Band: Various Artists
Album: Nativity in Black
Best song: As a cover record, most of the songs are pretty solid. They are, after all, Sabbath songs. I’d say the highlights are 1000 Homo DJs’ version of “Supernaut,” Megadeth’s spot-on “Paranoid,” the Bullring Brummies’ “The Wizard” and, mostly, Corrosion of Conformity’s “Lord of this World.” Cathedral’s “Solitude” is pretty great.
Worst song: Ugly Kid Joe mangles “N.I.B.” Therapy?’s cover of “Iron Man” (with Ozzy singing, no less) is pretty bad. I can’t really support Faith No More doing “War Pigs.”

In talking with a younger friend recently, she mentioned a life goal was to write a book. She’s a fellow journalist — though, she actually writes in her profession — so I asked her if she wanted to write a book of fiction or nonfiction or what.

She said she’d never really written much fiction, but did so recently and entered a short story into a competition. Apparently, she’s doing well in said competition and has found a new skill that was before unrealized. Continue reading →