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I recently signed up for a 7 day trial with Rdio and I loved it. I was surprised at the depth of selection it offered--even for metal (they have most of Root's discography for christ sakes). I signed up for the service not too long after my trial expired. Does anyone here use a rdio or a similar...

http://www.vh1.com/shows/metal_evolution/series.jhtml Produced by the same guys behind Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal, and Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. It's great so far. The first couple of episodes in particular about the origins of metal in blues, rock, pop, classical...

I've been on somewhat of a melodeath binge lately. Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum have been my bands of choice. The former because the songwriting is extremely strong (especially Across the Dark and Above the Weeping World) and the lyrics are honestly fucking decent, and the latter because of...

I just recently finished reading a book called The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture can't be Jammed and it got me thinking about coercion in a way I've neglected in the past. This topic is to explore the role of coercion in a just society, whether it be a theoretical ideal or a...

It leaked. Post your thoughts here. In case you are wondering, I just started it now, so I am in no position to judge it yet.

Any thoughts on this emerging genre/fad? My understanding is that is basically Meshuggah style guitar techniques (staccato, palm-muted polyrhythms, odd time signatures) and a particular guitar tone. The term 'djent' is derived from the latter aspect: it's supposed to be onomatopoeia for sound...

Has leaked. Thoughts? You can listen to two tracks from it here:http://www.myspace.com/buriedinside Lyrically, the band has still got it: Law-code and executive power – architect’s plan and builder’s craft. Gene action is the prime mover, the great absolver. Mining green...

Any general advice in terms of jobs, economics, etc. for us soon to be alumni? I will be done my undergrad come this April so I have to start thinking seriously about what I am doing after that. Not that it matters but I am taking a Liberal Arts degree (Film Studies and Comm Studies) so I...

Something conceptually related to Buried Inside's Chronoclast, for example. Please, do not recommend anti-religious stuff of any form, as I have an overabundance of material that concerns itself with that topic already--a topic that seems to be, in my opinion, quite out of touch with the true...

Anyone else see this ad on the frontpage? http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad?id=CJfe4J-sudOHYhDUAxgxMgi9GrgxANuWkQ :lol::lol::lol:

Amulance - The Rage Within and the Aftermath Stormspell Records - 21 April 2007 By Jordan Knoll Colour me surprised with 80s speed metal maestros Amulance and the re-release of their demo The Rage Within and the previously un-released Aftermath Sessions in a single package, aptly emblazoned...

Obituary - Xecutioner's Return Candlelight - August 28, 2007 By Jordan Knoll It really cannot be argued against that death metal as a whole peaked in the early 90s. So many classic releases in such a short span of time across many diverse scenes—Florida, Sweden, Finland and to a lesser...

Entombed - Serpent Saints: The Ten Amendments Threeman Recordings - Candle183CD - June 25, 2007 By Jordan Knoll My familiarity with Entombed begins and ends with their classic death metal works, specifically Left Hand Path and Clandestine. While I never considered the band at the top of their...

Slough Feg - Hardworlder Cruz Del Sur Music - Cruz24 - 2007 By Jordan Knoll Forgive me, o metal gods of the infinite cosmos for I have sinned. I admit, I have ignored this long heralded and long running Californian heavy/power/folk metal outfit up until recently and I ask for forgiveness...

Rainwound - Shrouded Destiny Self-released - 2007 By Jordan Knoll Wight is a busy man, having already released the lengthy pseudo black metal opus Tribulation under the project name Satanic Dirge (now known as In Staid Grace) he returns with Shrouded Destiny under the moniker Rainwound. Such...

I need a logo design for my 'band' "Evoking Desolation" large enough to be placed on a t-shirt. The reason I ask is because I need to come up with something for my 'Self Promotion' project in Graphic Design and since I have absolutely zero experience in Photoshop I was hoping someone here who...

Satanic Dirge - Tribulation Self-released - May 28, 2007 By Jordan Knoll Take a quick gander at that cover art. Now, ask yourself, is a kitten black metal? If you answer yes than you may enjoy what American one-man band Satanic Dirge has going on. If you answered a resounding 'no', than you...

Scent of Flesh - Deform in Torture Firebox Records - February 2007 By Jordan Knoll If anything falls into the love it or hate it category within metal it is the subject of Brutal Death Metal. It only follows from here that Finland’s Scent of Flesh displays similar extremes in their...

Detonation - Emission Phase Osmose Productions - April 30, 2007 By Jordan Knoll Gothenburg. Yes it is a city in Sweden (the second largest to my understanding) but when it comes to metal it springs to mind such works as At The Gates’ Slaughter of the Soul, In Flames’ The Jester...

Flagellation - Incinerate Disintegrate Last Entertainment - Last 007 - April 10, 2007 By Jordan Knoll If one thing can be said about Incinerate Disintegrate, the first EP release from Sweden’s Flagellation, it is that the band is not afraid of crafting their own sound. A noble task...