HEAVY metal doesn't often penetrate the mainstream sensibility, but perhaps we're making strides. Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier has penetrated the UK album charts at Number One this week, and even the tweedle dee tweedle dumb pop pages of the Daily Mirror managed to mention this (of course, given the hordes we know are out there, like a Nightbreed of Cabal fame it was always going to happen).
DESPITE serious illness within the band, Y&T's September show in the Spring & Airbrake is still on. Read more on the Pied Piper blog.
IF you ever feel put upon as a fan of hard rock and heavy metal then you should spare a thought for fans in other countries.
While we enjoy our music think of those who can be imprisoned for listening to metal.
Take the time to read this Freemuse report - 'Headbanging
While we enjoy our music think of those who can be imprisoned for listening to metal.
Take the time to read this Freemuse report - 'Headbanging
LET'S face it, a lot of rock and metal tunes are pretty morbid: if you took the cathartic elements away from listening to such dire, morbid lyrics it could really send you on downer. But, on the other hand a lot of tunes are life affirming.
This tangled talk in my own head (well who else is going to listen to my tortured analysis of
This tangled talk in my own head (well who else is going to listen to my tortured analysis of