Posted by Dan Rodriguez on September 28, 2009
Five Finger Death Punch has a ton of fans, enough to possibly put them in the top 10 on this week’s sales charts. They also elicit violent rage from haters. But I don’t think even the most passionate 5FDP aficionado (they must have a nickname, right? “punchers”?) would place the band on the kind of […]
Posted by Dan Rodriguez on August 20, 2009
Wired (by way of Metal Injection) reports on a study by neuroscientist Nina Kraus of Northwestern University that tested both musicians and non-musicians for the ability to understand speech in a noisy environment like a restaurant or crowded party (or metal show). Surprise! Those with musical training are better at focusing on specific sounds. On […]
Posted by Dan Rodriguez on August 18, 2009
This sure was a low-key release, but apparently there is a semi-biographical book out about Rick Rubin (who’s significance I hope I don’t need to explain) and his notoriously unorthodox production methods. Rick Rubin: In The Studio got a nice review on Blogcritics, promising a lot more insight into the mysterious and cryptic studio behavior […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 21, 2009
Believe it or not, there are other places than Metal Insider to read about your favorite heavy bands. Until today, ESPN.com wasn’t one of them. An astute reader noticed a post by writer and former NBA forward Paul Shirley on ESPN all about Sunn O))). Shirley, a writer that reminds us of Chuck Klosterman (who is […]
Posted by Dan Rodriguez on July 20, 2009
Kudos to Bad News Central, who has cracked the code. The image at right comes from BNC’s track-by-track review for Clutch’s latest, Strange Cousins From The West. I love that they’re all still “out of five”. Jann Wenner, please take note.
