Posted February 28, 2011 Comments Off Resident Spotlight: Nicholas Moreno Patch.com This Hermosa Beach newcomer talks to Patch about his success in metal music and martial arts. By Marcus Bockman | Email the author | 5:00pm Nicholas Moreno (on right) training on the beach. Marcus Bockman He played at Ozzfest, has a second-degree black ... |
Posted February 27, 2011 Comments Off The Sacred Legacy: A step towards acceptance Haveeru Online Despite the lack of appreciation and acceptance for metal music, the five members of the band have plans for a bright future. Our community, complicated in its own way, has failed to harness the creativity of these liberals, forcing them to look ... |
Posted February 26, 2011 Comments Off Fairfax Symphony Conducts Youth Competition Great Falls Connection He is a self-professed "metal head," who frequents heavy metal music message boards on the Internet. "My favorite band of all time is Dream Theater," said Brian, mentioning an all-male group whose members have shoulder-length hair, bushy goatees and ... |
Posted February 25, 2011 Comments Off  Daily American Online | Shade Township group performing Daily American Online The self taught musicians play punk, metal music. “We formed on a Sunday night and entered the school talent show on Thursday and won first place,” said Tranovich about their start. Ames said after that outstanding start, the group decided to keep ... |
Posted February 24, 2011 Comments Off On this edition of the Livecast, Rob, Noa and Frank just came back from their trip to Sweden and we spend the whole first hour discussing what happened. There were tales of metal bars, clogged toilets, and Swedish meatballs. (BTW, stay tuned this weekend for some great Behind the Scenes footage). We also spent some …
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Posted February 23, 2011 Comments Off OH HELL YES. Volume 2 of NYC Sucks, the completely free comp we’ve put together to spotlight some of the best metal bands currently dominating the New York metal scene, IS FINALLY HERE. Featuring thirteen songs by as many bands, who run the gamut from death metal to stoner metal to black metal to grind to we-don’t-even-know-what-the-hell-to-call-it [...]
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Posted February 22, 2011 Comments Off Varg Vikernes Of Burzum Talks New Album "Fallen" Metal Underground Varg: The reason we did it this way was that “Belus” lost most of its dynamics when mastered by a traditional metal music technician. Unfortunately we didn't have the time to correct that, and to make sure the same didn't happen to “Fallen” we used ... |
Posted February 21, 2011 Comments Off 
Tennessee metal band ACROSS TUNDRAS has announced their signing with Neurot Recordings. Stated Neurot/Neurosis’ Steve Von Till on the signing, “It is with great honor that Neurot Recordings welcomes Across Tundras to our home. Their past releases have shown immense dedication to spirit and commitment to growth and sonic evolution. Those are traits that we admire and look for when declaring kinship among those also on the quest for emotional release through sound.” ACROSS TUNDRAS’ Tanner Olson this week also made a statement on their induction into Neurot’s family, “The opportunity to stand alongside such a talented and driven group of artists and musicians is something we have been working along time for. Neurot Recordings releases the most inspired and original music out there, and its a huge compliment that they see us as kindred musical spirits. Eternal gratitude to the Neurot family for believing in us and giving a proper home to our nomadic sounds.”
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Across Tundras Signs To Neurot Records
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Posted February 20, 2011 Comments Off Soundgarden continues to be one of those legendary bands that defies pure pigeonholing. Sure, they rose to the top against the early 90s grunge backdrop, but could you really call them “grunge”? Lest we forget that way back when, they were often touted as the forerunners of “alternative metal” (whatever that means), in addition to [...]
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Posted February 19, 2011 Comments Off The Mosh Pit 2.19.11: The Rise Of Nu Metal 411mania.com Nu metal music emphasizes mood, rhythm, and texture over melody. Often, nu metal songs use rhythmic, syncopated riffs played on distorted electric guitars with strings detuned to lower pitches to create a dark and thick sound. Ok, that is better. ... |