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If you thought the eighth-grade metal trio Unlocking the Truth was impressive, let your faith in the future of metal music be restored with this video (via UpRoxx) of a 10-year-old girl shredding away to Slayer's "War Ensemble." -
8 Albums Whose Closing Tracks Were Big Singles: Adele, Kanye West, And More
As a general rule in pop music, an album's big single is usually placed towards the beginning, if not at the very top, of the tracklisting, with the album's last track reserved for something less pop friendly. However, these eight artists broke this trend by sticking huge singles at the very end of the album. -
6 Underrated Def Jam Records; The Roots, Nas, and One Seminal Album You Won't See Coming
Green Label, a pop culture site, has come up with another interesting list for hip-hop heads, this one celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Def Jam Records by listing the "10 Most Notable Albums" from its history. We picked some other notables they forgot...including one album seminal to the history of music that you won't see coming. -
6 Great Songs Blamed For Awful Things: The Beatles, Fela Kuti, and more
Even though music exists to bring joy into people's lives, there are still some incredible songs that have influenced (or have been blamed for) great tragedies. Here are six songs that have been blamed for awful things. -
Study Correlates Metal Bands and Economic Comfort, but Economic Comfort Also Correlates with Whiteness
Metal isn't the genre typically associated with material comfort but an interesting map seems to suggest that "making it rain" and "Raining Blood" are more closely related than we might think. A map created by CityLab.com indicates that the concentration of incomes and metal bands are strongly correlated. -
10 Great Albums With Semi-Title Tracks: The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, And More
The last time I wrote about title tracks, I mentioned songs that were left off of the albums that bore their name. Though these ten songs were placed on the correct albums, their titles are actually slightly different, which means they're technically not title tracks. Here are ten great albums that have semi-title tracks. -
10 bands scheduled to play their essential albums in full at Riot Fest
It's been announced that 10 bands scheduled to play at Riot Fest 2014 will perform their essential albums in full! -
Six Classic Albums from the ‘80s That Don’t Sound ‘80s: Slayer, Nirvana, and more
Though each musical era has its own peculiar trends, no decade can compete with the ‘80s when it comes to bizarre, distinctive record production. Anyone can identify a ‘80s song immediately: chorus on the guitars, reverb on the drums, cheesy synths, and a cold atmosphere. Virtually every album released during the decade succumbed to this style, with these notable exceptions… -
Guns 'n' Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Kid Rock headlining Columbus's Rock on The Range
Music festival announcement season has swung into full gear, and after looking at a couple of lineups, you get the idea for the rest. Many kudos to the many worthy alternative and indie rock bands touring the festival circuit this summer, but few festivals include anything representing the harder-rocking/metal side of music (we're stoked for Deafheaven at Governor's Ball). Rock on The Range, based in Columbus, OH, is the place to be for those into "weight room rock." The show's eighth incarnation brings headliners again.
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