The Doomed & Stoned Show - Poem Of Pathos: REVENGE (S5E8)

THE DOOMED & STONED SHOW -Season 5, Episode 8- "If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?" (William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice) Human existence is complex, but the emotional life of an individual is another level of complication altogether. In this mini-series, the Doomed & Stoned podcast has been honing its musical prowess on our common struggle, beginning with MELANCHOLY (ep. 3), which led to DEPRESSION (ep. 4), then ANGUISH (ep. 5), which morphed into SPITE (ep. 6), and in this episode a spirit of REVENGE. Yes, revenge is considered an emotion, with acts of vengeance being the tangible outcome of this emotion-driven attitude. Inspiration from this episode came from an unlikely place, the 1984 film 'Red Dawn' and in particular the clandestine meeting between a father and his sons, the singularly most heart-wrenching scene in the movie and perhaps in all of popular cinema that year. It's relatable because we have all encountered vultures who prey upon the ignorance and vulnerability of the unsuspecting. Perhaps you can encounter this week's edition of The Doomed & Stoned Show as a kind of musical revenge fantasy. Certainly, I had fun hunting down this eclectic collection of songs -- all of them from the rock and metal genres, with doom, sludge, thrash, and classic rock represented. Give ear... PLAYLIST: WRONGED 1. Alice in Chains - "Grind" 2. Ice Princess - "Hour of Revenge" 3. Motörhead - "Sweet Revenge" 4. The Heard - "Revenge Song" 5. Blade of the Ripper - "Revenge" 6. Vessel of Light - "Part of my Plan" 7. Trouble - "Assassin" SHACKLED 8. Horsehunter - "The Savage" 9. High on Fire - "Bloody Knuckles" 10. Lord Mantis - "Possession Prayer" 11. Norma Jean - "Deathbed Atheist" DEPRIVED 12. Alice in Chains - "Sludge Factory" 13. Sabbath Assembly - "Shadows Revenge" 14. Serpentine Path - "Systematic Extinction" 15. Cough - "A Year In Suffering" AGGRIEVED 16. Beldam - "Needles" 17. Barbarian Swords - "The Warmaster's Revenge" 18. Korn - "It's On" 19. Soundgarden - "Limo Wreck" CURSED 20. Dirge - "Montezuma's Revenge" 21. Orb of Confusion - "Forecast of Vengeance" 22. Gamma Bomb - "Avenge Me!" AVENGED 23. Electric Wizard - "Time To Die" *If you dig the music, please show the bands some love! you can also become a monthly patron of The Doomed & Stoned Show at http://patreon.com/doomedandstoned. =============== Explore the music and the stories of the heavy underground at www.DoomedandStoned.com, where you'll find lavish, magazine-style festival and concert coverage, exclusive track and album debuts, music videos, record reviews, and interviews with the bands. =============== Illustration: The Eagle Finders (Les Dénicheurs D'aigles) by Gustave Dore