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Celebrate Christmas With Lights Set to Metal Tunes

December 25, 2011

For anyone following along the past few days, you might have guessed we celebrate the holidays the multicultural way.  Christmas and Hanukkah are intermingled in our household.  So as Viola continues to post a few fun videos featuring new Hanukkah music, I thought I’d share some fun festive lights videos set to metal/rock tunes. During [...]

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Heavy Metal Hanukkah with Anvil

December 23, 2011

Here on day four of my eight days of Hanukkah music videos feature, the metalhead in me simply had to share Anvil’s rockin’ version of “Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah”. The Canadian metal band performed this song as part of The Hour’s holiday music special. Go ahead. Bang your head with the music. Just be careful [...]

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Celebrate “Talk like a Pirate Day” the Metal and Classical Way

September 19, 2011

Avast thar, scurvy dogs! What better way to celebrate International Talk like a Pirate Day than with some pirate-themed metal and classical music. Feast yar eyes on this video of “Keelhauled” from pirate heavy metal band Alestorm. Then raise yar bottle of rum to “Pirate King” from the Houston Gilbert and Sullivan Society‘s 2001 production [...]

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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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Book Review – Guitar Player: Guitar Heroes of the 70s

July 7, 2011

The 1970s was an era of guitar greatness.  It was a time when music stood for something.  Lyrics were often a cry for peace to end the Vietnam War.  Other songs were about love, drugs and anthems of rock.  It was also a time when guitar performance evolved a great deal.  As some guitar greats [...]

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Dream Theater Reveals Track Listing for New Album, A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS

June 8, 2011

Roadrunner Records revealed information today about Dream Theater‘s highly anticipated new album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. This will be the band’s first album with new drummer Mike Mangini. The album will drop on September 13 and will be supported by a massive world tour. Several of the band members shared their thoughts on the [...]

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The Fans’ Take on Dream Theater’s New Drummer Mike Mangini

May 2, 2011

After stringing out the suspense through a three-part documentary (part one is here, part two here, part three here), the big news has finally been revealed. Dream Theater has chosen Mike Mangini as their new drummer. DT is infamous for their passionate fans who love to dissect every little aspect of the band. And we’ve [...]

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Get an Official Inside Look into Dream Theater’s Search for a New Drummer

April 18, 2011

Dream Theater is my all-time favorite band, and like other legions of avid fans, I was crushed when I learned that drummer Mike Portnoy had left the band. DT lovers have gone through months of torturous speculation about who the new drummer will be. Now, Dream Theater is offering an inside look at their audition [...]

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Sepultura Collaborates with Orchestra to Raise Awareness about Endangered Brazilwood

April 15, 2011

Brazilian extreme metal band Sepultura will perform with Brazil’s Orquestra Experimental de Repertório to bring attention to the plight of brazilwood, which is in danger of extinction due to its popularity as a material for violin bows and other stringed instruments. According to a post on Noisecreep.com, the two unlikely partners will be playing a [...]

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Dragonforce Announces New Singer

March 2, 2011

We previously covered the news the Dragonforce had parted way with ZP Theart and were searching for a new singer.  Today, the band announced that their long search for a new vocalist is finally over. After entries from thousands of hopefuls across the globe, the shredmasters welcome 23-year-old Marc Hudson to the band. “I’m really [...]

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