Monday, February 25 The Residents EL REY THEATRE Somewhere between rock & roll's spiritual mystique and a distinctly unhinged surrealist pathology, you'll find the lair of bizarro-art-imitates-music tribe The Residents. Unprecedented, with no discernible frame of reference save for a magnificently ... More >>
If you count Black Sabbath's 1970 self-titled debut as heavy metal's birth, the genre is now over 40. It can no longer be called a fad. It can have adult children, and it can run for president. (Insert "presidental metal of freedom" joke here). See also: Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: The Complete List ... More >>
Halloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside... Helloween Better Th ... More >>
Fri, Oct 5 Gypsyhawk The Viper Room Pasadena's Gypsyhawk deftly blend metallic guitars and fantasy/science-obsessed lyrics with a rock and roll boogie swagger. On the group's new album Revelry & Resilience, the raspy shouts of bassist/vocalist Eric Harris and the blistering yet warm solos of guitar ... More >>
Also, Beachwood Sparks, Jesca Hoop, Ravi Coltrane and others
At Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, Dhani Harrison, brushes his lanky black hair back from his cheeks and reinserts his orange in-ear monitors. The only child of George Harrison, he's also lead singer and ringleader for a group called thenewno2, who now gear up for the second half of ... More >>
Subgenres explained, from thrash to pornogrind
See also: *Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz *Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop Ever heard about the guy at a party who overheard other guests talking about how much they enjoyed metal? And then about how he tried to fit in by mentioning ho ... More >>
See also: *Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz *Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop Ever heard about the guy at a party who overheard other guests talking about how much they enjoyed metal? And then about how he tried to fit in by mentioning ho ... More >>
See also: *Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz *Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop Ever heard about the guy at a party who overheard other guests talking about how much they enjoyed metal? And then about how he tried to fit in by mentioning ho ... More >>
Dio-era Black SabbathSee also: *Top Ten Worst Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal *Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ronnie James Dio: Who's Better? One of the biggest stories in metal this year is the revolving door for vocalists. Jesse Leach has returned to Killswitch Engage. Iced Earth played their fi ... More >>
At the beginning of the year, Boston metalcore giants Killswitch Engage announced that they had parted ways with vocalist Howard Jones, and two weeks ago they announced they were bringing their first vocalist, Jesse Leach, back into the fold. At the very least, it seems a way to ensure they w ... More >>
It's a different kind of crush for Dave Matthews. He may not want you to drink the water, but the musician has collaborated with award-winning winemaker Steve Reeder to create a line of vino they're calling Dreaming Tree Wines, after the Dave Matthews Band track "The Dreaming Tree" from the 1998 alb ... More >>
Rebecca HaithcoatDam-Funk always comes prepared. As L.A.'s ambassador to the funk gods, he's always equipped with the booty-rotation essentials he's acquired from years of digging in the crates. (You can bet his show tonight at the El Rey Theatre will be no exception.) The man reigns so sup ... More >>
Swedish occult-rockers GhostTrademarks such as death-growl vocals and vicious blast beat drumming have caused the term "heavy metal" to be associated in 2011 with the most guttural sounds that can be produced by mankind. It's very easy to forget that prior to the mid-1980s emergence of subgen ... More >>
Oderous Urungus of GWARSee also: Top Five Metal Guest Vocalists That Make You Say "WTF" When it comes to our musical preferences, we pretend that we value artistic integrity, strong musicianship, and meaningful lyrics above all else. But in truth we often fall for a good gimmick. Whether it' ... More >>
Daily Mail For those about to drink, AC/DC would like you to try their Shiraz. The Australian band has joined forces with New South Wales-based winery Warburn Estate to produce four bottled varieties named after their biggest hits, the (UK) Daily Mail reports. AC/DC The Wine selections incl ... More >>
Daily Mail For those about to drink, AC/DC would like you to try their Shiraz. The Australian band has joined forces with New South Wales-based winery Warburn Estate to produce four bottled varieties named after their biggest hits, the (UK) Daily Mail reports. AC/DC The Wine selections incl ... More >>
TK 10 Songs For the Apocalypse
Across the Universe: Lady Gaga's Lolla Nip Slip, Kanye West's 'Moving Painting,' Iron Maiden Tumbles
John McMurtrie In 1977, while most wannabe London rockers were embracing punk's stripped-down sound and fashionista aesthetic, bassist/songwriter Steve Harris was defiantly creating Iron Maiden - a hairy, denim-clad band that proudly performed heroic, escapist heavy metal. Over a generation l ... More >>
Awful or Awesome? Heavy Metal Cumbia Mashups
By Skylaire Alfvegren Judas Priest at Gibson Amphitheatre, August 2 Last year, Birmingham, UK stalwarts Judas Priest released an ambitious double album conceptualizing the life of French seer, Nostradamus, and mounted an epic summer escapade with Motorhead and Heaven & Hell. Under the stars abo ... More >>
By Skylaire Alfvegren Judas Priest at Gibson Amphitheatre, August 2 Last year, Birmingham, UK stalwarts Judas Priest released an ambitious double album conceptualizing the life of French seer, Nostradamus, and mounted an epic summer escapade with Motorhead and Heaven & Hell. Under the stars abo ... More >>
Mideast Metalheads: "Look around. We are living in a heavy-metal world."
The Reverend, replicated
Iron Maiden at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, May 31 By Skylaire Alfvegren (photos by Anne Varak). “I’ve got to pinch myself and say it’s not Long Beach Arena in 1985,” Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson bellowed to the sold out crowd of 15,000 at the Verizon Amphitheater on S ... More >>
And other May 29-June 5 shows
Also, The Cool School, Refusenik and more
Also, Kanye West, The Black Heart Procession and more
Plus other Feb. 14-21 shows
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Music and video games: an endless, wretched love affair
I love those nights that don't feel planned or forced in any way, but just become brilliantly memorable, seemingly of their own accord. That's kinda what happened at Bar 107 downtown on Wednesday. It was a party of some sort - can't remember whose - the guys from Killradio's GTFU were supposed to be ... More >>
Sunset Junction August 27-28 Snoop Dogg/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ice Cube at the Greek, August 25
Sunset Junction August 27-28 Snoop Dogg/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ice Cube at the Greek, August 25
Roy Z, metal studio wizard
Roy Z, metal studio wizard
Roy Z, metal studio wizard
Roy Z, metal studio wizard
Today’s Iron Maiden sticks it to ya
Today’s Iron Maiden sticks it to ya
An interview with Rob Halford
A 75-year Long Beach tradition
Better living through metal
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