Ain’t Got Time To Bleed

From 1985 to 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger stood alone at the pinnacle of the action hero hillock.

A run of films that began with The Terminator, and taking in such milestones as Commando, Raw Deal, The Running Man, Red Heat, and Twins saw him ascend to the heights that Willis, Stallone and Costner could only ever aspire to.

At the peak of his considerable powers, in 1987 he made Predator. A life changing opus for all who have seen it, Schwarzenegger is imperious as he leads a fine bunch of fighting stereotypes through the jungle, shooting the shit out of anything that moves, be it swarthy terrorist, pig, or tree, always with a suitable quip to round proceedings off, before finally meeting their match in the shape of a rock hard alien.

In a battle that pits man against beast, Schwarzenegger must dig into the very depths of his intelligence, strength and vocabulary to win, and show to us all that aliens are bad, because they don’t play fair, and then let off nuclear bombs when they don’t win. Sem. In. Al.

Of course, I am not alone if my appreciation of the Governor of California, and we all like to display our love in a variety of ways – none more satisfying than that chosen by those fine swines at Wrong Music, with their Schwarzenegger Series.

Taking one classic at a time, someone Wrong renders it unintelligible via the medium of aural panic, in an attempt to convey the true glory of the Schwarzenegger experience.

The honour of rendering Predator has fallen to Ebola, and I for one have been revelling in his jungle-based, alien-slaughter-up, for a matter of days now. Putting one of Schwarzenegger’s finest to music was always going to be a challenge, but it has been met with a suitable mix of gabba, moody, and loud.

Of particular enjoyment is that the Schwarzenegger Series is all available for free download, along with various other Wrong gems all worth having, on their Net-Lab site, which truly truly spoils us right up.

So, please be basking in the civil freeness of it all, and the need to annihilate anything we don’t understand, with Arnold and Ebola.

Ebola - Jungle Warfare

Ebola - Dutch Gabba

And a special mention must be made of the forthcoming Overkill IV, which hosts a Wrong Room all night long, on the 2nd of December at Corsica Studios, deep in the heart of London's picturesque Elephant and Castle. Tickets are from here or summat.