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Jul 8, 2011, 4:13 pm
Will the worst Photoshop job on a metal album cover please step forward? Nnnnnnnot so fast, Iron Maiden’s Dance of Death Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 3:02 pm
by Myche
First, my unedited notes that I took the night of the show:
Opening band Holy Hell - count the bad signs:
* dumb band name
* chick singer
* chick singer who smiles a lot and tries to do a lot of "metal" things
* male band members take themselves way too seriously
* keyboardist
* keyboardis... Comment - Like
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Mar 3, 2011, 3:22 pm
Happy 25th Birthday, "Master of Puppets"
You're still the baddest motherfucker on the block! Comment - Like
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Feb 8, 2011, 8:49 am
Every time a fat bottom girl gets on stage with Prince and doesn't dance, an angel loses its wings. Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2011, 4:04 pm
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1. The Secret - "Solve Et Coagula"
2. The Red Chord - "Clients", "Fused Together in Revolving Doors" and "Fed Through the Teeth Machine"
3. the collected works of Trap Them
4. Belphegor - "Blood Magick Necromance"
5. Owen Hart - "Earth Control"
6. Slough Feg - "The Animal Spirits"
MARK
1. Iron... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2011, 1:22 pm
Just read on Invisible Oranges that Maiden's Killers turned dirty 30 yesterday. So, that's roughly a decade older than the floppy haired, neck tattooed deathcore choads who think they sound rough, but would still get sliced to ribbons in a knife fight with this album. Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2011, 4:07 pm
Maybe this is just Chicago's sudden resemblance to Blashyrkh talking here, but I'm almost positive that I just saw Abbath coming out of Dominick's with bread, cheese, ten cans of tuna, two half gallons of Almond Milk, and the latest issue of Wired Magazine. Either that or the Roger's Park hipsterat... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2011, 10:59 am
As Chicago prepares for a massive snowstorm, my first order of the day was to prepare a hot cup of coffee in my French press and sit down to enjoy NPR's free stream of the excellent new Earth album. It's a lovely work, full of space and texture and nuance. I looked out the window and took in the dus... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2011, 9:21 am
Looks like someone found the "Scratched n' Dirty Grindhouse Film" setting on the video editing software. Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 2:39 pm
WAYNE
Albums:
1. Deftones - Diamond Eyes
2. Ghost - Opus Eponymous
3. Kvelertak - self-titled
4. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
5. Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
6. High on Fire - Snakes for the Divine
Honorable Mention (alphabetical)
Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
Intronaut - Valley of Smoke
Lud... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 12:04 pm
WAYNE
1. Deftones - "Diamond Eyes"
2. Dio - "Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987"
3. Black Breath - "Heavy Breathing"
4. Ludicra - "The Tenant"
5. Kylesa - "Spiral Shadow"
6. The Red Chord - "Clients"
MARK
1. Dawnbringer "Nucleus"
2. Cee-lo Green is the Soul Machine
3. Michael Jackson "Thriller"
4. SlipK... Comment - Like
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Dec 13, 2010, 10:37 am
WAYNE
1. Ghost - "Opus Eponymous"
2. Kvelertak - S/T
3. Tool - "Aenima"
4. Iron Maiden - "The Final Frontier"
5. Trap Them - "Seizures in Barren Praise"
6. Angel Witch - S/T
MARK
1. Kanye West "My Deautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
2. Michael Jackson "Thriller"
3. Gojira "The Way of All Flesh"
4. Mos D... Comment - Like
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Nov 30, 2010, 4:52 pm
WAYNE
1. Ghost - "Opus Eponymous"
2. U.S. Christmas - "Run Thick in the Night"
3. Rotting Christ - "Thy Mighty Contract"
4. The Crown - "Doomsday King"
5. Satyricon - "Nemesis Divina"
6. Darkthrone - "Transilvanian Hunger"
MARK
1. KANYE WEST - "My Dark Twisted Fantasy" and it's B-sides
2. Two awesom... Comment - Like
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Nov 21, 2010, 11:52 pm
WAYNE
1. lots and lots of Immortal
2. Nasum - "Human 2.0"
3. Melechesh - "The Epigenesis"
4. Mercyful Fate - "Don't Break the Oath" & "Melissa"
5. Kvelertak - S/T
6. The Ocean - "Anthropocentric"
MARK
1. Ben Folds and Nick Hornby "Lonely Avenue"
2. Ceelo-Green "The lady Killer"
3. Beyonce "I am... S... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2010, 10:27 am
WAYNE
1. Def Leppard - "High n Dry", "Pyromania" , and "Hysteria"
2. Crowbar - S/T
3. Deathspell Omega - "Paracletus"
4. Death Angel - "Relentless Revolution"
5. Black Breath - "Heavy Breathing"
6. Cloudkicker - "Beacons"
MARK
1. Def Leppard - "High n Dry", "Pyromania" , and "Hysteria"
2. Ben Folds ... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2010, 9:44 am
WAYNE
1. Devin Townsend
2. Judas Priest "Sin After Sin"
3. Kylesa "Spiral Shadow"
4. Agalloch "Marrow of the Spirit"
5. Woe "Quietly, Undramatically"
6. Tank "Filth Hounds of Hades"
MYCHE
1. Devin Townsend (afterglow in effect)
2. Sanctuary's two albums
3. Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series Vol. 9
4. Rau... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2010, 10:31 am
Here's what we've been chowin' down on lately:
WAYNE
1. Pantera "Cowboys from Hell - 20th Anniversary Edition"
2. Judas Priest "Unleashed in the East"
3. Black Anvil "Triumvirate"
4. Dokken "Under Lock and Key"
5. Kylesa "Spiral Shadow"
6. Venom "Welcome to Hell"
MYCHE
1. Gregory Isaacs (R.I.P.)
2. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2010, 11:16 am
So look what we have here, a new feature here on Hooks! We take an album and each of us ranks the songs. Then we take an aggregate of all of our lists and show that list. Now, the aggregate does have its limitations: there is no consideration for "non-linear" love or hate from a song. In other w... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2010, 4:26 pm
by Myche
Every year when the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame names their nominees it seems there's more heated discussion about who's not on the list than who is. On one hand, I believe that for the most part the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame has gotten a lot right - you just can't argue with most of that li... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2010, 11:22 am
Ok, let's take inventory here:
Sparks
Fire
Two flying V's
A guitarist named Wolf
A seriously vibrating top bass string
A shirt that says "Heavy Metal Til I Die"
More fire
Guitar formations GALORE
Back-to-basics kickass vocals
Yes, even more FIRE!
I have no further suggestions for them - just killer.... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 11:20 am
Never done this before here on Hooks, but I thought it would be nice to pull back the curtain for our readers to see a candid, uncensored conversation between two of the contributors. It started out innocent enough with some Pink Floyd banter. But then it takes on a life of it's own. Start at the... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 3:22 pm
by Myche
So I just saw the new Iron Maiden video for "The Final Frontier." I'm going to give it a rousing thumbs down. I probably would have loved it when I was nine years old. No sign of the band in lieu of overdone special effects? I'm surprised they didn't do it in 3D, since that's all the ra... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2010, 10:44 pm
Obviously, anyone with even a casual interest in heavy metal is feeling a massive loss over the passing of Ronnie James Dio. The eulogies are pouring in from those who knew him or were touched by his unique talent (or both), and, by any yardstick, he was a scholar and a gentleman.
But he's more tha... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2010, 4:44 pm
WAYNE
1. Halford - "Resurrection" and "Crucible"
2. Howl - "Full of Hell"
3. Deftones - "Diamond Eyes", "White Pony" & "Around the Fur"
4. Coalesce - "Ox" and "0:12 Revolution in Just Listening"
5. Judas Priest - "British Steel" and "Defenders of the Faith"
6. Alice in Chains - "Black Gives Way to B... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2010, 10:39 am
From their first studio album in 13 years, Facemelter (out 5/21 on Frontier Records), here's the new video release for the track "I'm Coming Home". Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2010, 4:57 pm
WAYNE
1. Deftones "Diamond Eyes"
2. Judas Priest "Unleashed in the East" and "Sad Wings of Destiny"
3. Alice in Chains - "Black Gives Way to Blue" and "Dirt"
4. Slayer "Seasons in the Abyss"
5. Iron Maiden "Rock in Rio"
6. Mercyful Fate - "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath"
MYCHE
1. Merle Haggard "... Comment - Like
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Apr 23, 2010, 6:29 pm
WAYNE
1. Deftones - Diamond Eyes
2. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and Maiden England
3. Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
4. Cathedral - The Guessing Game
5. The Abominable Iron Sloth - The Id Will Overcome
6. Taint - All Bees to the Sea Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 8:12 pm
WAYNE
1. Pearl Jam "Mankind"
2. Iron Maiden "The Apparition"
3. Obituary "List of Dead"
4. Meshuggah "Rational Gaze"
5. Patsy Cline "A Poor Man's Roses (or a Rich Man's Gold)"
6. Lamb of God "Black Label"
MYCHE
1. Richard & Linda Thompson "The Egypt Room"
2. UFO "Natural Thing"
3. Between the Buired... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 11:37 am
WAYNE
1. Deftones "Feiticeira"
2. Clutch "When Vegans Attack"
3. Serpent Throne "Led by Vultures"
4. Yob "Doom #2"
5. Triptykon "Abyss Within My Soul"
6. Melvins "Suicide in Progress"
MYCHE
1. Pete Townshend "Love Ain't For Keeping"
2. Love "My Little Red Book"
3. Ray LaMontagne "Gossip In The Grain... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 11:32 am
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1. Disfear "Misanthropic Generation"
2. Judas Priest "Unleashed in the East"
3. Ozzy "Diary of a Madman"
4. Keelhaul "Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity"
5. Sodom "Persecution Mania"
6. Nachtmystium "Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1" Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 1:48 pm
WAYNE
1. Black Tusk "Passage Through Purgatory"
2. High on Fire "Snakes for the Divine"
3. Nasum "Human 2.0"
4. Carcass "Heartwork"
5. Pantera "Reinventing the Steel"
6. Brutal Truth "Need to Control" Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 4:47 pm
Here's what we've been loving the past week or so-ish
WAYNE
1. Black Breath "Heavy Breathing"
2. Misery Index "Pulling Out the Nails"
3. Weedeater "God Luck and Good Speed"
4. Trap Them "Filth Rations EP"
5. Faith No More "King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime"
6. Ludicra "The Tenant" Comment - Like
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Feb 23, 2010, 3:27 pm
MYCHE
1. Saint Vitus
2. Billy Joe Shaver
3. Immortal
4. Big Star
5. Nevermore
6. Burning Spear
WAYNE
Let's just assume that Led Zeppelin reunion ain't in the cards. That said:
1. Pink Floyd either as a unit (fingers crossed) or seeing Waters and Gilmore separately, which I have yet to do
2. Faith N... Comment - Like
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Feb 23, 2010, 3:01 pm
Been a long time. What the hell...
MYCHE
Whitesnake "Give Me All Your Love"
Todd Rundgren "Mountaintop"
Genesis "Frustration"
Frank Zappa "Dupree's Paradise"
Cheap Trick "Oh Boy"
Wolves In The Throne Room "I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots"
WAYNE
Mayhem "Life Eternal"
Autopsy "Ridde... Comment - Like
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Feb 11, 2010, 2:24 pm
Look what I just discovered on my last.fm page:
For an accurate impression of my reaction when I saw this, skip to 1:18. Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2010, 1:46 pm
Top Albums
1. Baroness "Blue Record"
2. Devin Townsend “Ki”
3. Queensryche “American Soldier”
4. Chickenfoot “Chickenfoot”
5. Immortal “All Shall Fail”
6. Napalm Death “Time Waits For No Slave”
Baroness just improved on “Red Album” with “Blue Record”, which I did not th... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2010, 2:39 am
Favorite Albums of 2009
1. Baroness "Blue Record"
2. Kylesa "Static Tensions"
3. Converge "Axe to Fall"
4. Mastodon "Crack the Skye"
5. Napalm Death "Time Waits for No Slave"
6. Struck by Lightning "Serpents"
Honorable Mention a.k.a. Albums That Could Easily Sneak Into the List, Depending on What... Comment - Like
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