heavy metal
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Metal Up Your Coffee!
(Written in 2024 – Some of these coffees may no longer be available) This morning, I read about Testament holding a fun in-store event at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, Florida. In addition to doing a “meet and greet” with fans and signing records, the guys are scheduled to judge a pumpkin carving contest– and… Continue reading
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Remembering Peter Steele
(Originally written April 15, 2010) Today, I made Type O Negative/Carnivore singer Peter Steele my “80’s Metal Hunk of the Day” at Facebook. Moments after posting the photo, I learned that Peter had passed away. He apparently suffered heart failure, although no “official” cause of death has been released. I met Peter a few times… Continue reading
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Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force… and the Jersey Shore
(I wrote this in 2015) I drove into work today as the sun was rising, and for some reason, it brought back memories of a longer commute set to the soundtrack of Yngwie Malmsteen‘s debut albumRising Force, when I lived in New Jersey and rode the train to my job in New York City every… Continue reading
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Ozzy’s No “Ordinary Man”
TW: addiction, mental health, parkinsons (written in 2020) Ozzy Osbourne’s been in the headlines a lot lately, first, with his Parkinson’s diagnosis and subsequent tour cancellation, then with the release of Ordinary Man, his first solo album in a decade. The songs travel a dark road through his mind and memories, recalling trials and tribulations;… Continue reading