05-20-2010
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ShockHound
WATCH: Our Shock Session with Municipal WasteWATCH: Our exclusive video interview with Ryan Waste and Tony ForestaIt's never a dull moment with Municipal Waste. Though they've earned some degree of "veteran status" after ten years in the music biz, this Richmond, VA thrash combo still takes themselves about as seriously as a weekend band formed solely for the purpose of playing a keg party or two. Not that they wouldn't sound out of place at a keg party — in fact, the ...
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01-15-2009
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ShockHound
With the exception of a couple of weeks on last year's Metallica tour, Viriginia extreme metal dudes Lamb of God were totally absent from the concert stage in 2008. But now that they've put the finishing touches on the forthcoming Wrath (their fifth full-length studio album, due out February 24), they're comin' to your town (or probably somewhere near it) to help you party down on the No Fear Energy Music Tour. Also along for the hard and heavy thrill ride will be As I Lay D...
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12-29-2009
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ShockHound
Okay, you've seen our writers' poll results for the Top 50 albums of 2009 — now scope out the individual ballots from ShockHound's editorial staff and contributing writers, to see what made their "Top Ten" lists for the year...Jay Adelberg1. Chuck Ragan — Gold Country 2. ISIS — Wavering Radiant 3. Morrissey — Years of Refusal 4. Andrew Jackson Jihad — Can’t Maintain 5. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 6. Banner Pilot — Collapser7. Austin Lucas — Somebody Lov...
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05-21-2010
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ShockHound
This week we were visited by a legend, and lost another. Get filled in on the week’s happenings in this Week in Shock.Metal god Ronnie James Dio passed away after a battle with stomach cancer. Public services planned in the LA area on May 30. The legendary Ian McCulloch stopped by for an intimate Shock Session and a surprisingly cheery chat about the legacy of Echo & the Bunnymen and why Liverpudlians are the funniest people on the planet. Watch them both here. Municipal Waste spew ...
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