Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

PARIS (Reuters) - Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop - famous for onstage mayhem like smearing his sinewy torso with olive oil and diving headfirst into crowds - is mellowing in old age with a solo album of crooning classic covers, half of them in French. But at 65 years old it's all part of pushing new boundaries, and making sure he's not categorized as nothing but a punk icon. "I don't want to get in ...

A turbine is commonly used to create energy. When using that name for a band, one might think the band would come out of the heavy metal, punk, or ska genres. However, the band Turbine is far from those musical formats.

CONTRARY to popular belief, heavy metal music hasn’t died and is very much alive in Malaysia, as evidenced by the 15,000 people who thronged Surf Beach in Sunway Lagoon recently to catch Avenged Sevenfold — or A7X — in action.

2012 is a very important year for HUMAN, the four piece death metal act hailing from the earthquake riddled city of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Twenty-one bands on two stages Friday and Saturday go a long way to make this phase of 2012 S.C. Strawberry Festival at the Walter Y. Elisha Park near downtown Fort Mill a near musical marathon showcasing upcoming local, regional, and national performers. Free to the public and appropriately labeled “The Strawberry Jam,” it promises a tasty buffet of diverse sounds and assorted musical genres.