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Thrash and Burn Tour 2010: A Big Mess
2010 hasn’t exactly been kind to us. It took away James “The Rev” Sullivan, Peter Steele, Ronnie James Dio, and Paul Grey. Not only have the tragic passing of our heroes made this year one giant let...
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More Asplosions Coming From Norma Jean
Not content with calling it quits after their current Explosions II tour, Norma Jean will be embarking on the Explosions II Part Deux tour across North America this spring, alongside After The Burial,...
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Metallica’s Black Album Revisited — Featuring Evile, Savage Messiah, Devil...
Here’s an interesting measure of how tr00 you are. Think hard — when, exactly, was the moment that Metallica fell from grace? If you said “Never! They’re so consistently good!” then dear god, learn to...
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South By So What?! Festival Is Next Week!
Our lovely and talented photographer Chris Collins will be hitting up the South By So What?! Festival in Grand Prairie, TX on March 16th, and while the lineup includes a few bands you nor I are...
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So The Mayhem Fest Lineup Is Pretty Good This Year
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is something I have loved since it started. Each year it brings something for everyone, and I was lucky enough to be there in 2011 for Disturbed‘s last show...
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Whitechapel Unveil Tour Documentary; Have Begun Writing Their Next Album
Whitechapel‘s self-titled release from last year was one of the best modern metal albums to come out. Such a talented and young band have evolved from just straight deathcore into a more death metal...
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New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Announces Second Wave of Bands
To be completely honest, the current lineup for the seventeenth installment of the annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival is fairly disappointing. Other than a stellar set of headliners on...
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Slipknot Announce Further North American Tour Dates; Lamb of God to Support
Just last week, Slipknot announced a run of North American tour dates with supporting act Hatebreed and I expressed a certain level of incredulity that the band would be touring much more in the...
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Slipknot Release Music Video For “Killpop”
Slipknot fans are having the time of their lives right about now, with the band’s triumphant return last year followed by a spate of massive live shows. Turns out said fans are in for yet another...
View ArticleMetalcore Isn’t Dead
On our first edition of the Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast, editors and all round fine gents Noyan and Eden discussed how the metalcore genre had fallen out of the limelight, mentioning that the genre itself...
View ArticleRelease Day Roundup – 6/7/19
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new...
View ArticleMake Them Suffer – How to Survive a Funeral
Change is inevitable and is always accompanied with some level of discomfort. Miles Davis said it best: “It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have...
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Slipknot Announce Further North American Tour Dates; Lamb of God to Support
Just last week, Slipknot announced a run of North American tour dates with supporting act Hatebreed and I expressed a certain level of incredulity that the band would be touring much more in the United...
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Slipknot Release Music Video For “Killpop”
Slipknot fans are having the time of their lives right about now, with the band’s triumphant return last year followed by a spate of massive live shows. Turns out said fans are in for yet another...
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Make Them Suffer – How to Survive a Funeral
Change is inevitable and is always accompanied with some level of discomfort. Miles Davis said it best: “It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to...
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