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‘Metal Evolution': Sneak Peek of ‘Progressive Metal’ Episode (VIDEO)
‘Metal Evolution': Sneak Peek of ‘Progressive Metal’ Episode (VIDEO)
‘Metal Evolution': Sneak Peek of ‘Progressive Metal’ Episode (VIDEO)
There's always been a dichotomy to heavy metal. While the music is supposed to be hard and fast and primal enough for beer-drinking dudes in parking lots to understand, it's often technical and ponderous -- progressive, as they say. Episode 10 of Vh1's 'Metal Evolution' series focuses on progressive metal, and in our exclusive sneak peek, founding King Crimson drummer Michael Giles talks about whe
Tool Writing New Material for Next LP
Holy Maynard! Could it be true? Tool, who MetalSucks so appropriately called "the past, present and future best band on the planet," are writing material for a new record, working three days a week on new tunes while frontman Maynard James Keenan continues touring the U...
19A.D.D. Want to Give Away ‘Dead River’
19A.D.D. Want to Give Away ‘Dead River’
19A.D.D. Want to Give Away ‘Dead River’
The days of that Cinderella dream of getting signed to a large label with little work and only a few shows under the belt are long gone -- unless of course the band is very pretty -- very pretty -- and someone's dad knows somebody. The name of the game now for any new band is building the fan base...
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Perhaps it's because they base themselves out of the relatively low-key music scene of Madison, Wisc., but Droids Attack don't seem too concerned with adhering to any sort of standard that their more famous peers may have established. While their music is seriously crushing, as demonstrated on their new album 'Must Destroy,' they don't take themselves all too seriously -- evidenced be their droid
Book Publisher Ian Christe Discusses His Upcoming Titles for 2010
Book Publisher Ian Christe Discusses His Upcoming Titles for 2010
Book Publisher Ian Christe Discusses His Upcoming Titles for 2010
Ian Christe is a heavy metal renaissance man. Not only has he written for everyone from Spin to Metal Maniacs, he's also released music as Dark Noerd and in 2007 he launched his own book publishing house called Bazillion Points. Since then he released Daniel Ekeroth's 'Swedish Death Metal,' the unofficial bible for the beloved scene...
Metallers Help Tell Story of Mellotron in ‘Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie’
Metallers Help Tell Story of Mellotron in ‘Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie’
Metallers Help Tell Story of Mellotron in ‘Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie’
Guitar, bass and drums are the conventional instrumentation for nearly all heavy metal. Some bands have also used organs or synthesizers, and throughout the history of the genre, a select few have utilized the Mellotron, a magnetic-tape keyboard originally invented as the Chamberlin organ in a California garage in the late 1940s...
Blood of the Tyrant Don’t Mind Being Compared to Mastodon
Blood of the Tyrant Don’t Mind Being Compared to Mastodon
Blood of the Tyrant Don’t Mind Being Compared to Mastodon
"We don't mind the comparison," guitarist and vocalist Josh Primack confessed to Noisecreep of the Chicago band's tag of sounding like Mastodon. "It's an honor to be mentioned in the same breath with them." Having only been playing since 2007, Blood of the Tyrant have quickly been put into the list of bands worth keeping a watch on, and their last self-released EP even got th

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