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/tips-for-forming-your-own-metal-band/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/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 [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/announcing-metal-guitar-week-guitarmasterclassnet/feed/ 18 http://www.steffmetal.com/concert-review-alice-cooper-auckland-sept-22/ http://www.steffmetal.com/concert-review-alice-cooper-auckland-sept-22/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:14:22 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4304 We showed up at the arena, Alice Cooper tickets clutched firmly in hand, to hear a busker outside singing the same Poison song, over and over and over. And the night only got better from there. Trusts Sadium Arena was out in the middle of nowhere, and I’d never seen a gig there before. The [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/concert-review-alice-cooper-auckland-sept-22/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/alice-cooper-auckland-september-22/ http://www.steffmetal.com/alice-cooper-auckland-september-22/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:41:37 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=4107   What do Salvador Dali, the Foo Fighters and Bob Dylan have in common? They all have terrible hairstyles, and they’re all fans of Alice Cooper. With an infamous stage show that has been known to feature anything from simulated executions to chopped up baby dolls or the presence of live boa constrictors, guillotines, zombies [...]

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]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/rip-dimebag-darrell/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/judas-priest-confirm-epitaph-tour/ http://www.steffmetal.com/judas-priest-confirm-epitaph-tour/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:04:56 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3155 This morning, Judas Priest shocked the metal world when they announced that they’re giving up the metal following an epic world tour. Judas Priest, one of the most influential and iconic metal bands of all time, will not be going out without a party. The “Epitaph” tour, kicking off in Europe in 2011, will visit [...]

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