Metal mayhem
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I had to make note of this theological reflection on the lyrics of a Tool song if only because it lives at the rarely visited interstection of heavy metal fandom and Christian belief. Oh, and the album’s good too. On a somewhat related note, Beliefnet recently interviewed the former guitarist for Korn who converted to Read more
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Despite their unfortunate prediliction for day-glo outfits, these guys were/are an amazing band and this remains a terrific flat-out rock song by any standard. Read more
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Ah, the classics never go out of style. The band is in their prime in this clip from 1989. Read more
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When it comes to classic British heavy metal, I’m more partial to your Black Sabbaths or Iron Maidens than Judas Priest. But this is a terrific song (and pretty awesome video): Judas Priest – “Painkiller” And, yes, that first solo is over a minute long! Read more
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Eric mentioned that the Killswitch Engage cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” that I posted last week no longer appears to be available at YouTube. For those interested, you can see the video in a variety of formats at the band’s webpage at Roadrunner Records: here. Read more
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Though probably best known for their early punk material (“Institutionalized,” “I Saw Your Mommy”), ST’s two best albums (IMO), How Will I Laugh Tomorrow… and Lights, Camera, Revolution are pretty much pure thrash metal. This clip is from the latter. It’s not entirely clear from the video why the authorities are cracking down on ST. Read more
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Here’s a hilarious new video of Killswitch Engage’s cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver”: And, of course, the immortal original: Read more
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(n.b. some bad language and major shredding) Read more
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Beatallica – a band devoted exclusively to doing Beatles covers in the style of Metallica. The album is St. Hetfield’s Motorbreath Pub Band. Tracks include “..And Justice for All My Lovin,’” “Blackened in the USSR,” and “Leper Madonna.” Slightly reminiscient of Dread Zeppelin, the original mash-up band. “A Garage Dayz Nite” Read more
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