about his new collaboration with Ghoul, the Heavy Metal mutants from Creepsylvania. "Ghoul is one of the few great bands that are next-level enough to have birthed this idea, in the first place. They saw the potential fun in putting out a record like this and then, actually, took it from just another sick idea, to making it a reality. I'd say the mutual admiration and vibes is why the record came about and why this split speaks the same language, even though both genres are very different..."'

- NO ECHO (Hardcore, Metal & Everything In Between)

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of...

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra...

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel...

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