http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:20 -0700 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:36:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Albanys-metal-lineup-for-October?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner 3 Inches of Blood will bring power metal and blazing swords to Northern Lights.Albany is in the autumnal embrace of October, and we have metal befitting the season. As usual, Northern Lights offers up some heavy hitters. Today, on October 6th, Shado... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:36:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Albanys-metal-lineup-for-October?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Local-band-CD-review-Of-Gods-and-Destroyers-demo?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Of Gods and Destroyers band photo.With the passage of time, it gets harder and harder to stand out in a given genre. This is especially true of the metalcore subgenres. So how, after so much time and so many bands, does a metalcore act create intere... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:54:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Local-band-CD-review-Of-Gods-and-Destroyers-demo?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Kvlt-versus-kvte-black-metals-fate-after-the-Lords-of-Chaos-movie?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Lords of Chaos book, upon which the contests movie is based.Since the announcement of The Lords of Chaos, there has been much consternation in the black metal scene. The movie is based off a book of the same name, and is about a series of murders and... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:24:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Kvlt-versus-kvte-black-metals-fate-after-the-Lords-of-Chaos-movie?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Metal-in-Albany-101-Where-to-go?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner  Metalheads in Albany may struggle sometimes to find a good show. There are a few performing venues, but some yield a greater harvest of heavy metal than others. Armed with some information, fans stand a better chance of finding a concert that s... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:30:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Metal-in-Albany-101-Where-to-go?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Rebellions-Arise-From-Ginnungagap-To-Ragnarok-is-a-raging-success?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The warriors of Rebellion pictured here, sans battle gear.Norse mythology and power metal is a combination destined to either be truly epic or go horrendously wrong. With Rebellion’s “Arise: From Ginnungagap To Ragnarok - History of the V... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:37:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Rebellions-Arise-From-Ginnungagap-To-Ragnarok-is-a-raging-success?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Exclusive-interview-with-Queensryche?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Queensryche, with Scott Rockenfield on the far left.Queensryche played at Northern Lights on the 24th. But before the blazing guitars, flashing lights and revved up vocals lit the stage, I had the opportunity to sit down with the band’s drumme... Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:39:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Exclusive-interview-with-Queensryche?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Summer-Slaughter-at-Northern-Lights-part-2-the-lowlights?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The Summer Slaughter 2009 show wasn't all good. Despite the great performances mentioned in part 1 of the Summer Slaughter Tour at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, there were several drawbacks and disappointments.At the forefront of these problems ... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:38:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Summer-Slaughter-at-Northern-Lights-part-2-the-lowlights?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Summer-Slaughter-at-Northern-Lights-part-1-the-highlights?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The poster art for Summer Slaugter Tour 2009.  The Summer Slaughter Tour 2009 stopped at Northern Lights in Clifton Park on Friday. The tour sported 12 bands, including local acts Plague Upon Thee and Scarver Protocol. The concert, despite som... Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:36:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Summer-Slaughter-at-Northern-Lights-part-1-the-highlights?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Albany-metal-profile-Of-Gods-and-Destroyers?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Of Gods and Destroyers.The sound check is complete. Two guitarists churn out the crushing, muscular riffs and smatterings of upper register fills. They are joined by the drummer, who doubles the brutality with a flurry snare, cymbal and double kick. ... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:36:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Albany-metal-profile-Of-Gods-and-Destroyers?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Queensryche-holds-a-photo-contest-for-military-members?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The members of Queensrÿche want your help with their video.Queensrÿche is recording a music video for their ballad “Home Again,” off of their latest album, "American Soldier." The band is asking military members to su... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:11:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Queensryche-holds-a-photo-contest-for-military-members?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Megadeth-to-release-new-CD-in-September?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The gentlemen of Megadeth Heavy metal titan Megadeth plans to release their newest CD, entitled “Endgame,” on September 15th, 2009. The CD contains 11 tracks and a bonus track for the Japanese release. The ninth track, “Head Crusher... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:51:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Megadeth-to-release-new-CD-in-September?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Ruination-is-Job-for-a-Cowboys-best-effort-to-date?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Job for a Cowboy's subtle jab at current world events. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-sty... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:51:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Ruination-is-Job-for-a-Cowboys-best-effort-to-date?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Metal-reigns-in-Albany-during-July?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The Summer Slaughter 2009 Tour line-up.Metal fans in Albany have to face a grim reality: there just isn’t that much metal around here. Because we’re close to western Massachusetts, we see a fair amount of metalcore acts, but it’s no... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:16:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Metal-reigns-in-Albany-during-July?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Nightrages-Wearing-a-Martyrs-Crown-is-boring-and-unremarkable?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner The CD's cover is more interesting than the music.These days it seems as though you can’t swing a dead cat around without hitting a melodic death metal band. The genre is swollen and ungainly, and still musicians bring themselves before its al... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:00:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Nightrages-Wearing-a-Martyrs-Crown-is-boring-and-unremarkable?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Lords-of-Chaos-film-breeds-discontent-in-the-black-metal-scene?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Lords of Chaos Book coverIn September, filming will begin for the up-coming movie “Lords of Chaos,” which is based upon the book Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind. T... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:45:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Lords-of-Chaos-film-breeds-discontent-in-the-black-metal-scene?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Obscuras-Cosmogenisis-breathes-life-into-death-metal?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner Cover art for Obscura's "Cosmogenisis."It has gotten to the point where to be a technical death metal band is to sound like 20 other bands, reaching to be the most technical or the most brutal. It is an arena of one-upmanship, where combat... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:01:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14347-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Obscuras-Cosmogenisis-breathes-life-into-death-metal?cid=exrss-Albany-Metal-Music-Examiner