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Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider – Taking Back The Horns

It saddens me to see meatheads at football games and twee teens at Hannah Montana concerts flashing the sacred “devil sign”. Apparently, the sight is abhorrent to Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, too. Motivated by what he calls the “systematic abuse” of the metal horns, heavy metal icon and frontman for the legendary band TWISTED SISTER, Dee Snider has launched a web site dedicated to the reclamation of our iconic heavy metal symbol, TakeBackTheHorns.com.

“The rampant misuse and overuse of the metal horns is an insult to true fans of the music form it represents,” says Dee, “They were never intended to be thrown by members of the hip hop, country and pop communities. We fought long and hard for the music we love to be recognized. They have no right to use our sign!”

While absolutely recognizing the humor in the situation, TakeBackTheHorns.com is dedicated to not only raise awareness of this abuse, but the site has been designed to inform and educate the reader on the history and proper use of the metal horns. Dee Snider hopes it will unify the massive, heavy metal community in the fight to stop the metal horns’ further exploitation and degradation. Says Dee, “I appreciate the appeal of throwing the horns and even acknowledge that its overuse shows just how far the acceptance of heavy metal has come as a music form. But when little Johnny throws the horns to his mom because he’s successfully made a number two, things have gone way too far.”

TakeBackTheHorns.com also contains a section for visitors to post photos of abusers of the horns and an interactive “Metal or Not” rating system to help define and decide the proper usage of the iconic symbol.

Dee goes on to say, “In the ’80s, I went to Washington, D.C. to defend heavy metal and fight censorship. Now it’s time for me to defend the music I love again and fight a very different enemy. I need headbangers the world over to join me in this important fight. Let’s say to the purveyors of other music forms, the usurpers of our mark…get your own damn sign bee-otch! Let’s take back the horns…dot com!”

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By KingDinosaur – November 16, 2009

KISS pisses off Hitler…and with good reason.

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By KingDinosaur – September 26, 2009

SAXON – “Heavy Metal Thunder” Documentary

You can never have too many documentaries about NWOBHM bands, can you? Hot on the heels of IRON MAIDEN: FLIGHT 666 comes – SAXON – HEAVY METAL THUNDER!

You can see it in November ‘09. Be sure to drive your Wheels of Steel to the premiere and wear your Denim & Leather. But watch out for The Strong Arm of the Law!

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By KingDinosaur – September 18, 2009

Lemmy joins Metallica on Stage in Nashville

Metallica kicked off the stateside leg of their “Death Magnetic” tour in Nashville on Monday night and were joined onstage by the “God of Heavy Metal”, Motorhead’s Lemmy. Check out the video footage!

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By KingDinosaur – September 15, 2009

Watch Out For Sharks! – AKIMBO’s “Jersey Shores”

Where have I been for Akimbo’s first five releases? It’s like I was lost in the belly of a whale…

Or possibly…a shark?

Akimbo, a Seattle three-piece wall of heaviness, has been in existence since 1998. I’m ashamed to admit that I had never even heard of them until a friend loaned me, this, their sixth album, Jersey Shores. I listened to it once and became an instant convert. Then I listened to it again..and again..and again…

The band left former home, Alternative Tentacles, to join up with Neurot Records, Neurosis guitarist/singer Steve Von Till’s label, for this release. Jersey Shores is a concept album, one of those rare enigmas that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. This time out, it does – in spades. The concept is based around the famous 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks, in which four people were killed and one injured. The band keeps the story short (there are only six songs, although two of them clock in at over ten minutes) and brutal. Without a lyric sheet it’s not always easy to decipher what vocalist, John Weisnewski, is screaming about, but I’m betting it’s something along the lines of “Sharks are attacking me!!! They’re fucking me up!!! Chomp, chomp, chomp!!!”

Jersey Shores is quite heavy and, at times, gets into a thrashy groove, but what the band does best is slow things down to a painful crawl and even adds some extended ambiance in the form of quiet, feedback-laden passages. Usually, these build back up to skullcrushing, repetitious riffs that are almost hypnotic in their simplicity.

Check out Jersey Shores, immediately. Then do yourself a favor and look into Akimbo’s back catalogue, too.

8 skulls out of ten.

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By KingDinosaur – September 10, 2009

The Buzz Declares War on KISS

News flash.

KISS SUCKS!

It seems the BUZZ, a radio in station in Portsmouth, New Hampshire just figured out how much KISS sucks.

Three months ago – when KISS launched their “You Demand It Tour”, Buzz Lumpa’s jumped all over it in an effort to bring KISS back to the Verizon Wireless Arena. The deal was that the band would rout their tour to the cities that wanted them most – and that meant the cities that cast the most votes. Manchester NH did just that – beating out EVERY major U.S. city! We cast more votes than New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and yes- Boston. Over 240 cities were vying for the band – and Manchester NH placed 2nd in the U.S.! And yet, when KISS announced their tour itinerary, Manchester NH was NOT on it. The band chose to play Boston instead. KISS lied to you.

The “You Demand It” Tour was a farce from the outset. KISS has opted to ignore its fans, and go for the money grab in major cities. The way we see it, they lied to you, their fans. To us, that is unacceptable. So we want to let them know how disappointed you are. Please sign the petition below because we believe that KISS should make good on their promise.

If you’re a KISS fan and voted to bring them to NH – DON’T buy tickets to the Boston show. Don’t buy the new cd. Don’t buy anything from the band until they make this situation right. What they did is shameful and we need to let them know…

Sign the petition, and let’s get their attention…

Thanks,
The Buzz

Sign their petition

The War on KISS has begun.

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By RK – September 1, 2009

You’re Too Young And I’m Too Well Hung – LEGOS!!!

This stop-action Logo video was made by a 14 year old Spinal Tap fan and considered to be placed on a new DVD featuring all sorts of fun Spinal Tap stuff, but LEGO said no because they objected to some of the words in the song.

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By RK – August 20, 2009

New KISS Album To Be Sold Only At Walmart

Walmart is evil. This picture proves it.

Good God!

Can they go any lower?

I know AC DC did it (of course the other company they keep by only selling their new album at Walmart is Garth Brooks, Journey and the Eagles), but the thought that someone would have to go to Walmart for something else besides a kiddie pool, flip flops, or cheap prescription medicine, much less the new KISS album is really disturbing.

And with the news comes some details of the new ‘album’ that we’ve been tracking for a while.

www.bloomberg.com reports

The collection will go on sale Oct. 6 exclusively at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in the U.S. and Canada, said Tom Welch, senior music buyer at Walmart, in an interview Aug. 13. The set includes “Sonic Boom,” an 11-track compact disc with new material; a greatest-hits album with titles such as “Rock and Roll All Nite” and “I Was Made for Loving You;” and a DVD of a live concert in Buenos Aires.

Of course, with the new Ace Frehley out September 15th, we might not even notice KISS’s first album in 11 years.

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By RK – August 17, 2009

Guitar God, Les Paul – Dead at 94

What would rock ‘n’ roll be without Les Paul?  “The Wizard of Waukesha” first introduced his signiture Gibson guitar in 1952 (although he actually designed and built it ten years earlier) and music hasn’t been the same since.

For more info on the life and music of Les Paul, check out this CNN article.

In the meantime, here’s a short visual montage in honor of Les Paul. R.I.P.

Jimmy Page

Ace Frehley

Buzz Osborne

Joe Walsh

Neil Young

Slash

Adrian Smith

Mick Mars

All hail the mighty Les Paul!

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By KingDinosaur – August 13, 2009

Deströyer 666 – “Defiance”

How can you not love a band headed up by a guy named K.K. Warslut?

While Deströyer 666 has been around since 1994, they have been through so many line-up changes and taken so long between albums that the release of a new batch of their “blackened thrash” is something of an event.  Defiance is the band’s first full-length release (there have been a couple of EPs and a reissue) since 2000 but it was well worth the wait.  While just as brutal and face-melting as many of their peers the thing that makes this Australian metal machine stand out is the amazing songwriting and surprising tunefulness that pervades the material.  You also get the sense that these guys mean it – they are truly here as harbingers of the apocalypse.  And they will gleefully bathe in the rivers of blood that will surely flood this damned earth.  Warslut and cohorts, Shrapnel and Mersus, churn out some downright catchy music that still manages to chew your face off.

Tracks such as “The Barricades Are Breaking” conjure up vintage Immortal, except that instead of a cold, bleak, frozen wasteland the images in the song conjure up fire and brimstone and black plague sweeping the land.  “Stand Defiant” slows the horror show down a little, which then paves the way for “Path of Conflict” a positively terrifying nightmare of razor-sharp guitar solos and growling vocals.

Deströyer’s message of mayhem could perhaps best be summed up by these lyrics from the album’s second track, “I Am Not Deceived”:

I am not deluded, I am not deceived – I am not taken by your mystery!

Let revelation stock the world, unfurl the raging sea – let tempest rise tonight and set the beast within free!

Awesome, mighty stuff.  Let us hope it’s not another nine years before Deströyer 666 unleashes its blackened thrash fury once again.

Ten out of ten skulls

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By KingDinosaur – August 11, 2009