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Urban dictionary's definition of Wall of Death: Lamb of God’s “Black Label” begins. Crowd Divides. Musical tension heightens. 40 seconds in, Randy screams. The wall of death begins. Everybody screams. Bodies hurl themselves at each other. Bodies fall together. Ahhhh…...
Metal News For The Week of 12.16.13
Heavy Metal News for the week of 12.16.13 … this week’s shows, The Black Dahlia Murder and Battlecross added to the Download bill, KISS makes the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame and Wilson get’s featured in Metal Hammer.
Infinite Design “Fragments” Album Review
Technical Death Metal to the finest point. Muskegon band Infinite Design brings a new flavor to Michigan’s metal scene with their most recent effort, “Fragments”.
TALES FROM THE PIT: Total Nose Destruction at Taproot (yes, Taproot)
In the summer of 2003 a month or two after graduating from high school. I was talked into going to a Taproot concert with some friends at the Orbit Room. At the time I had been getting into more increasingly heavy music and was getting use to being apart of the mosh pits.
I didn’t really plan on Taproot having a pit.
To Be Fed: “Reprehensible Tales and Penny Dreadfuls” Album Review
To Be Fed’s “Reprehensible Tales and Penny Dreadfuls” is a progressive effort that appears to throw away everything cliche about metal and focus on writing a classic-vintage sound. One of the more interesting metal records in the Michigan scene – this album is one you have to give a spin.
TICKET GIVEAWAY – DevilDriver, Trivium, After the Burial
TICKET GIVEAWAY on our Facebook page for the show 12/6/13
Heavy Metal Family: Headbanging Around the Christmas Tree
Imagine if the heavy metal family was in charge of Xmas
– Lemmy would come down the chimney to find Jack instead of cookies
– Cannibal Corpse would do the caroling
– Gift exchanges would include only band t-shirts and CDs
Metal News For The Week of 12.2.13
Heavy Metal News for the week of 12.2.13 …. this week’s shows, Kids Interview Tom Araya, Nick leaves BLS, Marilyn Manson gets added to a list of lullabies and we let you know who’s in the studio.
The Refueling
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel.” – Hunter S Thompson
TICKET GIVEAWAYS TONIGHT 11-25
Megadeth, Fear Factory and Nonpoint in Grand Rapids 11-26 at The Orbit Room The Black Dahlia Murder, Skeletonwitch, Fallujah and Wolvhammer in Grand Rapids 11-26 at The Intersection Go to www.Facebook.com/MoshPitNationWestMI and look for the contest posts Give the...
Metal News For The Week of 11.25.13
THIS WEEK’S CONCERTS: Tues. 11/26 The Orbit Room : Grand Rapids: Megadeth, Fear Factory & Nonpoint Tues. 11/26 The Intersection : Grand Rapids: The Black Dahlia Murder, Skeletonwitch, Fallujah & Wolvhammer ***MoshPitNation will be there with MPN Gear Wed....
Metal News for The Week of 11.18.13
Heavy Metal News for the week of 11.18.13 …. upcoming shows, Rob Zombie book signing in GR, Lamb of God plays Grand Rapids, Mastodon releases a new beer “Black Tongue” and GWAR releases a GWARtoon.
Get Your Band into the Heavyweights
The annual Heavyweight Championship is the only long-standing, all-local battle of the bands in West Michigan, and only the best heavy bands in the area are selected to participate. If you think your band has what it takes, here’s what you’ve got to do:
The Best Michigan Venues for Heavy Music
Let’s take a short tour of the best venues in Michigan for heavy music. There are some great shows coming up, and it is your duty as a metalhead to make it to one or 10. Check the clubs’ webpages for upcoming shows, or hit them up all in one place at...
Translating Heavy Metal Energy Into Mental Love
“Why do you listen to that crazy, violent, scary metal music?” The answer is simple: the energy. Music is sound waves, sound waves are energy. Therefore music is energy. But metal music has an energy all its own. There’s nothing like it anywhere. Especially when...
The Best of West Michigan Metal
You’ve asked, so here’s my opinion of who represents the best in Michigan metal bands. Look these bands up online and give them a listen; you may need to re-think an outdated animosity toward local metal. And yes, you have some – unless you’re in a local band. Because...
Local Metal is Cheap and Easy
There’s only so much money until payday, I get it. But you want some metal in your life. What are you gonna do? Local metal is the answer. It’s cheap. How many big metal shows can you get into for $5 or less? The answer is zero. How many local metal shows can you get...
Michigan Outdoor Metal Festivals – The Drought Is Over
It’s been a couple of summers since there was a good outdoor, local metal music festival, and people miss it. I hear all the time: “When is MoshPitNation going to do a festival?” They want to enjoy the fun and freedom of an outdoor show. “Let’s get drunk, listen to...
Social Media Is A Metalhead’s Best Friend
Facebook isn’t just for your drama-soaked friends. Ignore the friend requests, unfriend the drama lamas and LIKE your favorite bands instead! One of the reasons that metal bands can make it on their own without as much mainstream support is social media. It is also...
Do-It-Yourself Heavy Music Scene
As heavy metal music gets less and less media coverage these days, metal radio stations get murdered (R.I.P. WKLQ), and clubs and bars go out of business, metalheads are left with no designated home for metal in Grand Rapids. Our heavy music scene has been...
