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Rock/Heavy Metal

Send Positive Vibes to Tony Iommi to Help Beat Cancer

January 10, 2012

The legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, according to a statement on his website on Monday. “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at [...]

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Album Review: Dream Theater’s A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS

October 18, 2011

There’s been quite a lot of drama over the past year for progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, drummer Mike Portnoy, one of the founding members, shocked everyone when he announced he would be leaving the band. He had served as spokesperson, co-producer for many of their albums (along with guitarist John Petrucci), [...]

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Stevie Wonder, meet Metallica: Sad But Superstitious Mashup

September 8, 2011

Normally, I don’t think much about the mashups, but a friend passed this one along.  I wouldn’t ordinarily think Stevie Wonder would blend well with Metallica, but in this case it does.  Steve Wonder’s “Superstition” is mixed with Metallica’s “Sad But True.”  Anyhow… it’s a fun video, so I thought I’d share it.  Cheers!

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Adrenaline Mob: New Mike Portnoy Band Gives Sneak Peak of New Music

August 12, 2011

Mike Portnoy is rebounding from a tough 2010 after deciding to leave the band he helped form, Dream Theater.  Portnoy joined forces with Fozzy guitarist Rich Ward, Symphony X on vocalist Russell Allen, Sonic Stomp  guitarist Mike Orlando and bass player Paul DiLeo to form Adrenaline Mob. Earlier this week, the band released their EP. After taking a listen, [...]

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Heavy Metal Gets Its Own Periodic Table

July 26, 2011

Chemistry class will never be the same! Yes, that’s right, Heavy Metal now has its own periodic table.  Better yet, it’s shaped with metal horns too.  Metalheads can thank Pop Chart Lab for this marvelous piece of art. Gotta give a hat tip to Fastcodesign for this lovely find, which also has a nice image [...]

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Dommin, Linkin Park and Black Stone Cherry Cover Adele’s Rolling In The Deep

July 17, 2011

Adele is taking the world by storm. Billboard reported that 21, which was released on Feb. 22, is now the second million-selling digital album in the U.S., the fastest set to do so, and the first by a woman to achieve the feat. The album has sold over 2.6 million albums, spent 10 non-consecutive weeks [...]

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Mark Your Calendars for National Metal Day

July 15, 2011

It’s nice to see something official about this because Viola and I stumbled on something mentioning National Metal Day back in May. But after searching online, we thought it was rumor or unofficial at the time.  Now, it turns out National Metal Day is for real. NoiseCreep reported: Metal has its own holiday, thanks to [...]

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10 Free Downloadable Singles Available through Adult Swim

June 30, 2011

Cable-TV network Adult Swim recently launched its 2011 Adult Swim Singles Program on June 6. 10 never-before-released tracks from top artists in genres including indie rock, metal, rap, and pop will be available for free download through Adult Swim’s website. The series, sponsored by the Kia Soul urban passenger vehicle, runs through August 21. You [...]

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Black Tide: Back with “That Fire” [Video]

June 29, 2011

It’s been a little while since I’ve heard about Black Tide, but I was happy to see the band is getting ready to release a new album, Post Mortem, schedule for release on Auguest 23rd.  Recently uploaded, “That Fire”, is the first track to be released from upcoming album.  You can watch the video below. [...]

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Book Review: ROCKABILLY THE TWANG HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD

June 16, 2011

  As a music blogger, I’m hungry to learn about all genres of music. That’s why when I got a pitch about a rockabilly history book, I jumped on it. Rockabilly, the Twang Heard Round the World: The Illustrated History, by Michael Dregni, (232 pages. Voyageur Press. $30) is the first illustrated history of the [...]

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