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Metal Monday: More New OurStage Metal Releases!
posted: July 2, 2012
Not that OurStage metal acts are dormant during any particular time of year, but summer seems to be especially lively for new releases. Metalcore seems to be the hot style of metal midway through 2012…
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Press Shuffle: Metal Melting Pot
posted: August 24, 2011
We all have our reasons to listen to metal. It can provoke an infinity of emotions, and do so with extreme efficiency. When talking to metal fans, they use words like loud, obnoxious, aggressive, anarchic,…
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Metal Monday: Metal Album Remasters
posted: June 27, 2011
If you never really listened to Megadeth or Atheist before the year 2004, there’s a fair chance that you’ve never really heard these bands as they originally sounded on their albums. Since 2000, both of…
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Metal Monday: The Neologist
posted: May 30, 2011
In the world of metal sub-genres, there are purists who want to preserve musical tradition and there are activists who want to stretch the boundaries of sound”and never than twain shall meet. One sub-genre of…
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Metal Monday: Are The Swedes Best At Metal?
posted: March 7, 2011
There are certain countries that are considered to be a cut above the rest in terms of the metal they produce. At the top of the metal food chain are countries like Canada, Finland, Italy,…
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Metal Monday: 1990, A Great Year In Metal
posted: November 29, 2010
Though the metal genre has had many landmark years, no year in it’s musical history matches 1990 in terms of legendary and influential record releases. At a time when metal was starting to explore heavier…
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