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March 21, 2013
Our Top Ten Favorite Online Resources for Metal Knowledge
The bar has closed. You are standing outside with friends. You have failed at attempts to hook up for the evening. But just as you have given up hope for the night, you encounter a hot metal chick or dude that has just left the metal show at the venue next door. Drunken conversation has started, but ... More >>
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March 1, 2013
The Best L.A. Metal Concerts to See In March
Saturday, Mar 2 Meshuggah The Wiltern "I Am Colossus" is both the title track of Meshuggah's 2012 album Koloss, and the mission statement of the Swedish metal group -- after all, their off-kilter polyrhythmic riffs and drums have influenced dozens of bands. Their sound is anchored by the fantastical ... More >>
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February 26, 2013
Death-Metal Band The Faceless Draws Criticism for Becoming Less Death-Metal
By Jason Roche When music from Los Angeles metal group The Faceless' newest album, Autotheism, began to leak out into the blogosphere last summer, fans were divided, and so were critics. "A botched experiment of sorts," opined SputnikMusic.com; "razor sharp," countered ThePRP.com. The group's prev ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2013
Metallica: A Tale of Squandered Potential
No band has ever failed to live up to its own potential quite like Metallica. While the other three quarters of thrash metal's "big four" (Testament, Megadeth and Slayer) still cut records and tour for receptive audiences, Metallica moved on to Kid Rock and Nickelback territory. We're used to it now ... More >>
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January 31, 2013
The Best L.A. Metal Concerts To See In February
Sat, Feb 2 Testament House of Blues Hollywood Many metal fans think that the Bay Area's Testament belong next to metal's "Big Four" (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax). Indeed, classic albums like The Legacy and newer output like 2012's Dark Roots of Earth provide strong evidence for this arg ... More >>
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January 29, 2013
The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: 20-11
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 >>
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January 2, 2013
The Best L.A. Metal Concerts to See in January
Fri, Jan 4 Neurosis Fonda Theatre Oakland's Neurosis have spent 25 years crafting haunting eight-to-ten minute opuses; their tracks slowly build until they explodes in an emotional crescendo. Band leaders Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till tell harrowing tales of apocalyptic plagues and other disasters. ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2012
Random Notebook Dump: The Year In Metal 2012
A lot of monumental things in metal this year. Some of them involved actual music. Many did not. In honor of the year's end, we gave our notebook a good shaking to help us remember the most important stuff. Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums of All Time -Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe was jailed for a mo ... More >>
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December 21, 2012
Why Are There so Few African-Americans in Metal?
Long Beach-based metal band Hirax has a unique sound, blending the galloping beats of the new wave of British heavy metal with the intensity of thrash. Katon W. De Pena's operatic and aggressive vocals lead the way. Since 1984 De Pena, who is 49, has fronted the legendary thrashers. See also: Top 2 ... More >>
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December 21, 2012
The Power of the Riff - Fonda Theater - 12/20/12
The Power of the Riff Fonda Theater 12/20/12 Better Than... counting down your Mayan advent calendar at home alone. Despite the US Government's attempt to convince us otherwise, we attended metal festival The Power of the Riff last night hoping that the end was, to quote 28 Days Later, "extremely ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2012
Top Ten Los Angeles Metal Albums of 2012
Twenty twelve was another strong year for Los Angeles metal bands. What's especially cool is that we're not just kicking ass in one kind of metal -- L.A.'s got it going on in just about every metal sub-genre. Without further ado, then, here are our top ten Los Angeles metal albums of 2012. See also ... More >>
Music
November 29, 2012
Metal Blade Records Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
A look back at the little metal label that could
Blogs
November 1, 2012
Suicide Silence Singer Mitch Lucker Is Dead From a Motorcycle Accident
Mitch Lucker, vocalist for revered Riverside extreme metal band Suicide Silence, died early this morning from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in Huntington Beach last night. He was 28 years old. See also: The 20 Worst Hipster Bands Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums According to the Orange County ... More >>
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October 22, 2012
The Creepiest, Goriest, Most Terrifying Heavy Metal Album Covers
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 >>
Blogs
October 18, 2012
Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: The Complete List
When it comes to discussion of the top metal scenes, Los Angeles never gets its due. Maybe it's because we're not known for being pioneers of a single subgenre (Bay Area thrash and Florida death metal for example), but there's still no doubt that the city has been vital in the evolution of metal. ... More >>
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October 17, 2012
Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: 10 - 1
See also: Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: 20 - 11 Top 20 Greatest L.A. Punk Albums The Ten Most Unreadable Metal Band Logos 10. Slayer Seasons in the Abyss (1990) Seasons in the Abyss is nothing fancy, just pure, sore-neck, eardrum-stripping metal. Full of brutal drum barrages, massive caliber guitar as ... More >>
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October 16, 2012
Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums: 20 - 11
When it comes to discussion of the top metal scenes, Los Angeles never gets its due. Maybe it's because we're not known for being pioneers of a single subgenre (Bay Area thrash and Florida death metal for example), but there's still no doubt that the city has been vital in the evolution of metal. ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2012
Saint Vitus: Addiction Still Fuels Their Fire
When their 1986 album Born Too Late was released, it's fair to say not many had picked up on the genius of Saint Vitus. Check this YouTube clip of a performance at the Palm Springs Community Center that year, for example. It appears to have been attended by fewer than a dozen people. Today, Born T ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2012
The Best Metal Concerts to See in L.A. This Month
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 >>
Blogs
July 10, 2012
Hardcore Deathmatch: Cro-Mags vs. Beowülf
[Editor's note: Deathmatch pairs two artists who have something in common, and determines who is better. It's a concept we sort-of ripped off from MTV, except that instead of claymation it's the printed word!] See also: Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records Harley Flanagan, founding bassist of New Y ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2012
You Can Bro Your Own Way: The Best Brocore Bands
*Everything You Wanted to Know About Metal but Were Afraid to Ask *Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records What is "brocore," you ask? Well, brocore bands are usually white guys wearing baggy clothing and, often, gauged earrings. Their screamed lyrics are aggressive or brooding, and they tend to pace, ... More >>
Music
July 5, 2012
Everything You Wanted to Know About Metal but Were Afraid to Ask
Subgenres explained, from thrash to pornogrind
Blogs
May 29, 2012
Top Ten Metal Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal
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 >>
Blogs
May 7, 2012
Top Ten Metal Frontmen (and Women) Under 30
See also: The Top Five Metal Guitarists Under The Age of 30 Many of the most famous metal bands -- not to mention many of our favorites -- have been around for decades. (Some of them are even still putting out strong material.) For this reason it's easy to forget about the newer bands on the rise, ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2012
Opeth, Mastodon, Ghost - Gibson Amphitheatre - 4-26-12
Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost Gibson Amphitheatre 4-26-12 Better than...being stuck in a Tenth Avenue Freeze Out. We had a bit of trepidation about seeing Mastodon live last night. We've seen them put on a great show, we've seen them put on a lackluster show; you never know for sure which Mastodon yo ... More >>
Calendar
April 26, 2012
Overkill
Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost Gibson Amphitheatre 4-26-12 Better than...being stuck in a Tenth Avenue Freeze Out. We had a bit of trepidation about seeing Mastodon live last night. We've seen them put on a great show, we've seen them put on a lackluster show; you never know for sure which Mastodon yo ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
The Best Supergroups in Metal
Bereft's debut album, Leichenhaus, was released this week. Featuring members of Abysmal Dawn and Intronaut, and an ex-member of The Faceless, the group plays snail-paced doom-metal inspired by 90's U.K. acts like Paradise Lost and Anathema. Since it came out just this week, it is still too early to ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Marilyn Manson, Slash, Evanescence - Club Nokia - 4/11/12
Revolver Golden Gods Club Nokia 4-11-12 Better than ... Any hard rock show you'd see on the Sunset Strip nowadays. Music awards shows generally suck. They are most often excuses for industry people to slap themselves on the back and perform crappy performances of songs you don't want to hear anywa ... More >>
Calendar
April 5, 2012
The Museum That Roared
Revolver Golden Gods Club Nokia 4-11-12 Better than ... Any hard rock show you'd see on the Sunset Strip nowadays. Music awards shows generally suck. They are most often excuses for industry people to slap themselves on the back and perform crappy performances of songs you don't want to hear anywa ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2012
Megadeth - Gibson Amphitheatre - 2-24-11
Timothy NorrisSee also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" Megadeth Gibson Amphitheatre 2-24-12 Better than...putting a plug in it. Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has gone on a tear making controversial statements in interviews recently. At least he has ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
Top Ten Best Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal
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 >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Fuck Guilty Pleasures: DragonForce Gives Power Metal a Good Name
Metal isn't supposed to be cheerful. Metal is supposed to be brootal. As a general rule, if it's not Van Halen's "Jump," it should not involve synthesizers. If lyrics don't tend toward evil, they should at least be depressing. Major keys should be used sparingly, at most. Vocal harmonies? Proceed wi ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ronnie James Dio: Who's Better?
[Editor's note: Deathmatch pairs two artists who have something in common, and determines who is better. It's a concept we sort-of ripped off from MTV, except that instead of claymation it's the printed word!] A singer's voice impacts a band's sound so much that a replacement basically creates a ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2011
Guns N' Roses - The Forum - December 21, 2011
Timothy Norris"Do you know where you are?"See also: *Our slideshow of the concert *True Story: Axl Once Threatened To Skip A Concert, So Barry Fey Got His Gun *Tommy Stinson Interview: Guns N' Roses' Bassist Compares Axl Rose And Paul Westerberg *Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: The Comp ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Winds Of Plague And Their Endless String Of Hot Chick Keyboardists
Winds Of Plague[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] Everyone has that one friend with whom intelligent conversation is a strain. You'll never share you ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Top Ten Los Angeles Metal Albums of 2011
HarassorThere was a lot that was great on the metal scene in 2011, from The Big Four's show in April to Prosthetic Records picking up U.S. distribution for Norway's Indie Recordings. (Dear Prosthetic, please get Shining over here for a tour next year). Sure, the closing of The Blvd. Cafe in B ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Hellbent For Cooking: The Very Metal Companion to All Those Damn Metal Cooking Shows
Bazillion PointsEYEHATEGOD's "bloody" beans and rice.In May, we wrote about metal cooking shows, noting that playing metal required precision and well-seasoned chops, much like cooking. Today, we're examining the metal-kitchen pipeline further, sorting through a 2009 cookbook we just receive ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: The Complete List
See also: *Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums One day I was sitting around thinking I want to write a song about ménage a trois...and the line 'love in stereo' came into my head. Inspiration can happen anywhere at any time. -Jani Lane, Hit Parader magazine History has not been ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #5-1
See also: *The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #20-16 *The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: #15-11 *The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #10-6 *Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums 5. Motley Crue Shout At the Devil (1983) Motley Crue's second record stands a ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Top Five Metal Comebacks Of The Last Five Years
It may be sad when your favorite band breaks up, but in metal anyway, some of the genre's most seminal groups haven't been staying that way very long. And, in some cases, they've come back stronger than ever. But what exactly constitutes a comeback? Any group can spend two weeks rehearsing their o ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Five Bands Bringing Rock Back To Metal
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 >>
Blogs
September 23, 2011
The Most Vicious Mosh Pit You Will Witness All Year: The Top Five Bands at California Discord Festival
brooklynvegan.comMagrudergrindOne of the year's more relentless metal festivals will lay waste to downtown this weekend. California Discord Fest invades The Vortex for two days of whiplash-inducing death metal, brutal grindcore, and mosh-friendly hardcore. Acoustic interludes, good cop/bad co ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Top Ten Metal Bands With Strange Gimmicks
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 >>
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September 13, 2011
Top Five Metal Guest Vocalists That Make You Say "WTF"
WWEThe Ultimate WarriorAt the end of August, Pennsylvania hardcore/metalcore outfit Century released its third album, Red Giant. The group's emotionally-charged lyrics are given a fiery delivery via the combined efforts of vocalist Carson Slovak and bassist/vocalist Ricky Armellino. On this a ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Top Five Reasons For Metallica Fans Not To Fear The Metallica and Lou Reed Album
Anton CorbijnBack in February Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett cryptically commented to Rolling Stone that the band was crafting something that was "not really 100 percent a Metallica record." Indeed, it turned out that the band was working with Lou Reed on a full album; a collaboration with ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
The Ten Bloodiest Metal Album Covers [Gross, but not entirely NSFW]
ExhumedAt Exhumed's Sunday night show absolutely nothing trendy, hip, or fashionable will be on display. Picking up where they left off after a five-year hiatus, the California deathgrind pioneers will headline at the Key Club in support of their comeback release All Guts, No Glory. That titl ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Children Of Bodom and The Top 30 Heavy Metal Songs Inspired By Horrific Acts Committed By Man's Inhumanity To Man
The last time I saw Children of Bodom perform live ended up being one of the strangest nights of my life. That night saw a chain of events that included meeting Rob Lowe, inadvertently being recruited to spend the night caring for a reality-TV star whose drink had been drugged, and spending a 24-hou ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
South of Leavened: Top 5 Metal-Themed Cooking Show Videos
Sometimes, we like to test the Internet. We so thoroughly enjoyed the video of a metal-themed cooking show a friend posted on Facebook yesterday that we wondered if it didn't epitomize a larger trend. We took a two-minute jaunt through YouTube and humanity's e-presence came through loudly, hungrily ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: Metallica's Lars Ulrich On Surviving the Big 4 and the Roots of Thrash
Warner Bros.Metallica's Lars UlrichMonths of anticipation came to an explosive finish in the California desert on Saturday night, as Metallica closed their "Big 4" thrash-fest with a thundering "Seek & Destroy" for 50,000 weary headbangers spread across Empire Polo Field in Indio. By acknowle ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Big 4 Recap: Backstage, Onstage and Caught in a Mosh at Metal's Biggest Event
Paul HebertDesert Thrashers: Metallica's Kirk Hammett and James HetfieldThrash has become the music of brotherly love. Backstage at the Big 4 fest on Saturday, all four of the day's speedy metal acts gathered for a quick group portrait with photographer Ross Halfin. And standing tall at the c ... More >>
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