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/tips-for-forming-your-own-metal-band/ http://www.steffmetal.com/tips-for-forming-your-own-metal-band/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:05:53 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4693 This article is a follow-on from the piece I wrote the other week called Finding Metal Musicians My Own Age. When you’re starting out as a metal musician, you’re normally shut up in your room, playing Black Sabbath riffs over and over until they sound suitably heavy, or drumming on the furniture until your girlfriend [...]

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]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/blackout-real-metal-radio-nz-returns-this-sat/feed/ 1 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/steff-metal-2011-recap/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-2011-recap/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:52:18 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4750 2011 – what a fucking year. While, for me, 2010 was mostly a year of frantically saving money and struggling to keep our heads above water, 2011 was a year of serious growth (both business and personal) and some of the most amazing fun I’ve ever had. Most of the things I’ve been able to [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-2011-recap/feed/ 8 http://www.steffmetal.com/steffmetals-top-ten-metal-albums-of-2011/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steffmetals-top-ten-metal-albums-of-2011/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:21:30 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4708 Back in June I wrote a round-up of my thoughts on the best metal albums of 2011, and now it’s time to revisit that list. I’ve been trying to write this for about two months, but every time I think I’ve got it sussed, I read about some new album I end up loving, and [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steffmetals-top-ten-metal-albums-of-2011/feed/ 14 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metals-not-so-epic-end-of-year-survey/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metals-not-so-epic-end-of-year-survey/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:26:52 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4683 It has been a seriously amazing year for me, and I hope it’s been so for you, too. But now I’m looking ahead to 2012, and I’ve got plans you wouldn’t believe. So, next year things will be changing around here, and I hope for the better. The reason I don’t post as often as [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metals-not-so-epic-end-of-year-survey/feed/ 10 http://www.steffmetal.com/happy-anti-christmas-from-steff-metal-m/ http://www.steffmetal.com/happy-anti-christmas-from-steff-metal-m/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:11:25 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4700 This year has been absolutely amazing, and I have all of you to thank for it. Friends, family and the wonderful, intelligent and totally epic folk who read this blog – your comments, emails, advice and suggestions make writing so much more fun. As of today, Steff Metal has over 450 articles, reviews and silly [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/happy-anti-christmas-from-steff-metal-m/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/ask-a-metalhead-finding-metal-musicians-my-own-age/ http://www.steffmetal.com/ask-a-metalhead-finding-metal-musicians-my-own-age/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:42:58 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4688 Dear Steff Metal I am a young metalhead (16) in the seemingly metal-less state of NC. I am a bassist, which is a good thing, as there arent too many of us. But there is one problem; I cannot find anyone my age that is in my area that is into similar music as me, [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/ask-a-metalhead-finding-metal-musicians-my-own-age/feed/ 3 http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-links-for-the-jolly-red-man/ http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-links-for-the-jolly-red-man/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:42:43 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4680 Yes, I am aware I have sort of forgotten to post in a few days. Mostly, it’s because I’m trying to compose my top ten metal albums of 2011 list, which is giving me all hell this year since there have been so many amazing albums. That, and I went away with friends last weekend [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-links-for-the-jolly-red-man/feed/ 3 http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-and-my-dragon-pinata/ http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-and-my-dragon-pinata/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:09:14 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4633 Humorous, interesting tidbits and metal news from around the internet. The Musical Exploration Timeline – from Something Awful. This cracked me up. If you haven’t checked out my new webcomic – Corpsepaint Kitty – yet, you definitely should! I’m putting a new comic up every Monday, and I’ve had some great entries in the REAL [...]

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