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Beast in the Field: Closing Thoughts from MI Metalheads
Beast in the Field Calls It Quits After 9 Years of Destroying Eardrums. MI Metalhead community shares stories and prepares to get pulverized one last time.
MI Metal Update 3.28.16
Upcoming MI Shows 3.29 Norma Jean, He Is Legend, & more @ Tangent Gallery [DET] 3.30 Metal Church @ The Token Lounge [WLND] 3.31 Cthulhu Entertainment 3 Yr Anniversar Show @ The Ritz Detroit [Warren] 3.31 Silverstein, Being As An Ocean, & more @ The...
Lamb of God Returns to the Orbit Room
Whether you have been around since the first time “Black Label” split a room for a wall of death or if it is your first time, there is a notable anticipation for the Lamb of God show Sunday at The Orbit Room. If you have been under the mind control of some other music for the last two decades, lets recap…
A Heavy Metal Bucket List
How do you want to metal before you die? I asked a bunch of metalheads that question and got awesome answers. The process also made me realize there is a difference between a bucket list and a pipe dream. A bucket list is things you can actually do. Things that are...
Other Metal Shows You Might Be Interested In…
Social media can be a pain in the ass, always trying to tell you what new things you should check out. After being hounded online with ads for “other products I may be interested in,” I realized that none of them were for metal shows. I wished they were. So, I wrote...
11 Reasons Heavy Metal IS Art
As ArtPrize takes over Grand Rapids and scads of wandering people stare at paintings of Jesus and sculptures of pigs, my mind goes to heavy metal music. I think of it as art that’s worthy of ogling. However, a lot of people don’t understand that. So, I consulted with...
More Local Bands You Should Hear
Do ya dig local metal? Here is some required listening. For information on these, and other bands, check out MoshPitNation.com Blackgate: Power thrash-tastic-ness from Grand Rapids, Blackgate is anchored on bass by Zach Flora (Flood the Desert) and drums by Ryan...
Summer Mandatory Metal
With the summer festival season upon us, concert-goers get fewer tours through Michigan, but here are some of the upcoming highlights. Find the entire list atwww.MoshPitNation.com. July 12 Tru-Burn, 6 Prong Paw and more @Louie’s Rocket Lounge (Grand Rapids) Tru-Burn...
The Internet Killed Metal and Other Sob Stories: Pt 2
Last month I began looking at how the internet changed metal – not killed it – in a comparison of metal before and after the internet. Here are some thoughts about the Internet’s role in modern metal, along with input from fellow metalheads. A New Level With all of...
The Internet Killed Metal and Other Sob Stories
“The Internet has killed metal, it’s just not the same anymore,” and other such whining has spewed out the mouths of some my fellow metal heads lately. It made me think about all the reasons I believe they were wrong. Lucky for me I have this column, and a ton of...
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