http://www.steffmetal.com the alternative blogazine of heavy metal fashion, lifestyle and kvlture Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-interviews-tim-ripper-owens/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-interviews-tim-ripper-owens/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:24 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5208 The man needs no introductions. We all know Ripper – he was the guy who got to live the metal dream, the tribute-performer who suddenly found himself front of stage in the very band he’d idolized, the man with the voice of steel, one of the friendliest dudes in metal. Well, Ripper Owens has been [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-interviews-tim-ripper-owens/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/steve-hughes-heavy-metal-comedy/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steve-hughes-heavy-metal-comedy/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 01:52:28 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5202 On Saturday night – after the world’s most epic lunch with friends at Prohibition (it included ostrich, snails, caviar and both the most expensive wine and the most delicious dessert I’ve ever had the pleasure of ingesting) my local metalhead crew went down to Q Theatre on Queen St to see Steve Hughes as part [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steve-hughes-heavy-metal-comedy/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-zebulon-pike-space-is-the-corpse-of-time/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-zebulon-pike-space-is-the-corpse-of-time/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:43:34 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5184 Have you ever listened to an album and had a hard time deciding if it’s brilliant or just downright absurd? This is how I usually feel about Zebulon Pike. Formed in 2002, the band’s previous releases – such as And Blood Was Passion (2004) and The Deafening Twilight (2006) – fluctuate between moments of brilliance [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-zebulon-pike-space-is-the-corpse-of-time/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn/ http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:57:08 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5161 Ever wanted to read more books, but don’t really have the time? Rinkworks presents Book-a-Minute, hilarious summaries of classic and science fiction/fantasy tales allowing you to digest the plot of some of the most well-known books in less than 60 seconds. Here’s their take on Beowulf: Hrothgar: Let’s build a big old dining hall and [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/the-physicists-oppenheimer-video/ http://www.steffmetal.com/the-physicists-oppenheimer-video/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:09:23 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5198 Do you remember last year I reviewed an album by the Finnish band The Physicists, Observation. The music is mathdeathboogie, and it’s madness. I loved it so much I even stuck it in my list of the Top Ten Metal Albums of 2011. Well, the Physicists have just released a music video for their song [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/the-physicists-oppenheimer-video/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/cthulhus-closet-corpsepaint-kitty-tee/ http://www.steffmetal.com/cthulhus-closet-corpsepaint-kitty-tee/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 21:13:38 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5172 So … I haven’t done one of these in ages. Cthulhu’s Closet is a “what I wore” alt. fashion column, since I am still a girl and have a thing about clothes. These photos were taken awhile ago, when I got my first shipment of corpsepaint kitty tees. If you haven’t heard of corpsepaint kitty, [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/cthulhus-closet-corpsepaint-kitty-tee/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-ptahil-for-his-satanic-majestys-glory/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-ptahil-for-his-satanic-majestys-glory/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:04:52 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5166 “Illumination through Satanic Gnosticism!” proclaims Ptahil’s marketing material. “Lyrically manuscripted from Satanic introspection and musically composed from dissonant flagellation.” I cannot make this stuff up. Described as Satanic black/punk/doom, Ptahil seem to have way too many “slashes” through their genre to be any good. (It’s usually my experience that the number of descriptive genre words [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-ptahil-for-his-satanic-majestys-glory/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-wardruna-gap-var-ginnunga/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-wardruna-gap-var-ginnunga/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 08:47:26 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5147 I had an article all planned for today, but then a friend at work introduced me to Wardruna, and I cannot get the music out of my head. You could describe Wardruna as “Viking elevator music”, if you weren’t fussed about your head remaining attached to your body. Wardruna is a musical project from Kvitrafn [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-reviews-wardruna-gap-var-ginnunga/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-scholar-stands-up-against-bogan-stereotypes/ http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-scholar-stands-up-against-bogan-stereotypes/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 07:59:46 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5139 I was going to do a Linking Horn today, but this article from the NZ Herald came across my desk today, and I thought I’d comment on it. For folk outside of New Zealand and Australia unfamiliar with the term “bogan”, it means different things in both countries. As I understand it, in Australia it [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/metal-scholar-stands-up-against-bogan-stereotypes/feed/ 5 http://www.steffmetal.com/the-bands-are-in-vote-for-your-favourite-band-for-the-keep-it-live-and-loud-finals/ http://www.steffmetal.com/the-bands-are-in-vote-for-your-favourite-band-for-the-keep-it-live-and-loud-finals/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:29:35 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=5126 Remember the other week I mentioned that I’m a judge in this years “Keep it Live and Loud” competition, run by Blackout – The Flat FM. Well, the entries have been received, and here’s the list of semi-finalists culled from over 200 entries nationwide. It’s up to YOU to vote for the top 5 bands to [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/the-bands-are-in-vote-for-your-favourite-band-for-the-keep-it-live-and-loud-finals/feed/ 0