Tag: metal
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It’s 2015 and Stryper’s yellow and black attack continues. And I dare say it’s stronger than ever. Just listen to “Yahweh,” the blistering opening track of their new album, Fallen. When I heard Michael Sweet was writing a song with Clint Lowery of Sevendust I thought we were in for a disaster, just based on…
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review by Michael McCarthy photos by Joshua Bernard Last night Bostonians were given the opportunity to rock their asses off and rock they did, thanks to one of the best, Brit Award-winning, rock ‘n’ roll bands to ever come out of England, The Darkness. Just before the band hurried out on stage, a huge black…
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This Sunday, November 1st, The Darkness will finally bring their ritzy brand of British hard rock to Boston, Massachusetts. And it’s about time; they’ve already destroyed Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and other major cities across the U.S. But, according to their website, we have the honor of being the last date on their North American…
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interview by Michael McCarthy Yesterday we ran part one of my interview with Tracii Guns. If you haven’t read it yet, please READ IT NOW. In part one, we talked extensively about Tracii’s new band, Devil City Angels, which also features Rudy Sarzo, Rikki Rocket and Brandon Gibbs. In today’s conclusion we talk about several other…
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Review by Michael McCarthy Photos by Joshua Bernard (and may not be used elsewhere without permission) Before I get into my review of Ghost’s show at the House of Blues in Boston this past Monday on September 28th, I must praise their opening act, a band called Purson, who hail from London, England. I’d looked…
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When I was growing up, I was mostly into what they (not I) call hair bands, my favorites being Motley Crue, Poison, Stryper, Bon Jovi and KISS. (Yes, KISS was a hair band at the time. No make up, just very big hair.) I did listen to some thrash, too, especially the artists that we…
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The first time I heard Dead Lord from Sweden I was mighty perplexed. This was largely because they’re on Century Media Records, who typically release music that’s extremely heavy and entirely modern, two things you couldn’t exactly accuse Dead Lord of being. But by the time I finished listening to their new album, Heads Held…
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“Humanity won’t save us / At the speed of light,” sings Iron Maiden’s “Speed of Light,” the first single from their forthcoming album, The Book Of Souls, which is due out on September 4th. It’s one of the band’s best singles in years and manages to both kick ass and be incredibly catchy at the…
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THE BATTLE FOR PHILADELPHIA… THE CITY OF “BROTHERLY LOVE” GHOST RESCHEDULE CONCERT IN WAKE OF COINCIDING PHILADELPHIA PAPAL VISIT [MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you that due to Frankie’s visit next month in Philadelphia, we received a letter informing us that Ghost fans would not be able to use public transportation or…
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Vicious Brazilian death metal trio Krisiun’s new album — their twelfth — was produced by Erik Rutan, the mastermind behind Hate Eternal and former guitarist of Morbid Angel. His previous production credits include Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Malevolent Creation and Agnostic Front, among others, though this isn’t exactly his first rodeo with Krisiun —…
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Probably the most pop thing Bring Me The Horizon has ever done, but it’s still pretty darn heavy, too. And if we have to listen to pop-influenced metal, I’d rather listen to this than Linkin Park.
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You’ve read correctly — Korn remixed Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money.” And it’s killer! (Actually, it’s not that they remixed it so much as they covered it but kept Rihanna’s vocals instead of singing them.) I found the original version of the song to be on the boring side but with Korn’s grinding guitars,…