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Metal Martyr

August 22nd, 2008

Scrap Metal Report 8/22

 

I gotta tell you, this has been a long week. Waiting for the week and my employment with a company that I have been with for almost three years come to an end, has been kind of nerve racking. This is a big chance I’m taking but I hope it will all be worth […]

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May 14th, 2008

As I Lay Dying Announce Euro Shows With Killswitch Engage

As I Lay Dying will be playing a bunch of Club shows after their Wacken Open Air shows. 9 of these shows will be played with Killswitch Engage. The video for Within Distruction (My personal favorite) from An Ocean Between Us is below and was shot from their February 1st show in Nebraska. Check it […]

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April 14th, 2008

TWELVV P.M. The Metal Martyr Diaries Soundtrack

I’m not a heroin addict, lower class living where I grew up wasn’t that bad, my parents were good to me and my life has not all been that bad. It’s had some rocky points in it but overall I can’t complain because others have had it much worse. So the soundtrack of my day (yet […]

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February 13th, 2008

Max Cavalera says Lamb Of God Is Alright But KSE Puts On Gayest Show Ever

Max Cavalera was quoted to saying “I went to see LAMB OF GOD in that States and they were alright, but KILLSWITCH ENGAGE opened and it was the gayest show I’ve ever seen,” says Max Cavalera. “I was like, I’m not part of this scene, it’s fu*king gay.” To Swedish Close Up in and […]

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January 14th, 2008

Wacken Open Air 2008 Roster

Acording to Wackenopenair.com the roster for this years fest is as follows. Germany’s Wacken Open Air Fest will be from July 31st to August 8th.
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before the Dawn
Carcass
Children of Bodom
Corvus Corax
Tags: As I Lay Dying, at-the-gates, autumn, avantasia, axel-rudi-pell, axxis, before-dawn, carcass, children-of-bodom, corvus-corax, cremetory, dream-of-an-opium-eater, enemy-of-the-sun, ensiferum, evocation, […]

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January 13th, 2008

Heavy Metal Poisoning…What Would You Recommend?

When it comes to the basics of Metal there are the staple foods of heavy metal that everyone should experience. If I was to recommend some bands the a metal newcomer that is new to the music and has had his/her interest peaked by a band or two, I would recommend the basics. The basics being […]

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January 13th, 2008

Ols School Review: All That Remains- This Darkened Heart

All that remains This Darkened Heart is the second release for the Massachusetts band on Prosthetic Records. With Behind Silence And Solitude three years under their belt they had established their name and sound. In 2003 it was time to mold that sound into a better barrage of metal mastery.
A line up change went […]

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January 5th, 2008

Why Do You Hate____________?

I’m always seeing people saying “this band sucks”, “that band sucks”, so on and so forth without any reason why they hate that band so much. Whether it’s metalcore, hardcore, nu metal whatever, I want to know what drives your hate for some of the bands on this list below. I want to better understand […]

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December 29th, 2007

Lamb Of God, Killswitch, Soilwork and Devildriver Pay Respects to Dimebag At Dallas Stop Of Tour

On The 3 year mark of Dimebag Darrell Abbott’s murder, Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Soilwork And Devildriver played a tribute at their Dallas Stop of the tour.Yeah, I know this is kinda old and the title is ridiculously long but I thought this was worth posting anyway. It’s not the best version of Pantera’s […]

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December 24th, 2007

MetalMartyr.com Best/Worst Of ‘07

I have dumped a bunch of money into CDs this past year, probably more than I have in a long time. I have discovered and re-discovered bands that I’ve been missing out on and was even introduced to new music by record labels that sent me CDs to review (Thanks Bob at Prosthetic and Taylor […]

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