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Black Sabbath
Three great, very different recordings reviewed, and thoughts about why Americana is over (for me).
Buzz Osborne doesn’t give a s*** what you think about the new Melvins record.
Can a song change the world? Popular music has always been looked on as something of a disposable pleasure: reflective of its times, sure, but meant to be played among…
Matt Wardlaw and D.X. Ferris are joined by author Greg Renoff to discuss Van Halen Rising, his popular new book that covers the early years of the legendary group.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Veteran rockers Night Ranger might be celebrating their 31st year as a band, but that doesn’t mean that they’re slowing things down one bit. The band just released their 11th studio…
It’s the Popdose Music Roundtable for January 2014 — wherein the staff gabs about any music, new or old, that has been moving us over the past month.
20 spooktacular songs to liven up any Halloween party, courtesy of your pals at Popdose.
The next time someone complains that album covers aren’t big enough anymore thanks to CDs and digital music, show them this gallery.
A look at seven musicians who overcome serious injury or illness and rose to the creative heights of their profession.
In the wake of Black Sabbath 13, let’s remember one of the men who kept the beast alive.
Love heavy metal but hate loud guitars? Well that’s weird, but here are nine mellow metal tunes for your enjoyment.
Stop in for the shuffle, stay for the discussion. It’s the Friday Five!
Git your Steely Dan on in the latest installment of our ’70s list. Plus…so much more!
As I officially kick off my 2013 concert going year with Quicksand tonight, it’s time to investigate what is sure to be a killer year of heavy releases. Also, if you’ve been following Metal Monday since its’ inception or just happened upon us recently, thanks for reading as we hit two years on Popblerd with today’s post. Here’s to many more! 1. Killswitch Engage: Disarm The Descent (April 2nd) The reunion of Jesse Leach and Adam D on 2011′s masterpiece […]
Drop the leftover stuffing, put down that TV, and shuffle into this week’s Friday Five!
One man doom merchant, Judd Madden, shares the five albums he just couldn’t be without.
In one fell swoop, the word “Essential” is reduced to meaninglessness.
As the ’80s began, it seemed metal legends Black Sabbath were ending. But a new singer and a new album changed all that, for a time.
Parlour to Parlour heads outdoors once again, this time for a psych-folk-rock trip with Joshua Bruner of the great Northern California band Magic Leaves.
On the surface, it wouldn’t seem like these two bands have a lot in common, but look beyond that: These mainstays of classic rock radio into a Deathmatch were both from LA, did mountains of drugs, and screwed anything that crossed their paths. Both were laughed at by the critics but still loved by millions of people whose tastes haven’t changed since they were old enough to know better. Both had good guitarists, shitty drummers, and lyrics that alternated between pomposity and narcissistic misogyny. So which group is more evil? Leave it to the Popdose staff to answer the question. It’s a Popdose Deathmatch: The Lizard King vs. The Cryptkeeper. Let’s get ready to…ah, fuck it.
Don’t you just wish you could just enjoy your favorite bands without a singer getting in the way for once? Your wish is this week’s Popdose mixtape’s command.
Chris Holmes offers up this week’s Popdose mixtape, featuring some of his favorite old-school heavy metal tracks of all-time. Raise those devil horns!
Classic metal from Motorhead and Sabbath mingle with unknowns like Windir and Piledriver, this week in False Metal, Dead!