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Metal

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Critic's Notebook

‘The Elvis of Metal’: Ozzy Osbourne’s Influence Is Forever in Dallas

By Christian McPhateJuly 23, 2025

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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Critic's Notebook

Hatebreed, With Fugitive and Creeping Death, Celebrated Their 30-Plus-Year Legacy in Dallas: Photos

By Kristin LockhartJuly 14, 2025

Hatebreed, Fugitive, Creeping Death, Gridiron, Escuela Grind and Incite breathed new life into the Summer Slaughter Tour.

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Features

Fugitive’s Blake Ibanez Is Ready to Thrash Hard With Dallas Metalheads on Summer Slaughter Tour

By Nic HuberJuly 8, 2025

Before Hatebreed comes to Dallas, we spoke with Fugitive about forming the group that’s become an instant hit in metal.

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Features

Dallas Drummer Bryan Fajardo Is Putting His Stamp on Grindcore

By Nic HuberJune 24, 2025

We reconnect with Fajardo, whom we named the best grindcore drummer, to talk about how his move to Dallas impacted his life.

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Critic's Notebook

Babymetal Had Metalheads Moshing and Headbanging at Irving Show: Photos

By Eric DiepJune 16, 2025

Fronted by three women – Su-Metal, Moametal and Momometal – Babymetal brings sweet vocals over shredding to heavy metal.

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Features

Fort Worth Band Dead Butterflies Are Screaming Into the Summer

By Diego HernandezMay 5, 2025

The Texas screamo band survives off loaning and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.

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Critic's Notebook

Battle for Ozzfest winner A Dozen Furies has a new awakening as Beyond Sleep

By Nic HuberJuly 12, 2022

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,

Critic's Notebook

The Pantera House in Arlington owned by Vinnie Paul has been demolished

By Danny GallagherJune 1, 2022

A heavy-metal landmark bites the dust.

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld discusses his unlikely friendship with Power Trip’s Riley Gale
Critic's Notebook

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld discusses his unlikely friendship with Power Trip’s Riley Gale

By Garrett GravleySeptember 2, 2020

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
Features

Texas Hippie Coalition Is the World’s Greatest, and Only, Red Dirt Metal Band

By Kelly DearmoreMay 17, 2016

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…

Critic's Notebook

The infectious Metalhead and his dangerous secret

By Christian McPhateApril 3, 2014

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…

Critic's Notebook

Valor Kand of Christian Death: “I have an issue with people assuming what Jesus looked like”

By Darryl SmyersSeptember 5, 2013

Some Christians have an issue with his band, too.

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Features

Substance abuse will get you kicked out of Papa Roach, unless it doesn’t

By Ben WesthoffMay 7, 2009

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.

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The metal scene remembers Abboud Greig, Joe’s Garage

By Pete FreedmanFebruary 26, 2009

Greig was something of a father figure to metalheads.

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