Metal fans rock xford County Fairgrounds at day-long music festival
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- Metal fans rock xford County Fairgrounds at day-long music festival
- Slayer Drummer Thinks New Metal Bands Are “So Processed By Computers”
- Weekend Music Preview: Room 710’s Final Weekend
- From opera to metal with local band Bipolar
Metal fans rock xford County Fairgrounds at day-long music festival
SunJournal.com
performs at xxfest 2009 at the xford County Fairgrounds in xford on Sunday. XFRD ? More than 3300 metal fans from across the region descended on xford County Fairgrounds for a daylong music festival jam packed with roaring riffs pounding drums lyrical angst and of course lots and lots of moshing. "Heavy metal music rocks" screamed Josh Thurlow 26 of Norway as he took a break from slamming bodies inside the pit during the New Hampshire-based Honest Eye set. "I most definitely give this event two thumbs up! That’s what we all came here for ? heavy music and moshing. "The throng of people gathered on a fairground field grew steadily throughout Sunday’s event in anticipation of headliners Papa Roach and their opening act local Maine-based favorite Dead Season. rganized by New England Concerts the event aimed to not only bring a bigger act to town but also offer big-time exposure to several smaller bands. The all-day music event featured 25 acts from across Maine and theregion on dual stages that ping-ponged bands andfans alike back and forth.
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Slayer Drummer Thinks New Metal Bands Are “So Processed By Computers”
411mania.com
n how young bands react to Slayer:”Yeah of course they’ve heard of Slayer but I think what they’ve done is they’ve not looked at the roots. In other words they learned how to walk before they learned how to crawl. These bands sometime they go straight for the sprint marathon and lose what this music is what they need to put into it to make it breathe. You need to create life into the music. n his performance as a 43-year old drummer:”Even at 43 I’m still a primed well-oiled machine. I’ve seen bands where it’s like ‘God please shoot me if I ever look or play like that. ‘ With Slayer we’re still as brutal as we were as kids.
Weekend Music Preview: Room 710’s Final Weekend
Austinist
During the interview Garber was resolute in his belief that the venue did not only cater to the punk and metal fans. And as we approach the end of an era on 710 Red River St. his words could not ring truer — Room 710’s Final Weekend features a veritable sampling of distinct genres offering patrons a final opportunity to enjoy a stellar collection of shows at the club. Friday is reserved for the hard stuff –.
From opera to metal with local band Bipolar
Las Vegas Weekly
Yes frontwoman and yes her name is Charlie (don?t ask for her real name?she?ll only cringe). A choir major who graduated from the Las Vegas Academy Charlie and drummer Brian Hanks left Vegas for California and formed Bipolar in 2003. ?Guys in other bands see us as ?h they?ve got that chick singer? says Charlie. ?Before they hear us they think that I?m a gimmick. But when they see us live usually they?re completely proven wrong. ?In Sacramento Bipolar not only won the aforementioned Sammie award (after which the Sacramento News & Review incorrectly reported that they had broken up) but also released four CDs earned a strong fan base and played shows to their heart?s content.
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