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Monzer Darwish is a 23-year-old graphic designer and metal fan from Al Salamiyah, Syria, a district near Homs. For the last five months he’s been travelling around the country and visiting refugees in Lebanon for a documentary he’s making about underground metal bands in war-torn Syria. Needless to say, it’s a tough gig. People who are …
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Carmine Appice asks: “How does spending a few days of major face time with me and some of my most excellent, legendary rock ‘n’ metal hero friends sound?” According to a press release, Carmine will be hosting the Carmine Appice’s Rockaholics Metal Fan Camp — set for August 26-30 at Full Moon Resort in the heart of …
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Heavy Metal fans have found a new online home to party, poker and rock out. Nuclear Blast, together with kuuluu AG, launches Nuclear Blast Poker a free-to-play social platform. Nuclear Blast Poker is not just an online poker game but also a community platform where Metal freaks interact, show their love for Metal by styling …
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This is just a preview of things yet to come at what is yet to come over at SicAsylum, where the full site will be launched before the New Year. We will be working jointly with Braingell (because I’m not going anywhere!) to get the most interviews possible between both websites with all of the …
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Ritualistically adorning the stage with lamb bones and decaying rats, Indiana black metal miscreants Ptahil are known for their moody, violent and lawless exercises in live musical mayhem. At a recent ceremony at The Brass Rail in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the onstage chaos led one fan to bite the head of a decomposed rodent. Comments …
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Autopsy will make a long-awaited journey across the country this weekend for its first NYC performance in nearly two decades. The band will devastate The Bell House (www.thebellhouseny.com) in Brooklyn tomorrow night, and InvisibleOranges.com is giving fans the chance to win two tickets to this monumental event. Head over to: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2012/05/io-ticket-giveaway-autopsy-with-funebrarum-unearthly-trance-and-undergang/ for all the details. Tickets for …
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World-Famous professional entertainment and fine art photographer JEREMY SAFFER and Noisecreep.com have posted Jeremy’s top 10 favorite shots of 2011! You can view the entire list and the shots here. Noisecreep.com is also running a contest where fans can enter to win killer swag from Jeremy’s photo work. To enter, head to Twitter and send …
Holy shit…I love this!! Ever wondered how long it would take to build a Lego mosh pit and a Lego metalhead band? Well, color me curious as well as the metal fan at Lego’s!. Let this be a lesson to you guys…there’s NOTHING you can’t build with Lego’s! Check out the Lego’s “Let’s Go” video!
After one listen to this all that I can say is “wow”. What an absolutely incredible album if you’re deaf. This is nothing short of painful to listen to more than once. I can safely say that even with my love of Metallica that has spanned from my childhood until now, I will be forgetting …
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Saxon’s debut album, released in 1979, did not have a major impact on the music scene. Considering the Pop Charts were dominated by The Bee Gees, Split Enz (?), and The Village People, it pretty much appeared as if hard rock/metal was dead and buried. But, by 1980, this “thing” called the New Wave of …
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