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Concert Review: Katatonia with Orphaned Land, Swallow the Sun, Novembers Doom and Clad in Darkness

September 22, 2010

This review was co-written with Viola. On Friday night, Viola and I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Katatonia concert as guests thanks to Peaceville Records and Fresno PR.  We had a chance to briefly meet the band and spoke with Daniel Liljekvist, the drummer from Katatonia.  We are transcribing the interview, but wanted [...]

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Katatonia Kicks Off US Tour and Celebrates By Giving Away Guitar and Bass

September 8, 2010

Tonight, Katatonia starts its US headlining “Night Over North America” tour in Baltimore.  To support the occasion, the band has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to give away a Mayones Guitar played and autographed by Katatonia from their US Tour, as well as the special edition of Night Is The New Day, a Mayones t-shirt and [...]

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Heavy Metal and Progressive Rock – Putting Bodies in the Theaters and Killing the iPod?

May 5, 2010

I recently read two interesting blog posts which made me think about how quality metal and progressive music is surviving the declining music industry and increasing its fan base. Maybe People Don’t Go to Shows Because Bands Suck Eyal Levi’s post on metalsucks.com, “Maybe People Don’t Go to Shows Because Bands Suck,” describes how progressive [...]

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Katatonia Announces North American Tour

April 14, 2010

In 2009, Katatonia released the critically-acclaimed Night Is The New Day . You can read our review of the album here.  The Swedish progressive metal act has been touring Europe.  Now, the band is preparing to hit North America in September and October kicking off in Baltimore on September 8th. General admission and special VIP [...]

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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 [...]

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Album Review: Orphaned Land – The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

February 22, 2010

Music has a way of tearing down walls and bringing people together.  Orphaned Land, self-labeled as “Jewish Muslim Metal” or “Middle Eastern Progressive Metal,” has managed to find support from both Muslims and Jews.  Considering the ongoing friction in the region, I find this astounding. I am a newbie to the musical world of Orphaned [...]

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