Heavy Metal

The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

The Revenge of the Dreamliner

One of my favorite bands is the Mountain Goats, and one of my favorite Mountain Goats songs is "The Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton". In it, two teenage boys have their dreams of a death metal band ridiculed by adults who send one of them off to boarding school, etc. Before heading into a f ... More >>

Pig Destroyer's Grindcore Metal Comes to El Corazon March 28

Richmond, VA isn't exactly a hotbed for extreme metal music, but Pig Destroyer is making a strong name for themselves within the grindcore genre. The four man band plays El Corazon this Saturday, March 28 at 9 p.m. and tickets are $15. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough real estate in this week's cu ... More >>

Saturday Show Suggestions

The Magma Festival kick-off happens tonight at Vera Project; they've got the Moondoggies, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death, TacocaT and Kusikia . It starts at 7:30 p.m., and costs $9 (or free with $35 Magma festival wristband), which is a mere pittance! There's also the Big Dig Record S ... More >>

Krist Novoselic: We All Owe Something to The Melvins

Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Listen to an mp3 of The Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Dave Groh, and Novoselic at The Crocodile in 1992. Going on twenty five years as a band, The Melvins' new album, Nude With Boots, shows them stronger than ever. I want to tell you a litt ... More >>

Ancestors, Night Horse MP3s

Night HorseAncestors and Night Horse perform with Elephant Rider at the Sunset on Wednesday (starts at 9 p.m., costs $6), and while Raechel Sims wrote up Elephant Rider, I wanted to mention two Los Angeles bands on the bill, Ancestors and Night Horse. Ancestors is a five-piece experimental doom meta ... More >>

Thrill 'Em All

In local metal, the old school was the only school.

Tonight's Show Suggestions

"2080" by Yeasayer, who play Neumos tonight For all you jazz people out there, the Ballard Jazz Walk is tonight, and everyone from Egan's to Conor Byrne's is participating. There's also the Nadamucho.com birthday bash with The Gatling Gees and Girl Trouble at Chop Suey, which should be fun, too. ... More >>

Thrash, pick it up

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Tonight's Show Recommendations

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

It's Thursday Night. Get Out Of The House!

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Monday Show Suggestions

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Yes, the new Metallica really is good, Pt. IV

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Yes, the new Metallica really is good, Pt. II

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Q&A With Dr. Anger: A Treat For Metallica Fans

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Yes, the new Metallica really is good, Pt. I

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Heavy Metal Jihad

As a general rule, picking up a documentary featuring commentary from members of Slipknot is not high on my list of viewing priorities, but thanks to a trustworthy fellow at Island Video, I had the unexpected pleasure of coming across Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal. If your metal tastes ... More >>

Iron Maiden Still Slays

No rest for the wicked.

Heavy Metal Exclamation Marks!

No rest for the wicked.

I've Heard the New My Morning Jacket Record. And ...

No rest for the wicked.

Songs in the Key of Glee

Kelly Stoltz and UFO spring to life.

Made For Running to the Hills

Kelly Stoltz and UFO spring to life.

Last Night: Hellyeah, Machine Head, Nonpoint, Bury Your Dead in Spokane

Kelly Stoltz and UFO spring to life.

Hannah Levin DJs King Cobra Tonight

Kelly Stoltz and UFO spring to life.

2007's Over, but John Roderick Still Can't Get Out of 1981

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Where All The Good Times Went

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Christmas Rock with Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

PHOTOS: High on Fire/Mono

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Blind Taste Test: Oh Sleeper

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Sunday Afternoon at the 'Shoot: Book of Black Earth

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

I Heard This: Apocalyptica Plays Metallica By Four Cellos

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Listen and Read with 33 1/3 Books

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Old School: AC/DC's Highway to Hell

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Heavy Metal Only 35 Percent Satanic

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Yesterday: Ozzfest at White River

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Southern Lord Showcase, El Corazon, Saturday

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

3 Inches of Blood, Friday at El Corazon

Here's his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.

Cherub-Rock Redux

A toddler and her dad road test alt-lullabies.

Last Night: The Mountain Goats at Neumo's

A toddler and her dad road test alt-lullabies.

Dancing on the Edge in the Buttrock Suites

A toddler and her dad road test alt-lullabies.

Stoned Heavies

Local metal band Lesbian aren't 'lesbos,' they're 'lesbros.'

Lullabies for the Deranged

Wallow in the mire of the year's best scuzz rock.

Heady Rock

Break out the black light; Danava are revisiting yesteryear's riffs.

Gleaming, Unsheathed

For Austin shredders the Sword, 'metal' isn't a dirty word.

Sunset Tavern

5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 206-784-4880

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 17–Thurs., March 23. Not rated. 96 minutes.

Bill Horist and Degenerate Art Ensemble at Chop Suey

Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 17–Thurs., March 23. Not rated. 96 minutes.

Communication Breakdown

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme axes bass player, enters cocoon, makes great rock record.

Sonic Cyanide

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme axes bass player, enters cocoon, makes great rock record.

Highway to Hell

Seattle's Himsa unleash their fury on an unsuspecting nation—just don't call it 'metalcore.'