Thursday, February 25, 2016

"Corey: Metalheads are the bastard stepkids of music

Corey Taylor has told of his admiration for what he calls the metal community's in-built support system.

"What I Learned Visiting Helvete – The Store At The Heart Of Black Metal

What I think that Helvete teaches us is that there is still a very real fanaticism behind this music, even if we probably won't be burning down any churches in its name in the near future.

Monday, February 22, 2016

"The Cramps Play a Mental Hospital in Napa, California in 1978: The Punkest of Punk Concerts

“We’re The Cramps, and we’re from New York City, and we drove 3,000 miles to play for you people.”
So begins one of the oddest but also the punkest of punk rock concerts in history, as The Cramps play for a crowd at a state mental hospital in Napa, California.
The date was June 13, 1978, a time when Napa was more known for the hospital than for its burgeoning wine industry...

Sunday, February 21, 2016

"Headbangers caught in the moment

Headbangers caught in the moment
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Danish photographer Jacob Erhbahn captured metalheads mid-headbang at music festivals around Europe. The result is Headbangers, a full-color book compiling the best of these unrestrained moments of metal bliss.

Saturday, February 20, 2016