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Mike Scaccia of Rigor Mortis Died With His Boots On: Echoes and Reverberations

Safe to say that I was doing bong hits on the couch one afternoon back in 1987 when Michael Alago, the A&R rep from Elektra Records who discovered and signed Metallica, called me up out of the blue and asked what was happening with the music scene here in Dallas. Alago was based in New York City, an ... More >>

Your Guide to 2013 Summer Music Festivals in DFW

Summertime goes hand in hand with music festival season, even down here in the 100-plus-degree heat. This area will be hosting festivals in the months of June, July and August, ranging from genres of heavy metal to indie rock. So the next time you're wanting to lose your voice in unbearable heat, th ... More >>

Warbeast - The Boiler Room - May 18, 2013

Rigor Mortis, Gammacide, Devilfist and Demonseed are all the musical ingredients the supergroup Texas Metal Alliance needed to create Warbeast, a legendary Texas thrash metal super supergroup. Adding just a dash of "no bullshit metal onslaught" by local acts Protest and The Black Moriah, Warbeast se ... More >>

Imagine Dragons, BFD 13, The Psychedelic Furs, Aaron Carter and More Show Announcements

OK guys, this week is a little skimpy on the announcements, but rest easy knowing that so many good summer, fall and Justin Timberlake concerts have already been announced. What upcoming concert are you most excited for? See you in the comments!

Patrick Stark is Dallas' Most Rock and Roll Chef

He's played music in front of 25,000 people, opening for Styx, and cooked for folks like Johnny Winter, Butthole Surfers (we don't even wanna know what they ordered), ZZ Top and more recently, as part of his sweet new gig as the head cuisine honcho at Sundown at Granada, actor Will Ferrell. He also ... More >>

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 >>

The Atlas Moth Genesis: Metallica, Talent Shows and Peter Gunn

The Atlas Moth will be in town on Thursday with opening for death metal proggers Gojira at the Granada. Frontman Stavros Giannopoulos took some time out to talk about the first shows he saw as a kid, The Blues Brothers, and Peter Gunn. Growing up, was there anybody that inspired you to play music? ... More >>

Gigantour Featuring Megadeth, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil - The Palladium Ballroom - 3/1/12

Megadeth,Volbeat and Lacuna Coil The Palladium Ballroom Thursday, March 1 Not better than: Seeing Motörhead on this bill. So, if a ticket for a hot co-headlining tour with two legendary metal acts costs $50, wouldn't it make sense for the price to be lowered if one of those bands couldn't play? ... More >>

Preview: Gigantour at Palladium Ballroom

Thursday, March 1, at Palladium Ballroom

Megadeth's Dave Ellefson Talks About Christianity and Lady Gaga

After leaving Megadeth in 2002 and bringing a lawsuit against Dave Mustaine in 2004, very few people thought original bassist Dave Ellefson would ever appear with the band again. Yet, behind the scenes, over a period of six years, Mustaine and Ellefson were both rediscovering Christianity and havin ... More >>

Lenny Kravitz, Gigantour With Megadeth and Motorhead and This Week's Show Announcements

Lenny Kravitz​The last time we heard from Lenny Kravitz, he was creating his own home video of an impromptu performance with a youth band from First Baptist Church of Lewisville on the streets of New Orleans. The people loved it, which is more than can be said of his 2011 funk album, Black and Whi ... More >>

Last Night: The Misfits, Juicehead, Hood Rat, Electric Vengeance, The Hammercocks

Shigeo Jones Kikuchi: Photo AssassinThe Misfits.​Last Night: The Misfits, Juicehead, Hood Rat, Electric Vengeance, The Hammercocks Trees November 14 Better than: carving Crimson Ghost jack-o-lanterns with Evilive on. The Misfits might have delivered a much more satisfying set last night than ... More >>

Q&A: Jerry Only of The Misfits: "A lot of Punk and Metal Bands Came From Our Loins."

In various incarnations over the course of three decades, New Jersey's The Misfits have made a mark in the history of punk rock. Starting way back in 1977, singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only had a vision of combining punk rock's roar with imagery from horror movies. What they did was creat ... More >>

Scott Ian: "If More People Worshipped Music, The World Would Be a Better Place."

For three decades, Anthrax has been one of the most consistently interesting bands to emerge from the thrash metal heyday of the early 1980s. Founded by guitarist Scott Ian, Anthrax has always stood out among the sweaty throng. The band was one of the first metal bands to incorporate rap music int ... More >>

Picture Show: The Fans, The Bands at Rockstar Mayhem Festival

Mike MezeulThis is your son on rock. ​Fuckin' Slayer! No, we don't mean that. We're actually referring to this perfect photo from last year's Iron Maiden show at Gexa Energy Pavilion. Over the last year, we've collected a number of great fan photos from concerts around Dallas, but few fans display ... More >>

The Ten Best Music Videos Banned by MTV

​MTV has gotten some flack for censorship over the course of its 30 years on the air. The station, in addition to helping proliferate the music video concept, is equally known, it seems, for bleeping words, playing only censored versions of certain videos, relegating racy videos to late-night pla ... More >>

Ten Songs To Get You Through Finals Week

​It's finals week. We know you're burnt out. You're most likely to respond to anything anyone says to you with unintelligible grunts. Your brain is full. So: How to keep motivated while cramming for that communications exam that you had the whole semester to study for, but didn't started getting c ... More >>

My First Show: The Octopus Project's Toto Miranda Saw Weird Al -- And Sill Has The Shirt.

Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be.The Octopus Project​Austin four-piece The Octopus Project hits up the South Side Musical Hall tomorro ... More >>

Today In Music News: Scissor Sisters Are Strapped For Cash, Kerry King Rejoins Megadeth and Beasties Boys Hook Up With Nas and Santigold

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2010...The Scissor Sisters had to cancel part of it's European tour because they don't have enough money to pay for it.Slayer's Kerry King joined Megadeth on stage for the first time since he was a part of the band in 1984.The upcoming ... More >>

Early Man Play Metal The Old-Fashioned Way.

The colliding past and presents of local music.

Over the Weekend: Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax at Superpages.com Center

Slayer, Megadeth, AnthraxSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 24, 2010Better than: getting sick from fried Oreos at the State Fair. Dylan HollingsworthSlayer's Kerry King was beaming on Friday night.​Usually, it's a proving ground when a band plays before Slayer. And, if you're worthy of sharing the s ... More >>

Last Night: Kings of Leon, The Black Keys at Superpages.com Center

Kings of Leon, The Black KeysSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 23, 2010Better than: the last time Kings of Leon came through town.Rachel ParkerThe Brothers Followill. See more in our slideshow.​It just felt so comfortable--all of it, from the band's performance to their crowd's reaction and their own ... More >>

Good Friday: Oysterfest, The Drums, Slayer, Glen Campbell, Jamie Lidell, Drive By Truckers, Marc Ribot, Jeff The Brotherhood, Black Crowes, Rush, and More

Jen Sorensen Frisco Rock City​For two weekends in a row, the biggest show in town is in Frisco. There is, in fact, something fishy going on up there, and  you can read about that here. While you're at it, make plans to attend the inaugural Oysterfest at Lochrann's Irish Pub and Eatery on Sat ... More >>

Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax

Friday, September 24, at Superpages.com Center

A Quick Word From Dave Mustaine on Friday's Return of The Clash of The Titans Tour to Superpages.com Center

Way back in May of 1991, a year after a European leg of the Clash of the Titans Tour that featured Megadeth, Slayer, testament and Suicidal Tendencies, the U.S. leg of the tour kicked off right here in Dallas, featuring Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Alice in Chains, at the Superpgaes.com Center, or ... More >>

Over the Weekend: KISS, Daughtry, Pat Green, Drowning Pool, The Academy Is . . ., The Envy, Revengeance at Pizza Hut Park

KISS, Daughtry, Pat Green, Drowning Pool, The Academy Is..., The Envy, RevengeancePizza Hut ParkSaturday, September 18, 2010(Way) better than: getting drunk and watching KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. Roger Caldwell"How 'bout a little Kiss?"​It was the same old KISS that showed up on Saturday ... More >>

Show Announcements: Dr. Dog, Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings, Neon Indian, The Vaselines, Frightened Rabbit, The Apples In Stereo, Kiss, Dandy Warhols, Fergus And Geronimo, Slayer, Megadeth, Blonde Redhead and others

Jason NocitoDr. Dog defies gravity​Dr. Dog has the innate ability to spin out quality record after quality record thanks to the band's duel songwriters Scott McMicken and Toby Leaman. Along with a distinct Beatles influence, there's some Lennon/McCartney competition going on between the two singer ... More >>

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax Coming to Dallas on June 22. Sort Of.

On June 22nd, a concert billed as The Big Four and featuring a quartet of legendary metal acts can be seen in Dallas. Not at any concert venue, mind you, but at several area movie theaters.The actual concert featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will take place in, of all places, Bulgari ... More >>

High on Fire Preps For Metal Success

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 >>

Picture Show: Megadeth at the Palladium Ballroom

Roger Caldwell​Megadeth made its triumphant return to Dallas last night at the Palladium, joined by Machine Head and others around the midway point of its Endgame tour.Plenty more photos from the show are up here in our slideshow from photographer Roger Caldwell.

Megadeth, Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Arcanium

Wednesday, December 2, at the Palladium Ballroom

Black Tide Grows Up On Stage

The Vampire Lounge, Back in Business, Hopes Not to Suck

Also: Rhett Miller returns to Dallas to champion a good cause

Last Night: Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom at Nokia Theater

Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath), Megadeth, Machine Head

Thursday, May 3, at Nokia Theatre

Cutting Crew

The Scissor Sisters are gay, dorky and big in Japan

Back From the Dead

Rigor Mortis were once "Condemned to Hell"--and irrelevance--but the Dallas metal legends have risen

Up From the Underworld

This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

Far Beyond Redneck

A childhood Pantera fan comes out of the closet

Bloody Reign

Slayer forgoes the usual midlife crisis. Who needs fast cars when you have speed metal?

Head Trip

Between hard rock and a safe place, Metallica finds itself

Truth Be Told

It's the docs that rock this year's USAFF schedule

The Book on Golf

Plus; Sack of Kittens; Annika's TO-DO LIST

Cowboys and Martians

John Carpenter stages a spooky showdown on the red planet

Pyramid Songs

Nile is the sole practitioner of "Ithyphallic Metal." Grab a dictionary.

Letters

Roadshows

Beavis' older brother

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