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There's the old adage that behind anger is pain and sadness, and it's that which is behind the curtain of rage that tends to yield...

In the entertainment world, it usually takes something extraordinary for things to skip a beat - come Hell or high water, the show must...

It could be said that from the ashes of a great fire comes a new, mightier forest. Such is the cycle of beginnings and endings, of life...

Making their way into the Gramercy Theater, a group of friends discussed the game plan for the evening as their bags and tickets were...

----- Author's note: this review is dedicated to the memory of Fred Livingston Jr., to our fellow metalheads and their families...

For many years, bands such as Meshuggah, Tool, and Opeth have been affectionately referred to as 'thinking (hu)man's metal'. From...

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