Finally, some really great info on how to get an awesome Swedish death metal sound from your guitar. The secret: the Boss HM-2 The classic Swedish death metal tone comes from one pedal. The Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal. Turn every knob all the way up. That is the trick. It gives a buzzing, chainsaw sound […]
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Creatures of Corpse Paint is a graphic overview of the history of corpse paint. It was sold as a limited edition art print. A short history of corpse paint Corpse paint is the black and white face makeup worn by black metal bands. The goal is to look dead, or inhuman. Shock rockers like Alice […]
I guess the rumors are true. Peter Steele died of heart failure in April 2010. He was 48. He will be missed. I loved going to L’Amour in Brooklyn to see Type O Negative rock out. Who Peter Steele was Steele was the 6 foot 7 bassist and singer from Brooklyn. Before Type O Negative […]
Louis Armstrong sings What a Wonderful World death metal style. Yes, it is real. Well, sort of. Who made this? Andy Rehfeldt is a musician who takes famous songs and rebuilds them as metal. He keeps the original vocals and swaps out the music. The results are odd and funny. Hearing Satchmo’s warm voice over […]
Check out Van Canto, the a cappella metal band. Here they are doing Metallica’s Battery with nothing but voices and drums. Who is Van Canto? Van Canto is from Germany. They have several singers and a real drummer, and that is it. No guitars and no bass. The singers make the riffs with their mouths. […]
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Global warming, my ass. Back in 2010 we had a brand new Death logo hoodie up for bid starting at 99 cents. That auction is over, but the Death logo is forever. The Death logo The Death logo is one of the most famous in metal. The sharp, gothic lettering made it easy to spot […]
Back in 2010 we put a Deicide t-shirt up for auction. That auction is over, but Deicide shirts never go out of style. About Deicide Deicide formed in Tampa, Florida in the late 80s. Glen Benton sang and played bass. The Hoffman brothers, Eric and Brian, played guitar. Steve Asheim played drums. Their self-titled debut […]
Alchemy Gothic have unveiled the Five Finger Death Punch microphone stand. Catch them on tour: War Is The Answer mp3 download: Five Finger Death Punch on Amazon About the mic stand Alchemy Gothic is an English brand famous for pewter jewelry and gothic gifts. In 2010 they built a custom microphone stand for Five Finger […]
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Back in 2010 we ran a $9.99 sell-off of Children of Bodom t-shirts. They were XL or L only, and once they sold, that was it. Those shirts are long gone. Here is what was in the sale: About Children of Bodom Children of Bodom came from Espoo, Finland. They mixed melodic death metal with […]
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Gibson reinvents the classic explorer guitar and adds a 7th string. list price is $3399 but it’s on sale at Guitar Center for $1999 Gibson 7 string explorers on Ebay! Why a 7 string Explorer? The Gibson Explorer first came out in 1958. Its sharp, angular body looked like nothing else back then. Later, metal […]
Heathen Fest America hit the road in fall 2009 with Eluveitie, Belphegor and Vreid on the bill. The bands Eluveitie is from Switzerland. They mix melodic death metal with bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, and flutes. Their songs draw on the old Celtic Helvetii tribes. Live, they sound huge. Belphegor is from Austria. They play blackened death metal […]
