Heavy metal music

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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Metalachi – This What Happens When Metallica Is Played Mariachi Style?

September 21, 2010

Last week, Hispanic Heritage month kicked off on September 15. I know, this is a tad bit late, but our blog host was experiencing some technical issues and I am now getting back to posting the following. A couple of weeks ago, I randomly stumbled onto an interesting cover of “Breaking the Law” by Judas [...]

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A Denver McDonald’s Uses Classical Music to Scare Away Teenagers? Really?

August 13, 2010

Classical music is yet again being used as a sonic weapon. I recently wrote a post about a Canadian library which was using classical music to prevent teens from loitering at its front entrance. Now, it looks like McDonald’s is jumping on the acoustic bandwagon. According to Alexis Madrigal’s post on The Atlantic, he came [...]

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Vocalist James LaBrie’s “One More Time” Ignites Controversy Among Fans

August 2, 2010

The release of “One More Time”, a track from Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie‘s upcoming solo album, Static Impulse, has sparked a heated debate among his fans. Listeners were shocked when the first vocals they heard on the track were not LaBrie’s distinctive tenor but rather the heavy screams of the album’s drummer/scream vocalist, Peter [...]

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Earthen Grave Perform Stargazer, Tribute to Ronnie James Dio (Video)

July 15, 2010

This past weekend, Rachel Barton Pine, world-renowned classical violinist, was awarded the Great Performer of Illinois Award. As part of the ceremony, she performed in a special concert that began with two classical music sets. Pine ended her evening of performances with a set by Earthen Grave, her doom/thrash metal band. As part of the [...]

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Ronnie James Dio loses battle with cancer: Dio was a phenomenal human being says Brian Slagel from Metal Blade

May 16, 2010

For today, the metal horns hand gesture, attributed to Ronnie James Dio, carries a different meaning. Just weeks after losing Peter Steele, the metal world is now coping with the death of Ronnie James Dio. Wendy Dio posted the following this morning: Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, [...]

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Ronnie James Dio Is Trying to Kick Cancer’s Ass

April 1, 2010

The legendary heavy metal singer, Ronnie James Dio, is fighting stomach cancer. In a rare interview, Dio spoke with Steve Simon at KIAH TV in Houston about his treatment and progress. Luckily for the metal world, Dio mentioned his tumor is shrinking. Every couple of weeks, the singer and his wife, Wendy, visit the M.D. [...]

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Guitar Jam Heaven: Rodrigo y Gabriela Jam With Alex Skolnick

March 26, 2010

A fan captured video of a live performance Rodrigo y Gabriela performing with Alex Skolnick. The duo is currently tour supporting their 2009 release, 11:11. The more I see video of the Mexican duo performing, the more I want to see them live. Skolnick joined the duo for the song, “Atman”, which features Alex Skolnick on [...]

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Kobi Farhi From Orphaned Land Thinks “Metal Is A Global Village” (Interview)

March 20, 2010

Earlier this week, Viola and I had the pleasure of speaking with Kobi Farhi, the lead singer from Orphaned Land, during the band’s visit to Chicago, IL. Orphaned Land is currently on tour supporting their most recent release, The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR. (To read our review of the album, please click on the [...]

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Orphaned Land Rocked Chicago, Now Heading to South by Southwest (#SXSW)

March 15, 2010

Yesterday, thanks to the good folks at Century Media, Viola and I attended the Orphaned Land concert at the Bottom Lounge. Now, Kobi Farhi (Lead Singer) and company are headed to Austin for two shows as part of the South by Southwest festivities. The band only has four shows scheduled in the US, so those [...]