http://www.steffmetal.com the alternative blogazine of heavy metal fashion, lifestyle and kvlture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In light of my desire to include more reviews from local NZ metal bands, Kieran Cooper – vocalist/guitarist of Auckland band Kasium (and producer of I Spit on Your Grave’s debut, which I reviewed a couple of weeks ago) – contacted me about doing a review. And here it is: Kasium’s sound is pure, unaltered [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-kasium-exhale/ Lots more hilarity at Lusoskav’s deviantart page. Over on Biodagar, Leticia reviews Ace Frehley’s book No Regrets. Sounds like an interesting read, and something I might add to the pile, despite not being much of a KISS fan. Also, check out Leticia’s new metal podcast. Over on No Clean Singing, the Keyboard Warriors column features [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/linking-horn-a-quest-into-the-77th-link/ Islander and team over on No Clean Singing are, and I quote, “happier than pigs in shit” to premier the full-album steam of Global Flatline, the new Aborted album being released by Century Media. And she’s a absolute beaut. With new blood in the form of Ken Bedene (ex-Abagail Williams) and Michael Wilson (System Divide) Aborted [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-and-album-stream-aborted-global-flatline/ Black Waltz, the forth full-length album from Swedish metallers Avatar, releases on the US on Feb 14 2012. Don’t let the Valentine’s Day release date fool you – this is no soppy power metal lovefest, but a solid, catchy, almost industrial-style album that will probably launch Avatar into the mainstream market. Produced by Tobias Lindell [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-avatar-black-waltz/ 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 [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/gig-review-absu-heresiarch-nullifier-and-exordium-mors-at-the-kings-arms-tavern-19-jan-2012/ 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/ Named after one of the sickest horror films I’ve ever seen (I watched the original version a couple of weeks ago, it still sits uncomfortably at the back of my mind), I Spit On Your Grave’s debut EP will have filthy grindcore fans gnashing their teeth in appreciation. Aside from having a classy cover, their [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/review-i-spit-on-your-grave-baby-im-bullet-proof/ Time for a bit of metal fashion inspiration, courtesy of the motorcycle riding, metal-listening, leather artisan behind Bad Love Leather. Travis Poole specializes in leather goods made from exotic animals. He studied under one of California’s top leather craftsmen and has been creating his handmade wallets, cuffs, handbags and belts for more than ten years. [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/bad-love-leather/ As part of the Hailstorm of Fire and Choas tour, Absu will be unleashed on the King’s Arms Tavern tomorrow night. Doors open 7:30 for the first of many awesome gigs this year. Absu are hot off playing multiple sold-out shows in Australia, and they’ve been receiving rave reviews for their rare appearance on stage. Absu [...]]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/absu-at-the-kings-arms-tomorrow-night/ 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/