STRIKE TWO

I guess it's part of the game, but it's frustrating as hell to see awesome bands like God Forbid fuck up. Coming off a pair of triumphant outings in 2004 and 2005, the New Joisey quintet seems poised to take a step back (or down or over) with the forthcoming Earthsblood, featuring easily the least impressive song in the GF catalog ("Year Of The Gun"). That was strike one; let's call second previewed track "The Rain" a bloop double (la-ame chorus) and generously score that hideous title as a foul ball. (I guess Why So Serious? was taken.) Maybe I'm harsh but keep in mind that these flubs follow two albums predominantly composed of slam dunks and touchdowns. And short-handed goals, break points, a turkey, and fucking yahtzee for the love of shit.

And now the unveiling of Earthsblood's cover art (above). Myuu-YUCK. I think I saw the same image stretched skin-tight across some doucheberry's chest at Vanguard.