Black Sabbath

The 10 Must-See Bands at 35 Denton

How to Appreciate Metal: A Four-Step Guide

Step One: Admit the world and worry obliterating limitations of Indie Rock, Top 40 and basically everything else. Boss getting you down? Spouse (or partner) ripping you a new one? Fido pissing in the house? Friend forgetting to pay you the $20 that you loaned him (or her) last Friday night? Is your ... More >>

Rob Zombie On Revenge, Frank Zappa and Frankenstein

All Hallow's Eve is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with Rob Zombie, who will be performing with Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour at Verizon Theatre tomorrow night. It'll be a fright night filled with elaborate stage designs, terrifying costumes and metal. I had a chanc ... More >>

Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Best DJ Nominees

Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. They are all hunched over the jukebox, scanning ti ... More >>

The Six Best Concerts of the Summer

See also: Ten of August's best music photos This summer's musical choices have been made. Our thighs have been chafed from festivals, our livers raked over the fiery coals, our eardrums gently caressed. And now, as we drift into the last quarter of the year, we're taking one look back at some of o ... More >>

Iron Maiden - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 8/17/12

See also: The fans of Iron Maiden Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria Gexa Energy Pavilion Friday, August 17 Talking to a number of people who saw Iron Maiden's last show back in June 2010, the common complaint was too many new songs and not enough old songs. The six-piece gave the nearly-filled Gexa ... More >>

The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List

100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #59-40

Best Texas songs, #100-80 Best Texas songs, #79-60 The Spotify playlist for songs #59-40 59. Tum Tum, "Caprice Music" For years, the Dallas hip-hop community's had a love affair with the Chevy Caprice Classic. Tum Tum's "Caprice Music" was an ode to that car culture, illustrating the unique trend ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80

"Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff's train songs And blue eyes cryin' in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain't nobody feeling no pain" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas" With that introduction, welcome to the first in a five-part series, in which we attempt ... More >>

Record Hound: Scouring the Racks at Three Denton Record Stores

It's easy to assume with a reputation like Denton's, the town would have more than three independent record stores. There are entities like the Denton Mini Mall and Mini Mall II on the square, which have independent sellers hocking used records on consignment, but the selection isn't big enough to c ... More >>

The Top Ten All Time Best Replacement Lead Singers in Rock and Roll

The Misfits' Michale Graves​Nothing pisses rock fans off worse than the lead singer of their favorite band being replaced. This happens across genres, but it's most common within hard rock -- pop, country and R&B vocalists' departures are usually a precursor to their solo efforts; very rarely ... More >>

You've No Doubt Seen "Crazy Picture Guy" At Area Shows. Now Learn His Backstory.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don't see on stages. Scotty Mankoff, aka "Crazy Picture Guy."​Scotty Mankoff can be a bit menacing to witness at a live music show, with his hulking frame draped in black clothing, a flowing, curly ma ... More >>

Three Shows Worth A Damn in Dallas Tonight

Tonight's top touring shows put a serious emphasis on all things heavy.

Over The Weekend: The Sword at the Granada Theater

The Sword, Garuda, Eagle ClawGranada TheaterFebruary 12, 2011Better than: dealing with the ramifications of a water-pipe burst at my house. Thanks, Snowpocalypse!Brian TamborelloThe Sword​The Granada Theater in Dallas hasn't exactly been a haven for metalheads in recent years. No, despite piling u ... More >>

Good Friday: The O's, The Hope Trust, Reverend Horton Heat, The Sword, Jonathan Richman, Lynch Mob, The Boom Boom Box, Dax Riggs, Max Bemis, Plain White T's & More!

Allison V. SmithThe O's​It's hard to put your finger on an actual date when The O's will officially celebrate the release of their new album, Between The Two. The hilarious duo, who we caught up with in this week's print edition, have already played a handful of release shows this week, but Club D ... More >>

The Sword's Having More Fun Than You Think

Giveaway: A Pretty Epic Prize Pack For Saturday Night's Granada Theater Show With The Sword

The Sword has gone through some rough times over the past year or so, what with the departure of their drummer, Trivett Wingo, causing them to cancel a slew of tour dates throughout Europe -- no doubt a disappointing way to kick off an album release tour. But fear not! The Sword is back with a resch ... More >>

Nicola Calamari: A Few Words from La Fiorentina's Executive Chef

Kevin MarpleNicola Calamari​On Wednesday, we gave you the goods on Nicola Calamari, executive chef at La Fiorentina. Today, we asked Calamari to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his recipes. (Calamari's words are after the ellipses.) I was raised in...Florence. My ... More >>

Q&A: Eyehategod's Mike Williams Talks Playing Around Christmas, Going Through Bass Players and Liking The Carpenters

For over 22 years, Mike Williams has led the New Orleans metal band Eyehategod. And, in that time, the singer has endured numerous protestors at shows, a constantly revolving situation with bass players and even some time in jail in 2005 on a narcotics charge. Through it all, Williams has remained c ... More >>

Kemado Announces True Widow Signing, Slates Sophomore Disc For March 2011 Release

Allison V. SmithTrue Widow​ We'd been suspecting this for a while now, but, according to a press release sent out by Kemado Records this morning, now it's official: The New York City-based label home to The Sword and Saviour, and formerly to acts like The Soft Pack, Dungen, Marissa Nadler and Lang ... More >>

Bad Brains' Punk Legacy Remains Untarnished

Dave Grohl, Kerry King Among Stars Booked To Pay Dimebag Darrell Tribute At October 29 Benefit Jam at Los Angeles' Key Club

​Dave Grohl, Slayer's Kerry King and Dio's Simon Wright are among the rock and metal icons that have been confirmed to participate in an upcoming all-star benefit jam at Los Angeles' the Key Club, held in Arlington native and Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's honor. The event, called Di ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Frightened Rabbits at The Loft, Javelina at The Nightmare and Bettie Serveert at The Prophet Bar

Triple-bills are the order of the day on this busy Tuesday evening.

IKEA vs. Waffle House: Waffle Warfare

Flickr user joshuahellerWaffle House Waffles​It has been claimed that breakfast is the most important meal of the day (probably by the egg lobby), and I am not one to disagree. While most of us grew up on Cocoa Puffs and a variety of toaster pastry, it was the Sunday morning breakfast feast that ... More >>

Another Stairway

Year in Review: Heavy Metal's Best Albums of 2009 Take It Over the Top

This year was such a good one for heavy music, I wound up having to cheat when putting this list together. I just couldn't settle on ten albums that kicked my ass the hardest in 2009; there were dozens of candidates. The best I could do was fourteen, so each of my top four slots are ties. ​Mastod ... More >>

Conversions with God (aka Lemmy)

Country Hunks And The Women Who Love Them.

NX35 Gives Music Fans Something to Remember

Echoes and Reverberations: The Photography of Vern Evans

Om

Pilgrimage (Southern Lord Records)

Oh, Donnas

High on Fire

Wednesday, January 25, at Gypsy Tea Room

The Local List

Your Government at Work

Kelly Osbourne

Sleeping in the Nothing (Sanctuary)

Move Over, Flickerstick

A Dozen Furies wins Battle for Ozzfest

No Place Like Ozzfest

A report, complete with badly drawn pictures, from the summer's biggest family concert

Monsters of Metal

Rob Halford rides again with the mighty Judas Priest

Let There Be Darkness

Metalheads are torn over the Brit sensation. And their problem is...?

Bear Down

Denton's Panda doesn't have to turn it up to turn it out

Navel Gazing

Plus: (No) More, (Not) Now, (Never) Again; Sack of Kittens

System of a Down

February 18

Scene, Heard

It doesn't matter what we say or think

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears--and heart--long after it's over

Scene, heard

We'll try to write something good

Across the Bar

Rockville Music closes shop; Puerto Rico gets DJ Nature's call; Rubber Gloves still waiting for the Old 97's other shoe to fall; Pantera plays Detroit Rock City; Buck Jones Blushes

OZZFest '99

Starplex Amphitheatre

Beavis' older brother

A portrait of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine as a lonely young man