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Anton CorbijnUpon learning that they had won The Plain Dealer's Rock Hall readers' poll, the veteran headbangers of Metallica -- from left, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich -- could barely contain their excitement. ONLINE AUDIO: A...

Ryan Adams?s playlist includes music by Mariah Carey, Saviours, Metallica, Xasthur and Jay-Z.

If the ten-minute opening title track “Deadwing” isn’t proof enough, then the ensuing remainder of the CD of the same name certainly makes a bold statement that Porcupine Tree is back with a vengeance. 2002’s debut on Lava Records In Absentia was at the time the bands boldest, most commercial, and certainly heaviest record to date, that is, until Deadwing. Steven Wilson has fully embraced his love for heavy metal and atmospheric rock music, merging the two styles very convincingly here, surel

If you're coming to Eagles of Death Metal with no prior knowledge, you might assume them to be of the genre of death metal, picturing some dark, pseudo-goth band. If you're coming from the Kyuss or Queens of the Stone Age crowd, you might expect something along the lines of stoner rock. Instead, you find yourself listening to falsetto vocals and jumpy garage rock. Chances are, with these preconceived notions, you would be turning EoDM off ASAP. Eagles has something to them that a lot of bands

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