Archive for April, 2010
“I want to stay away from politics, or else I’ll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.” – Peter Steele The rumors I saw on Twitter were true (because, it seems, Twitter never lies). Peter Steele, monolithic, charismatic frontman of gothic metal band Type O Negative has died. The band’s German label [...]
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I brought this peasant skirt years ago, back when they were “in”, and it’s been one of my staple wardrobe skirts ever since. Why? It’s elastic-waisted and made of soft cotten, which means it’s comfy. It’s black, so it goes with everything, and it’s versetile, as I shall demonstrate. I am a fan of this [...]
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“You know how if you turn the volume all the way till your ears almost bleed, how when it’s so loud there’s a quiet place inside the noise? Loud enough to shake your teeth loose but in there somewhere is a ghost voice, like silent singing. That’s the sound I want to get.” Wow, okey. [...]
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Dear Steff Metal For the last six months I’ve been dating the sweetest, funniest girl. Everything’s perfect, except … she’s not into metal. She likes indie shit music. I’ve never dated a “metal chick” before, and this has never been a problem for me. Except now I really like this girl. Recently, a lot of bands [...]
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I should have finished my novel edits yesterday, except I popped on Skype quickly to chat to my BFF Shane, and three hours later CDH came in to tell me he needed some dinner. “It’s … like, 3 o’clock!” I cried. “Why do you want dinner now?” He pointed out the window at the setting sun, [...]
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Steff Metal 2011 Recap
Steffmetal’s Top Ten Metal Albums of 2011
Steff Metal’s not-so-epic, end-of-year survey
Happy Anti-Christmas from Steff Metal \m/
Ask a Metalhead: Finding Metal Musicians my Own Age
