Friday, July 31, 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015

"Heavy metal captchas use band logos to keep bots away

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The idea of captchas using metal band logos has been around for ages. It’s a well-worn meme, but Heavy Gifts (a site that sells, well, heavy gifts) has run with the idea. MetalCaptcha is a free service that replaces the traditional captcha images with band logos submitted to the site. Adding a captcha to your form is as simple as inserting a couple of bits of Javascript. You just have to hope that the spammers targeting your site aren’t using smart image recognition AI designed with a love for elaborate rock’n’roll typefaces… ➤ MetalCaptcha [Heavy Gifts] Read next – The AI AK-47:…

The bane of the existence of the internet is spam,...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

"Ghostbusters film needs metalheads

Producers of the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot are looking for "metalheads" to take part in a scene.

"Science Says Metal Fans Like To Analyze Things

Science Says Metal Fans Like To Analyze Things
Like sub-genres. You bastards.

Fans of heavy music are more likely to think about how things work in the world rather than how people feel, a study suggests.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

"Metalheads grow up better adjusted, study says

Metalheads grow up to be happier and better adjusted adults than many fans of other genres, a study has suggested.

Monday, July 6, 2015

"Iron Maiden hail 18-minute ‘masterpiece

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris has called Empire Of The Clouds a “masterpiece” and says it’s a complete departure from their previous material.

"Chad Gray: Slayer saved my life

Hellyeah singer Chad Gray says Slayer were one of the heavy metal bands that saved his life.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015

"Slash criticises ‘faceless’ digital age

Slash says he still prefers the sound quality of vinyl and says digital distribution has made music “faceless.”

"Mastodon’s Hinds: I hate metal

Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds says he has no time for heavy metal – and keeps trying to steer the band away from the genre.