Posts from the ‘Tr00 Metal Life’ Category
Victor Griffin is a powerful name in the doom world, having previously played in Cathedral, Pentagram and Death Row. His current project, Place of Skulls, released their second album As a Dog Returns in April this year. The name derives from a biblical name for Golgotha, and the music, straight up, modern doom metal of [...]
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, your ultimate chill-out involves curling up with a good book. I read roughly a book a week, sometimes more, and, as a writer of both non-fiction and fiction, I’ve kept my eye on the developments in e-publishing over the last five years. When affordable e-readers started coming on the market, [...]
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Apart from metal history and the music reviews, which I said I’d never do, the travel articles on Steff Metal get by far the most views. Every week I get questions from fellow metal travellers – “What should I do in <insert random and obscure place I’ve never been to>?” “How do I talk to [...]
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Dear Steff Metal Sometime I feel a bit out of place in the metal community. It seems that I don’t really like as much metal as most people do. Metal consists of probably 95% of what I listen to, but whenever I hear people talking about metal online or irl they always seem to have [...]
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Nope, not in the slightest. EEEEEEE! We’re getting on the plane on Saturday, at the civilised time of 6pm, and will arrive in Munich in time for a late lunch on Sunday. If you haven’t already emailed me about meeting up for Wacken, shoot me a note and I’ll give you my cell number. I’ve [...]
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Blackout: Real Metal Radio NZ returns this Sat
Review: Indian Metal Compilation from Metal Spree"Metal is not defined by oppressive, negative bullshit. Metal is defined by a creative freedom and a type of power(more)
Steff Metal 2011 Recap
Steffmetal’s Top Ten Metal Albums of 2011
Steff Metal’s not-so-epic, end-of-year survey
