BPMD — the new heavy metal juggernaut featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL), drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO), bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE) and guitarist Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) — will release its debut album, "American Made", on June 12 via Napalm Records. The 10-track homage to some of rock music's greatest treasures is turbocharged by the experience and enthusiasm of its four creators, and its first single, "Toys In The Attic" — an AEROSMITH classic just begging for a heavy reimagining — is only the first boisterous sliver of proof.
01. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (TED NUGENT cover) 02. Toys In The Attic (AEROSMITH cover) 03. Evil (CACTUS cover) 04. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (ZZ TOP cover) 05. Saturday Night Special (LYNYRD SKYNYRD cover) 06. Tattoo Vampire (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT cover) 07. D.O.A. (BLOODROCK cover) 08. Walk Away (THE JAMES GANG cover) 09. Never In My Life (MOUNTAIN cover) 10. We're An American Band (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD cover)
_________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
Definitely something I'll check out although I kinda wish they would have dug a little deeper on the tracks they picked. Some of those songs have been covered to death.
I could go the rest of my life without hearing any version of 'We're An American Band' again.
_________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
Sounds good. Just having Blitz working with Phil Demmel is enough to check it out.
Fat Freddy Metal, Movies, Beer
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Subject: Re: BPMD - New Supergroup Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:43 am
Lord knows I love me anything Overkill related so I'm down.
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the sentinel Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: BPMD - New Supergroup Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:21 pm
I agree with MG that it would have been nice to see them dig a bit deeper on the song selection, but then I realize that bands mostly cover songs they grew up with and those that are their faves, so I never sweat it too much. I like what I hear so far, though.
Given the name of the band, I can't help but think of the rap group EPMD.
Required Fields Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: BPMD - New Supergroup Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:33 pm
I would be more interested in hearing what originals they'd come up with.
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: BPMD - New Supergroup Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:25 pm
Bump. As the kids say, this album "drops" tomorrow, June 12th. Here's their take on *SIGH* 'We're An American Band'...
_________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
Subject: BPMD - New Supergroup 
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