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Metal Martyr

July 9th, 2008

Metal Edge’s 25 Essential Nu-Metal Albums

The August issue of Metal Edge Magazine has The 25 Essential Nu-Metal Albums. As far as the order goes, who really cares. I think that some of these bands should not be on this list, but everyone’s perception of what is and what is not Nu-metal is different. lets get started.
25. Pulse Ultra (no clue […]

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May 29th, 2008

Metal Fans Are NEVER Satisfied

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In the metal industry these days, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. What I mean is that metal fans are never satisfied one way or another. Through all the changes that have gone through metal over the year, there is always something that aggravates us as fans. […]

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May 25th, 2008

Metal Martyr Observations

It’s amazing how sometimes the smallest, most stupid things are noticed by metal fans like myself. For instance…
No matter how old Alice Cooper gets…he still has some very nice teeth. Must have a good dental plan.
Tommy Lee, as much as I hate him and think he is such an over-rated, mediocre drummer…you can not deny […]

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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 5th, 2008

Slipknot Discography…Sorta

Whether you love them or hate them you can not deny the fact that Slipknot exploded onto the Nu metal scene in 1999 with their self titled Debut. With the Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat demo behind them and a 9 man line up with Corey Taylor on the mic, Slipknot had finally found their groove […]

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June 19th, 2007

(Sub)Genres Part 2: Thick Skulls and Broken Balls

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to sit here and focus on one band. This was just the beginning of my discovery of bands like Nothingface and Mudvayne. Brilliance is creativity. Nu Metal bands are just bands that were influenced by their favorite bands and brought their own breed to the pony show. Now […]

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June 19th, 2007

(Sub)Genres: Segregating, Separating, and Desecrating.

Why is it that every time a band comes out and it sounds slightly different, that suddenly we have to put a label on it and start a sub-genre. Aren’t there enough genres out there. We have been doing it since the beginning of music but started getting stupid about it in the 80’s . […]

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June 19th, 2007

Welcome To MetalMartyr.com

Welcome to Metal Martyr, one of b5Media’s many new Music Channel blogs. My name is Scott and I’ll be your Metal blogger.
Let me begin my first blog by telling you a bit about myself. I’m a 31 year old husband to a wife of ten years. I’ve got two kids, a nine year old boy […]

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