Map Of Metal is a totally addictive and endlessly entertaining interactive website, designed by Metal Historian Nick Grant and Graphic Designer Patrick Galbraith. The site traces Metal music all the way through from its 1960s beginnings to its latter-day mutation into crazily specific genres (Black Ambient, Mathcore, Crust Punk, Swedish Death Metal, etc ad infinitum). Continue reading Map of Metal
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Christmas Lights on House Syncd to Slayer’s "Reign In Blood"
Warning: Loudness Approaching
Oh my, this Slayer fan’s holiday display is definitely something to see. I bet the neighbors really appreciate his idea of Christmas spirit. Slayer!
Note: Unfortunately, since I posted this, I’ve discovered that the embed code is disabled by SONY on “select” browsers. If the above video won’t play for you or if it shows an error message, please click this upcoming link to Watch all the madness unfold on YouTube.
Thanks to Heidi Ellen Robinson Fitzgerald for the Tip!
Unexpected Hotness: Munky from Korn
Munky: I Would Do It (Image Source)
No one who really knows me would ever accidentally accuse me of being a fan of the band Korn. Being a happy and well-adjusted person who does not really enjoy listening to a lot of screaming (exception: anything by Ministry), their music is not really my bag. But my friend Ray Luzier has been Korn’s drummer for about three years, and it’s been at least that long since I’ve seen Ray, since he lives in LA and I live here in NYC.
So, when Korn’s new record label, the great Roadrunner Records, invited me to attend a listening party for the band’s upcoming CD: Korn III: Remember Who You Are (in stores July 13, 2010), and I heard that not only would Ray be there but that also the catering would be provided by Dos Caminos (such delicious food they have) I decided I could not miss this opportunity to make the scene. Continue reading Unexpected Hotness: Munky from Korn
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Happy Birthday to Rob Halford and Elvis Costello!
Rob Halford, singer for Judas Priest was born on this day, August 25th, in 1951, while Elvis Costello was born three years later, in 1954!! Â Happy birthday guys!
