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Daily Music Dose: Van CantoEnelya is here to present you with a dose of music you've probably never heard before: a-cappella metal. Van Canto is the world's only metal band who only use their voices as instruments. It's original, it's slightly hysterical, and it's music made by incredibly talented people. Check 'em out!
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Daily Music Dose: MetallicaCrash13 knows it's true. The band needs no real introduction. I mean, come on: it's Metallica. They're responsible for four of the best metal records of the 1980s and of all time. They changed the genre forever, they tour like monsters, and they wrote "Dyers Eve." Win. Get into this, guys.
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Daily Music Dose: Within TemptationWe are not shying away from metal in today's dose of music. HavokIsTheCure wants you to check out the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Incredibly talented female vocalist? Check. Complex arrangements? Check. Some of the most original metal you'll hear? You've got it. Try 'em out.
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Daily Music Dose: St Valentines MassacreShameless promotion is ok, right? We think so; then TrendySecret would like to shamelessly promote her friends in St Valentines Massacre. (The lack of punctuation is intentional.) They blend a wide array of subgenres of metal to create an auditory sledgehammer. Heavy, technical, and extremely personal, they're a band ready to take the metal world by storm.
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Metallica Prove That They Can Still Rip Some Sweet MetalI certainly didn't see Metallica in their "prime." I don't know if it makes me a terrible fan or an incredibly dedicated one that it took me 17 years to see the metal gods live for the first time. And I certainly wish I could have been closer for the duration of the show. What I do know is that Metallica absolutely killed it performing at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. I may be late to the game, but I am still happy.
Full review of Metallica's live show in L.A. inside.... |
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Boris fan gets song dedication from bitten-ear debacleThe band recovers a fan's severed ear; Boris relived the moment in a song. You must read more…
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MPFree: Dead Child - 'Sweet Chariot' |
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Metal guys and girls: The perfect couplesSo I was watching this show on Bravo called The Millionaire Matchmaker. The host selects women who have the physical/mental attributes she feels her millionaire client could fall in love with. I've decided to follow her lead and play Metal Matchmaker. Read more... |
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Ill Niño:The alt-metallers' latest opus, 'Enigma,' will be released Tuesday. It features bone-crushing rhythms, searing guitar solos, and a tropical bongo breakdown. You be the judge.
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Top death-rap artists: Trish's picksOK. So I know I generally try to keep this journal about all things metal, however there is a related style of music I'm really into which is called 'death rap'. The term was invented by none other than the notorious underground hip-hop artist, Necro, in order to describe his ultraviolent lyrics Read more... |
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Classic Album Review: "Ride the Lightning" by MetallicaThe album was a major jump from Kill Em All and cemented Metallica as one of the most prodigal and influential metal bands of all time. The songwriting is unbelievably mature, full of both heaviness and melody. The album stands the test of time as a true classic. As with "Master of Puppets", the only way to truly do the album justice is to explore it track by track.
"Fight Fire With Fire" - The classical beauty of Metallica's first-ever acoustic intro leads into the sheer ferocity of one of their fastest and heaviest songs of all-time. James Hetfield's vocals are …Read More |
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Black Dahlia Murder love the road lifeJohn and Bart from The Black Dahlia Murder sit down with a big bag of beef jerky (and TheReaper) and chat about life on the road and off it. And Swedish death metal, of course.
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Hate Eternal is brutal death metalErik Rutan of Hate Eternal talks about the new album and his producing career.
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Kerry King of Slayer Is An Honest Man: 'I Don't Get Lamb of God'Legendary guitarist Kerry King of thrash metal's finest, Slayer, sat down with me at NAMM 2008 and spoke candidly on all kinds of topics. He told me why Divine Intervention is an underrated album, what he thinks of newer bands like Lamb of God, his thoughts on the Raiders, and much, much more.
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Sammy Duet of Goatwhore on Satanism: 'For a Very Long Time I Was Heavily Involved in That'Louisiana's favorite black metal sons, Goatwhore took some time out to chat with me about their Satanic influences, what inspires them to jump in a van and tour through freezing weather for no money and what they hope to accomplish as a band.
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Jeremy Spencer of Five Finger Death Punch Thinks the Art of Songwriting Has Been LostDrummer Jeremy Spencer of alternative metal band, Five Finger Death Punch, was relaxing at NAMM 2008 and gave me the scoop on why they had to drop off their upcoming tour, how they plan to bring solid songwriting back into metal and just what the name really means.
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Five Finger Death Punch pay homage to old school metalTheReaper caught up with Jeremy from Five Finger Death Punch at NAMM 2008 and got the scoop on plans for the band, and why they had to drop off their recent tour. Want to know what the name means? Find out!
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Trish Vicious: Gods of Metal FestOK. So this is not in the US or even the UK and if I was loaded I'd without a doubt fly to Bologna, Italy for this eardrum-exploding 3-day event. Read more... |
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Iron Steel Would Love to Stomp Hilary Clinton With Steel-Toed BootsThrashers Iron Steel were hanging at NAMM 2008 and took some time out to tell me about hilarious plans for death-defying tours in Communist countries, how they plan to recruit some "troops" and who they'd like to stomp with their steel-toed boots.
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TRISH VICIOUS: The Agony Scene releases video for "Barnburner"Tulsa 5-piece, THE AGONY SCENE, has released the video online for "Barnburner" off of their third album, Get Damned. The album hit stores in late October of '07 on Century Media and is set to be released all throughout Europe from January 18th through February 18th.
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