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/gig-review-absu-heresiarch-nullifier-and-exordium-mors-at-the-kings-arms-tavern-19-jan-2012/ http://www.steffmetal.com/gig-review-absu-heresiarch-nullifier-and-exordium-mors-at-the-kings-arms-tavern-19-jan-2012/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:01:35 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4860 Edited to add some gig photos from Misery of Chaos NZ. So. I missed Heresiarch (because I fell asleep on the couch and had to change my t-shirt because I drooled on it? I can neither confirm nor deny), but my mate Ross said they were “like a bulldozer”, which I think is a pretty [...]

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]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/absu-at-the-kings-arms-tomorrow-night/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/interview-grindcore-super-happy-story-time-land/ http://www.steffmetal.com/interview-grindcore-super-happy-story-time-land/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:37:47 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4742 Super Happy Story Time Land doesn’t sounds more like a Japanese seizure-inducing children’s video game than a <> grindcore band. But if you were on one of those torture game shows, and you guess the video-game, you’d have a bucket full of scorpions crawling over your testicles right now. Their stage shows incorporate storyboards and [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/interview-grindcore-super-happy-story-time-land/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/review-indian-metal-compilation-from-metal-spree/ http://www.steffmetal.com/review-indian-metal-compilation-from-metal-spree/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:06:11 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4789 “Metal is not defined by oppressive, negative bullshit. Metal is defined by a creative freedom and a type of power that’s visceral in a way that no other kind of music is.” – Devin Townsend(on Metalsucks.com) Indian metal has for me always been characterized by a sense of overcoming odds. I remember that great scene [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-indian-metal-compilation-from-metal-spree/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/guest-post-lulu-lou-reed-metallica-review-juliet-trevethick/ http://www.steffmetal.com/guest-post-lulu-lou-reed-metallica-review-juliet-trevethick/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:42:49 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4527 Steff: Juliet is a close friend and old flatmate of mine, and when she emailed to ask if she could write a review in response to the overly critical reception of Lulu, I was stoked! For every person who hates an album, there’s another person who equally passionately enjoys it, and I love being able to [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/guest-post-lulu-lou-reed-metallica-review-juliet-trevethick/feed/ 36 http://www.steffmetal.com/15-greatest-metal-guitarists/ http://www.steffmetal.com/15-greatest-metal-guitarists/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:22:30 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4471 I do not intend this to be any kind of definitive list. Eassentially it’s a list of my non-guitar-player opinion of the best metal guitarists. To me, a great metal guitar player needs a high level of technical skill, but also the ability to transform that skill into interesting riffs, solos and elements. There may [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/15-greatest-metal-guitarists/feed/ 10 http://www.steffmetal.com/33-metal-guitarist-should-do-before-die/ http://www.steffmetal.com/33-metal-guitarist-should-do-before-die/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:43:01 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4461 1. Play a show in your friend’s basement that’s so loud the neighbours call the police. 2. Find yourself in an unsavorary location and / or a compromising position after answering a “guitarist wanted” ad. 3. Post videos of your epic shred solo of doom on Youtube. 4. Teach someone how to play the opening [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/33-metal-guitarist-should-do-before-die/feed/ 5 http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-guitar-week-kristofer-dahl-interview/ http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-guitar-week-kristofer-dahl-interview/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:38:47 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4452 Swedish guitarist Kristofer Dahl didn’t always dream of playing music professionally -- before he started Guitar Master Class, he studied mathematics, environmental care, political science, and even dabbled in sport fishing. After learning his chops from Therion guitarist Kristian Niemann, he’s spent the last 15 years working as a professional musician and instructor. He’s the [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-guitar-week-kristofer-dahl-interview/feed/ 3 http://www.steffmetal.com/10-tips-learning-metal-guitar/ http://www.steffmetal.com/10-tips-learning-metal-guitar/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:01:25 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4439 I know many of you folk reading Steff Metal are learning – or thinking about learning – to play heavy metal guitar. This can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’ve never learned an instrument before or feel like you aren’t making any progress. Here are a few tips on learning to play metal [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/10-tips-learning-metal-guitar/feed/ 11 http://www.steffmetal.com/announcing-metal-guitar-week-guitarmasterclassnet/ http://www.steffmetal.com/announcing-metal-guitar-week-guitarmasterclassnet/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:34:39 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4429 When we think back to what first drew us to heavy metal music, most of us would remember the first time we ever heard a metal riff or a shred solo; that loud, rumbling distortion, that soaring melody, the speed of those fingers across the frets. It’s a powerful kind of magic that keeps bringing [...]

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