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Severed Fifth & the Open Source Music Movement

By on 2010/12/18 in Metal & other Music, Technology, Voluntary Society

Recently my bud Mike VanLare put the band Severed Fifth and their business model on my radar. From their website: Severed Fifth are an innovative new metal band based in Oakland, California that are not only delivering a solid burst of metal, but are hell bent on changing the music industry while doing so. Founded [...]

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GnR & Beyond

By on 2010/01/29 in Comic Relief, Metal & other Music

ARLINGTON, VA – If you’re a GnR fan like myself you’ll probably get a kick outta this 2min cartoon history of the band. And, if your musical tastes have since progressed into the metal scene as well, you may like the following videos. First, Death, Pantera and Bolt Thrower- a few bands instrumental at making [...]

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LOG’s Randy Blythe to San Diego Cops: You Are Not My God

LOG’s Randy Blythe to San Diego Cops: You Are Not My God

By on 2010/01/21 in Metal & other Music, Self-Defense, State Violence

ARLINGTON, VA – Ever had your rights violated by someone with a badge? Well, due to one such encounter the guys in Lamb of God (a band I’ve touched on here many times) wrote the song O.D.H.G.A.B.F.E. or, Office Dick Head Gets a Black Fucking Eye. According to Wiki: This song was written about an [...]

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Fear Factory Lives On!

By on 2010/01/15 in Metal & other Music

ARLINGTON, VA – Just wanted to let any of you Fear Factory fans out there know that I put an autographed, framed Fear Factory poster on eBay recently. The auction expires next Tuesday (Jan. 19th) at 1:15pm EST, so if you wanna claim it, make sure to bid before then! Fear Factory had a big [...]

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Hatebreed dominated last night at Jaxx!…

By on 2009/12/28 in Individuals & Thinkers, Metal & other Music

ARLINGTON, VA – …so stated my Tweet after catching my first show at the Springfield, VA venue thanks to an Xmas gift from my girl. Joining Hatebreed on the bill were The World We Know, Thy Will Be Done, Crowbar, The Causalities and The Acacia Strain. The opening bands were alright but not so good [...]

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Deicide’s Waredrobe Malfunction?

By on 2009/12/09 in Comic Relief, Metal & other Music

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBWpLCSEdLk&hl=en_US&fs=1&] ARLINGTON, VA – Since I’ve already maxed out the 40 free hours/month on my Pandora profile I decided to get my music fix by listening to playlists on YouTube (which will essentially plan dozens of videos with one click). I was on a bit of a nostalgic kick, listening to some bands from back [...]

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Carnifex: Deathcore Band of the Week

By on 2008/11/14 in Metal & other Music

Perhaps the best export from San Diego since As I Lay Dying, deathcore band Carnifex rips it up. Check ‘em out if you’re so inclined: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD7olfFlGEI&hl=en&fs=1] Think they’re solid? Then you’ll likely also be into Suicide Silence and Whitechapel.

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Zombie Brings the Quote of the Day

Zombie Brings the Quote of the Day

By on 2008/11/07 in Freedom & Responsibility, Individuals & Thinkers, Metal & other Music

That Joe Lieberman fucking douche bag was leading that charge [using legislation to censor certain types of music/films, especially during elections]. So said musician and director Rob Zombie in an interview with TheGauntlet.com (here’s Lieberman’s own words that validate Zombie’s comment). My statement to Lieberman and all others that would use force to prevent the [...]

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Your Recommended Daily Dose of Metal

By on 2008/10/29 in Metal & other Music

On a couple previous posts I’ve mentioned some exceptional bands in the metalcore genre. I wanted to add yet another to the mix — Whitechapel. According to the band’s site: Whitechapel stands out in today’s overcrowded metal scene due in part to their ability to fuse memorable and even groovy riffs with crushing breakdowns, tremolo [...]

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Iced Earth: A Five-Piece Metal Band of Skill, Passion, and Freedom

Iced Earth: A Five-Piece Metal Band of Skill, Passion, and Freedom

By on 2008/10/02 in Metal & other Music

Last Thursday I went with my bud Nate to the 9:30 Club to see Iced Earth. Though it was the first show I’ve been to in years in which there were no mosh pits and not a single guy (or gal) was shirtless, it was awesome. For those of you unfamiliar with Iced Earth, I [...]

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