December 2010
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10 Essential Metal Reissues On Vinyl In 2010
Sometimes discovering old metal records (or just revisiting old favorites on wax) is better than new music, yeah? … In no particular order, here are 10 essential metal albums reissued on vinyl in 2010 — some extravagantly packaged, some quick and dirty like the music cut into their grooves. [OMG Vinyl]
Dec 31st
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Grim Kim
samanthamarble: Lurker: Kim Kelly Makeup: Karlynn Holland
Dec 30th
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NPR Music Picks 2010's Best Writing About Metal →
Dec 30th
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Inverted Umlaut Podcast, No. 13: The Best Metal Of...
DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST (192kpbs MP3) (Click “Read More” below to see the Top 25 Metal Albums of 2010) In 2010, more metal bands sounded like seafood plates: Blackened death, blackened post-hardcore, blackened crust. Not that I’m complaining. The more smart cross-pollination, the better, as far as I’m concerned. The key word here is “smart,” though. When Woe...
Dec 28th
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Favorite Places For Music →
Solid picks, all. I might add All That Is Heavy for all your stoner-rock/metal needs. charredresistors: Besdies friends, there are a few great distros / labels that I watch for new music. It can be frusterating to have to follow the internet (watching blogs and more and more often, twitter. I mean really, use the tools you have available, but don’t JUST post things on twitter. Because I’m...
Dec 28th
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Alestorm To Enter Studio In January →
I’m not not gonna lie. I love Alestorm. Scottish folk/power metal band Alestorm has issued the following update: “It is my very great pleasure to announce that on January 10th Alestorm will be heading to the studio to record our third album, which we’re gonna call ‘Back Through Time’. It’s gonna be an epic adventure through piratical badassery in 11 tracks, with more drunken singalong...
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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Download This Now: Christmas Brutality →
Seasons blastbeats featuring Venom, Black Breath, Exhumed, AC/DC and more! [@MetalChris]
Dec 24th
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Dec 21st
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Dec 17th
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WatchWatch
Okay, fine, I posted the GWAR Christmas carol video. Jingle Bells, blood, chainsaws, etc.
Dec 17th
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Inverted Umlaut Podcast, No. 12: In The Bleak...
DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST (192kpbs MP3) This week on Inverted Umlaut: * Have a Merry Metal Christmas with King Diamond, Dio, and…uh… Stryper! * Philly Sabbath-worshippers Serpent Throne’s instru-metal never changes, so I never complain. * Tr00 Caribbean Black Metal, Mon. * Plus music from Royal Thunder, Weakling, My Silent Wake and more. See the full playlist below. KING DIAMOND “No...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Paul Freeman's Gonna Get Some Hell For His 'Worst... →
Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 4th
The Final Word On Metal Drumming →
Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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WatchWatch
Watch the entirety of Heavy Metal in Baghdad on Hulu. I always thought this was a well-done documentary about Iraq’s then-only heavy metal band. And, hey, Acrassicauda is actually pretty damn killer, too.
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd