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May 15, 2012
After 25 Years, Mötley Crüe's Girls, Girls, Girls Still Hasn't Brought About the Apocalypse
Today, the Antichrist heads up a company that charters private jets. The standard rental features a plush, zebra-striped interior. He also operates a chain of bar-and-grill restaurants that specialize in garish décor and $9.95 caprese salads. In the mid-1980s, it was impossible to escape the apoc ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
Mastodon: Show Preview
Today, the Antichrist heads up a company that charters private jets. The standard rental features a plush, zebra-striped interior. He also operates a chain of bar-and-grill restaurants that specialize in garish décor and $9.95 caprese salads. In the mid-1980s, it was impossible to escape the apoc ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Live Review, 1/23/12: Wolves in the Throne Room Deliver a Monotonous Barrage at Slim's
Wolves in the Throne Room Worm Ouroboros Ashborer Jan. 23, 2012 Slim's Better than: Anarcho-Punk bands performing at the Republican National Convention. It's easy to see how Wolves in the Throne Room are demonized by many cult black metal fans as the group most responsible for the neutering and re ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
On Hair Metal, Siberia, and Learning to Love Terrible Things
Skid Row Lately, I've been listening to a lot of '80s hair metal, and when I listen to said hair metal, I frequently find myself thinking about Siberia. Okay, let me explain. Deviating from my comfy-cozy personal norms, and gamboling down such an execrable and anomalous (translation: power ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
In Print: Assessing Metallica After 30 Years and Four Nights at the Fillmore, and More
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Metallica at the FillmoreMetallica at 30: Text messages like the one I got from a friend before the third Metallica show last week -- "You are dead to me" -- were exactly the reason I decided to go to all four of the Bay Area metal band's 30th ann ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Metallica's Top 5 Most Alienating, Hate-Inducing Actions
"Metallica loves to be hated," James Hetfield told Playboy in a 2001 interview. The group's detractors would argue that over the years, Hetfield and the boys have done a more than capable job of cultivating that hate. There are young music fans, born around the mid-1990s, who only know a wor ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica
See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows Instead Popular music is fixated with jumping-off points, springbo ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows Instead
slaughterbythewater.comWitchaven headlines MetClub's 30-year celebration.If you aren't a member of Metallica's fan club and didn't succumb to a scalper, chances are that you aren't going to catch the Bay Area metal titans' 30th Anniversary concerts at the Fillmore this week. But even if you c ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
The Younger Lovers' Brontez Purnell on Rock Bands Sounding the Same, "Gay Buffoonery," and Getting Beat Up By Bigots in Oakland
Matthew MeltonBrontez Purnell, of the Younger Lovers Brontez Purnell possesses the rare skill of being able to shift effortlessly from a serious discussion of art to absurd anecdotes about Reeboks, hesher boyfriends, and the raw "'hood beat" that informs the garage-pop of his current band, Th ... More >>
Music
November 9, 2011
Don't Kill Lulu: Redeeming Lou Reed and Metallica's New Album
Matthew MeltonBrontez Purnell, of the Younger Lovers Brontez Purnell possesses the rare skill of being able to shift effortlessly from a serious discussion of art to absurd anecdotes about Reeboks, hesher boyfriends, and the raw "'hood beat" that informs the garage-pop of his current band, Th ... More >>
Music
October 26, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Matthew MeltonBrontez Purnell, of the Younger Lovers Brontez Purnell possesses the rare skill of being able to shift effortlessly from a serious discussion of art to absurd anecdotes about Reeboks, hesher boyfriends, and the raw "'hood beat" that informs the garage-pop of his current band, Th ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Hey, When Did Metallica's Lars Ulrich Turn into a Cool, Funny Guy?
Over the years, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich just hasn't done a lot of things to make people like him. Let's recount: he's often an obnoxious interviewee; he pulls some of the most annoying faces in drumming history; he played a role in one of the most embarrassing music documentaries on earth, ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Black Sabbath Is Maybe (Not!) Getting Back Together, Or Something
We're not really sure what's going on here, but something stinks. Former Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reportedly told the British Birmingham Mail that the original Black Sabbath lineup would be back for the first time since 1979 with a new album next year. ''It's all been very hush-hu ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
R.I.P. Jani Lane, Warrant Singer, Hair Metal Icon
Jani Lane, the lead singer and songwriter for the hair metal band Warrant, probably best known for the hit "Cherry Pie," was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room last night. He was 47.
Music
August 3, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Jani Lane, the lead singer and songwriter for the hair metal band Warrant, probably best known for the hit "Cherry Pie," was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room last night. He was 47.
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July 20, 2011
Drone-Metal Duo Barn Owl Talks Desert Motifs, Meditative Sounds, and Performing in Cathedrals
Barn Owl San Francisco's Barn Owl makes densely layered guitar music that is equal parts heavy and beautiful. Guitarists Jon Porras and Evan K. Caminiti arrived at their textured sound six years ago while students at SF State, munching vegan tofu burritos and taking in music by rock god Neil ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Sunday: The Mayhem Festival, with Disturbed, Megadeth, and More Takes Over Shoreline Amphitheatre (Photos)
Christopher VictorioDisturbed at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival Sunday at Shoreline Amphitheatre The Rockstar Mayhem Festival, featuring Disturbed, Megadeth, Godsmack, and more July 10, 2011 @ Shoreline Amphitheatre Who says metal is dead? Some 13,000 fans packed into Shoreline Amphitheatre ye ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Metallica Recording with Lou Reed: Hitler Is Not Happy
"Maybe the best thing done by anyone, ever," is how former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed described his upcoming collaboration album with Metallica. Rolling Stone's David Fricke had kind words for it, too. We, however, are skeptical. And so is, uh, Hitler. In this hilarious video, som ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Rick Rubin Says Metallica Is About to Record a New Album, Plans S.F. Show
Rick Rubin: Now this is what Metallica's producer should look like.UPDATE: In more local Metallica news, a posting on the band's website today indicates the band will perform at the annual Salesforce.com convention at Moscone Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Turns out Kirk Hammet's next-door neighbo ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Shocker: Metallica and Lou Reed Team Up for New Album
Now just imagine a tall, skinny Lou Reed in there somewhere... Well, we certainly didn't see this coming: Bay Area metal giant Metallica and former Velvet Underground frontman/living god Lou Reed are about 90 percent done with a new album they've recorded together. Lou Reed and Metallica? Yes ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Is Iron Maiden Really Better Than Metallica?
Iron Maiden is better than Metallica. We don't necessarily agree, but that was the contention made by Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson in a recent interview with UK magazine Metal Hammer. "You've just got to have a sense of fearlessness," the singer said, according to a posting on NME. "I got in ... More >>
Music
April 27, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Iron Maiden is better than Metallica. We don't necessarily agree, but that was the contention made by Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson in a recent interview with UK magazine Metal Hammer. "You've just got to have a sense of fearlessness," the singer said, according to a posting on NME. "I got in ... More >>
Culture
February 16, 2011
Masterminds 2011: SF Weekly Recognizes Local Artists
Iron Maiden is better than Metallica. We don't necessarily agree, but that was the contention made by Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson in a recent interview with UK magazine Metal Hammer. "You've just got to have a sense of fearlessness," the singer said, according to a posting on NME. "I got in ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Metallica Plans New Record That's Not Actually a New Metallica Record
The latest less-than-clear-message from the Metallica camp: Cigar aficionado/lead guitarist Kirk Hammet has let slip that the band is planning to head back into the studio in May -- but not exactly to record a new Metallica record. Hammet said the new project will only take the band two weeks -- ... More >>
Music
February 9, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
The latest less-than-clear-message from the Metallica camp: Cigar aficionado/lead guitarist Kirk Hammet has let slip that the band is planning to head back into the studio in May -- but not exactly to record a new Metallica record. Hammet said the new project will only take the band two weeks -- ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Motorhead Plays One Note for an Hour at the Warfield
Richard HaickLemmy!MotorheadClutchValient ThorrFebruary 2, 2011@ The WarfieldBetter than: People less inherently amusing than Lemmy Kilmister playing one note for an hour.Okay, fine, so it wasn't just one note. There were two or three others thrown in there sometimes. A few meager attempts to spi ... More >>
Music
February 2, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music
Richard HaickLemmy!MotorheadClutchValient ThorrFebruary 2, 2011@ The WarfieldBetter than: People less inherently amusing than Lemmy Kilmister playing one note for an hour.Okay, fine, so it wasn't just one note. There were two or three others thrown in there sometimes. A few meager attempts to spi ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Screw Jerry Only
Richard HaickLemmy!MotorheadClutchValient ThorrFebruary 2, 2011@ The WarfieldBetter than: People less inherently amusing than Lemmy Kilmister playing one note for an hour.Okay, fine, so it wasn't just one note. There were two or three others thrown in there sometimes. A few meager attempts to spi ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Free Download: Adult Swim's Righteous Metal Compilation
In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>
Music
September 8, 2010
Sleep plays stoner metal for an angsty generation
In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>
Music
July 28, 2010
Scorpions say goodbye with one last power ballad
In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>
Music
June 23, 2010
Show preview: Danzig
In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Last Night: Iron Maiden's Metal Juggernaut Gets Father's Day Crowd Headbanging
Iron MaidenDream Theater@Sleep Train PavilionSunday, June 20, 2010Better than: Any other metal band with 35 years under its belt. Iron Maiden has always fallen into that category of venerable metal or hard-rock outfit that you simply do not miss when they come to town. You don't miss Slaye ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Beloved Heavy Metal Singer Ronnie James Dio Dies at 67
Tenacious D encapsulated the musical legacy of Ronnie James Dio in one perfect quatrain: "Dio has rocked for a long, long time/ Now it's time for him to pass the torch/ He has songs of wildebeests and angels/ He has soared on the wings of a demon." The heavy metal icon who replaced Ozzy Osbourne ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Metal from the Middle East
Acrassicauda, an Iraqi thrash metal band, just hosted Headbangers Ball to promote Only the Dead See the End of the War, their new EP about wartime in Iraq. Bullied out of Baghdad by bombs to their practice space, death threats for their style of music and being branded as Satan worshipers, the ba ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Video of the Day: Metallica Stirs Up Another Riot
What is it about Metallica shows in South America that makes the fans so crazy? Today Spin reported that the Bay Area legends caused a second riot in two months, this time in Bogota, Columbia, where police sprayed overeager metalheads with tear gas and water canons. At the end of January, the band ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
The Thrashers: Local Fourth Graders Rock Past Curfew
One problem faces The Thrashers at the band's CD release party on Friday, Feb. 26, at Broadway Studios. "The show starts at 8 and we go on at 9:45," says keyboardist Brandon Lurie, "and that's past our bedtimes." "Not on Fridays," counters rhythm guitarist Charley Rutledge. Not many bands ha ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2010
Slayer/Megadeth/Testament Tour To Hit the Bay Area After All
So we wrote that the metal titans tour involving Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament was thrown off course after Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya threw out his back in a serious-headbanging-injury sorta way. Well, although that Jan. 21 show didn't happen, the tour will indeed kick start anew after A ... More >>
Music
January 27, 2010
Scott “Wino” Weinrich rides metal’s sludgy resurgence
So we wrote that the metal titans tour involving Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament was thrown off course after Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya threw out his back in a serious-headbanging-injury sorta way. Well, although that Jan. 21 show didn't happen, the tour will indeed kick start anew after A ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Slayer, Megadeth, Testament Cancel Tour Due to Back Injury
It's not quite as metal as throwing out your neck headbanging, but Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has a back injury serious enough that it's forced him to call off the giants of thrash tour. The Slayer/Megadeth/Testament tour, which was scheduled to hit the Cow Palace Jan. 21, has been indefin ... More >>
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December 13, 2009
Last Night: Metallica at HP Pavillion
Metallica December 12, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose Better than: Getting drunk with your boss at the office holiday party. Still alive and kicking out the jams more than a quarter of a century after making Kill 'Em All, Metallica doesn't really have anything left to prove. The band members are ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Halloween Clips: The Ten Scariest Music Videos of All Time
1. Alice Cooper - "Welcome To My Nightmare"You can't have Halloween without Alice Cooper. From his decapitation-happy live shows to his self-mocking sense of humor, he's rock's king demon. (Sorry, Marilyn--we know how hard you try.) But was Cooper ever better than when accompanied by the Muppets? ... More >>
Music
September 23, 2009
Rodrigo y Gabriela pay tribute to a history of axe-slingers
1. Alice Cooper - "Welcome To My Nightmare"You can't have Halloween without Alice Cooper. From his decapitation-happy live shows to his self-mocking sense of humor, he's rock's king demon. (Sorry, Marilyn--we know how hard you try.) But was Cooper ever better than when accompanied by the Muppets? ... More >>
Music
July 8, 2009
Norwegian death metal doc aims high(brow) on Until the Light Takes Us
1. Alice Cooper - "Welcome To My Nightmare"You can't have Halloween without Alice Cooper. From his decapitation-happy live shows to his self-mocking sense of humor, he's rock's king demon. (Sorry, Marilyn--we know how hard you try.) But was Cooper ever better than when accompanied by the Muppets? ... More >>
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June 22, 2009
Track of the Day: Yob
At the end of Eugene, Oregon trio Yob's list of influences on its MySpace page, the heavy doom band lists "100 decibels." That last item, tucked into a longer rundown of favorite bands (Sleep, High on Fire, Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Burning Witch) is just another way this group shows it means busin ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
Bow Down
At the end of Eugene, Oregon trio Yob's list of influences on its MySpace page, the heavy doom band lists "100 decibels." That last item, tucked into a longer rundown of favorite bands (Sleep, High on Fire, Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Burning Witch) is just another way this group shows it means busin ... More >>
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November 28, 2007
Australian for Rock
At the end of Eugene, Oregon trio Yob's list of influences on its MySpace page, the heavy doom band lists "100 decibels." That last item, tucked into a longer rundown of favorite bands (Sleep, High on Fire, Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Burning Witch) is just another way this group shows it means busin ... More >>
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November 14, 2007
Guitar Hero III Easily the Best Entry in the Franchise
At the end of Eugene, Oregon trio Yob's list of influences on its MySpace page, the heavy doom band lists "100 decibels." That last item, tucked into a longer rundown of favorite bands (Sleep, High on Fire, Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Burning Witch) is just another way this group shows it means busin ... More >>
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October 24, 2007
Jersey Boys
Bruce Springsteen and Danzig battle for Garden State supremacy
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January 26, 2005
The Tao of Zao
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