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I haven’t done a blog in a while because the last blog I did really got me thinking about the mentality of people in the metal scene. Most particularly, the mentality of shit talking. We’re all guilty of it. I admitted to shit talking Bring Me The Horizon in magazines over in Europe when I was in God Forbid. I never heard them at that point. But now, I dig them and I feel pretty stupid for slagging them.In my last blog I mentioned my excitement for the band Eryn Non Dae and how I was going to “b

Is it possible for a band to rip their selves off? KISS’ new release Sonic Boom nods to classic KISS in a frightening way. Though they are marketing geniuses KISS has always been on the trailing edge of music trends. Still they tend to get to the party in time to make an impact. Case in point KISS’ disco anthem “I Was Made for Loving You” was released on the eve of the death of disco. KISS was also late getting to the hairband party. Still KISS was able to wash of their makeup, that is most of

Weekly Video RecapWeekly Video Recap: A week with a lot of videos!Posted on September 18th, 2009 We haven't done one of these in a while, but this week there were so many videos posted that we felt this would be a good time to bring this back. So, let's get started shall we…First, let's start with a video that is being reposted all over the internet, Super Mario Bros Theme Gone Metal. Seriously an awesome cover of the Mario theme with a lil splash of Zelda in the outro.We concluded posting all

With the end of summer, we also sadly come to the end of another fun-filled season of “America’s Got Talent,” and we have some time to go until we get Ellen Degeneres on “American Idol .” Congratulations to ex-chicken catcher Kevin Skinner for winning the million dollar prize, and congrats to Barbara Padilla, Lawrence Beamen, Grandma Lee and everyone else who made it into the final 10. It was a season full of crap, full of new stars being born and full of surprises. In October, auditions star

For hockey fans September is a huge month. NHL training camps open, the NHL pre-season begins and for video gamers EA Sports NHL franchise gets a new release. NHL 10 features Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane on the cover and includes a bunch of new gameplay features new game modes. Last year’s NHL 09 was so revolutionary that many believed that it would never be topped. Well with the new additions to NHL 10, I think it just has been topped. New features in NHL 10 allow for better