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Death metal singer allegedly recruited by ISIS

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 3, 2014 | Current Events, News

London’s Telegraph reports that a Bangladeshi man arrested after he volunteered to go to Syria to fight for ISIS was the singer of a death metal band. Asif Adnan is the singer and guitarist of Bangladesh death metal  band Jahiliyyah. The band’s name refers...

Steel Panther do ALS challenge; your move, The Pope

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 26, 2014 | Current Events, News, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/gwViiRUoYGo[/youtube] OK, as good of a cause as it is, we’re starting to get a little tired of the ALS ice bucket challenge. It’d be insensitive to say that the movement has jumped the shark, since it’s raised millions of...

Isis (the band) mistaken for Isis (the terrorist group)

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 23, 2014 | Current Events, News

While post-metal band Isis broke up four years ago, they’ve been in the news lately. Actually, not the band, but the militant Islamic terrorist group that recently claimed responsibility for beheading American journalist James Foley. And while you might not...

Because it’s National Doughnut Day, here’s a Weedeater song about doughnuts

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 6, 2014 | Current Events, Food, News

Guess what day it is? Guess what day it is? If you guessed International Day of Slayer, you’re right. However, it’s also National Doughnut Day. That means a few things: First of all, you can get free doughnuts nationwide if you play your cards right....

Alleged Teen Gunman Supposedly “Obsessed” With Rammstein

by Zach Shaw | Aug 29, 2012 | Current Events, Sad News

And yet again metal is getting attached to a horrific event. This past Monday (August 27), a 15 year-old opened fire in the cafeteria of a suburban Baltimore high school, shooting one classmate and critically wounding another before a teacher stopped the attack. And...

The Anti-Defamatation League Thought Hatebreed Was White Power

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 8, 2012 | Current Events

When we first mentioned that the shooter from the Wisconsin Sikh temple massacre was in a white power hardcore band, we’d expected that metal might be thrown into the spotlight. What we didn’t expect was for CNN to enter the fray with one of the more...
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Megadeth unleash “Puppet Parade” single
Megadeth unleash “Puppet Parade” single

Megadeth have shared “Puppet Parade,” the final single from their upcoming self-titled album, which arrives this Friday (23). The record marks the band’s final studio release and is issued via Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label...

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Terratur Possessions Confirms Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne!’s Self-Titled Debut Masterpiece
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Edenbridge breakdown new album ‘Set the Dark on Fire’ with track-by-track guide
Edenbridge breakdown new album ‘Set the Dark on Fire’ with track-by-track guide

Austrian symphonic metal outfit Edenbridge have ignited their new chapter with their 12th studio album, Set the Dark on Fire, scheduled to arrive this Friday (16th) via Steamhammer/SPV. Led by vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher and composer/guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall, Set...

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