‘The Elvis of Metal’: Ozzy Osbourne’s Influence Is Forever in Dallas
A tribute to the Black Sabbath leader and pioneer of the heavy metal genre by a fan who saw him at Ozzfest in Texas.
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Hatebreed, With Fugitive and Creeping Death, Celebrated Their 30-Plus-Year Legacy in Dallas: Photos
Hatebreed, Fugitive, Creeping Death, Gridiron, Escuela Grind and Incite breathed new life into the Summer Slaughter Tour.
Fugitive’s Blake Ibanez Is Ready to Thrash Hard With Dallas Metalheads on Summer Slaughter Tour
Before Hatebreed comes to Dallas, we spoke with Fugitive about forming the group that’s become an instant hit in metal.
Dallas Drummer Bryan Fajardo Is Putting His Stamp on Grindcore
We reconnect with Fajardo, whom we named the best grindcore drummer, to talk about how his move to Dallas impacted his life.
Babymetal Had Metalheads Moshing and Headbanging at Irving Show: Photos
Fronted by three women – Su-Metal, Moametal and Momometal – Babymetal brings sweet vocals over shredding to heavy metal.
Fort Worth Band Dead Butterflies Are Screaming Into the Summer
The Texas screamo band survives off loaning and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.
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Battle for Ozzfest winner A Dozen Furies has a new awakening as Beyond Sleep
For a brief moment, Plano metalcore outfit A Dozen Furies were destined to be the next big thing. The band won the MTV reality competition Battle for Ozzfest in 2004,
The Pantera House in Arlington owned by Vinnie Paul has been demolished
A heavy-metal landmark bites the dust.
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld discusses his unlikely friendship with Power Trip’s Riley Gale
When news broke last week that Power Trip vocalist Riley Gale’s had died at age 34, many high-profile names expressed grief and paid tribute the singer, including Greg Gutfeld, co-host of FOX News Channel’s The Five. “I’m going to miss him,” Gutfeld said on The Five’s Aug. 26 episode. “Riley Gale:…
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Texas Hippie Coalition Is the World’s Greatest, and Only, Red Dirt Metal Band
James Richard Anderson, better known as Big Dad Ritch, the growling lead singer for Texas Hippie Coalition, is as much of a country boy as he is a metal head. As far as he’s concerned, his band, formed in Denison and perhaps the most successful North Texas metal act currently…
The infectious Metalhead and his dangerous secret
Donovan Warren stands center stage at The Rail Club, looking every bit the part of metal-band frontman: H.R. Giger-inspired motifs tattoo his arms. A pair of dice and an alien eye decorate the back of his hands. The words “Last Call” bleed from his fingertips. His long, blondish-brown beard is…
Valor Kand of Christian Death: “I have an issue with people assuming what Jesus looked like”
Some Christians have an issue with his band, too.
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Substance abuse will get you kicked out of Papa Roach, unless it doesn’t
It’s not easy to promote your new album when most people think you vanished a half-decade ago. Then again, that’s not the band’s only problem.
The metal scene remembers Abboud Greig, Joe’s Garage
Greig was something of a father figure to metalheads.