http://www.steffmetal.com the alternative blogazine of heavy metal fashion, lifestyle and kvlture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/girls-dont-like-metal/ http://www.steffmetal.com/girls-dont-like-metal/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:07:01 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4853 Uber-talented music critic Natalie Zed has started a new column on the Canada Arts Connect website, titled “Girls Don’t Like Metal” after the infamous Metalsucks post by Sergeant D “Public Service Announcement: Girls Do Not Like Metal“. Natalie’s biweekly column examines gender issues, feminism, and sexuality within heavy metal music. Each post will come in the [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/girls-dont-like-metal/feed/ 6 http://www.steffmetal.com/review-denni-elizabeth-the-girl-with-the-axe/ http://www.steffmetal.com/review-denni-elizabeth-the-girl-with-the-axe/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:52:05 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4642 There’s a Japanese pop band called Shonen Knife I used to love as a kid. They produced album after album of punchy, grunty rock tunes about ice creams and going to the toy store and seeing cute boys. I had to order their albums from these insane asian importers because none of the music shops [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-denni-elizabeth-the-girl-with-the-axe/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/ http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:20 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4588 While I was metalling it up at Wacken 2011, Total Skull clothing contacted me, wondering if I’d be keen to be a spokes-blogger for the label. Are you freaken kidding me? Hands down, that was the best week of my life. If you’ve never heard of Total Skull, it’s the clothing and accessories line of [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-learns-guitar/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-learns-guitar/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:25:16 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4503 I couldn’t have a Metal Guitar Week without telling you about my own attempts to become an axeman (axewoman). Be warned – this is a tale of determination, woe, disappointment, and very relieved flatmates! Ever since I discovered metal at the beginning of high school, I’ve struggled against a strong desire to learn to play [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-learns-guitar/feed/ 12 http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-2011-meerkats-toilet-quiz-shows-dolphins-mosh-pit/ http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-2011-meerkats-toilet-quiz-shows-dolphins-mosh-pit/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:33:21 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4352 In my last blog post, Wacken 2011: Every Band I Saw at Wacken, reviewed, I talked about one side of this incredible festival – the shit ton of incredible bands you get to see. Today I’m giving you a run-down of a different sort – the tale of our Wacken 2011 adventures from our arrival [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-2011-meerkats-toilet-quiz-shows-dolphins-mosh-pit/feed/ 6 http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-open-air-2011-band-wacken-reviewed/ http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-open-air-2011-band-wacken-reviewed/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:02:09 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4318 I’ve been putting off writing about Wacken for a few weeks, because trying to articulate the awesomeness of this year’s festival into a series of 500 words posts seemed like such a fruitless endeavor. Instead of just repeating my daily diary (which went something like this: “Dear diary – today, I at sausages for breakfast [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/wacken-open-air-2011-band-wacken-reviewed/feed/ 3 http://www.steffmetal.com/blackmores-night-live-burg-veldenstein-2011-concert-review/ http://www.steffmetal.com/blackmores-night-live-burg-veldenstein-2011-concert-review/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:12:55 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4268 “I’d rather play to fifteen people who are kind of spaced out and into renaissance music and the whole vibe of living in those days. I’ve played to two-hundred and seventy-five thousand people, and it’s very good for the ego, but it doesn’t do much for the inner soul.” And he should know. Ritchie Blackmore, [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/blackmores-night-live-burg-veldenstein-2011-concert-review/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-wedding-photo-shoot/ http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-wedding-photo-shoot/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:31:30 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3711 The other week, I got together with a bunch of wonderful creative friends to put together the first Gothic Wedding Planner photo shoot. The veils in these photographs came from May Rey Designs, a stunning designer with an alternative bent. I know this probably won’t interest a lot of you – not nearly enough goats [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-wedding-photo-shoot/feed/ 4 http://www.steffmetal.com/6-metal-blogs-you-should-read/ http://www.steffmetal.com/6-metal-blogs-you-should-read/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:06:18 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3702 Some people have noticed I got rid of the “Links of Doom” tab on my navigation bar in my last site cleanup. Truthfully, I kept forgetting to update it, and all the links were out of date, and I am lazy and needed room of the Metalheads 101 tab, so that’s why there are no [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/6-metal-blogs-you-should-read/feed/ 16 http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-mixtape-female-metal-bands-musicians/ http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-mixtape-female-metal-bands-musicians/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 07:10:37 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3531 We’re celebrating the awesomeness that is metal chicks this week, so I’ve put together a quick little mixtape of some cool metal chicks. Arch Enemy – Nemesis One of the most prominent females in extreme metal, Angela Gossow growls as well as the boys. Astarte – Mutter Astarte Holy satan fuck! I haven’t heard any [...]

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