Posts from the ‘brutal tunes’ Category

  • 5 Christian Metal Albums Reviewed

    July 30th, 2010 | brutal tunes | steff | 4 Comments

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    Discussion surrounding Christian metal bands can become quite heated. Many argue that the concept is an oxymoron and an affront to the metal ‘ideal’, whatever that may be. Some argue that all music should be judged purely on musical merit and nothing else, and that if a Christian band sounded good they would listen it [...]

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  • “White Metal” Exploring the Oxymoron that is Christian-themed Metal

    July 28th, 2010 | brutal tunes, tr00 metal life | steff | 8 Comments

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    WARNING: I am trying to approach this subject with a much tact and understanding as I can, but I know opinions on Christian metal are very much divided. Everyone has a strong feeling one way or the other. If you want to comment, please remember to keep your comments pleasant, and refute points, not people. [...]

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  • Learning German with JBO

    July 24th, 2010 | brutal tunes, metal mixtape | steff | 7 Comments

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    CDH and I are trying to increase our German language skills. I have a reasonabl grasp on the grammar, but I need to seriously increase my vocab, so we try to listen to a lot of German metal and translate the lyrics. I’ve been listening to Subway to Sally quite obsessively for awhile, but I’ve [...]

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  • New Zealand Metal

    June 28th, 2010 | brutal tunes | steff | No Comments

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    In the interest of spreading the Steff Metal wuv (awwwww) you’ll find today’s post over on No Clean Singing, where I share a few of the more well-known (meaning, you’ve probably never heard of them) New Zealand metal bands. I’ll be writing a second post on more underground New Zealand metal at a later date. [...]

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  • Metal Mixtape: Steff’s 2010 Metal Top Ten

    June 26th, 2010 | brutal tunes, metal mixtape | steff | No Comments

    A selection of songs from my favorite metal albums of 2010 so far. I haven’t written much commentary, as I think I’ve written it in the review post. Enjoy. Cynic – King of those Who Know Eluveitie – Thousandfold Love that hurdy-gurdy. Also, why is everyone in this band so HOT? It must be a [...]

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  • Top Ten Metal Albums of 2010 … so far

    June 25th, 2010 | brutal tunes, steff metal top ten | steff | 11 Comments

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    I don’t often write top ten music lists, because my taste in music has been called a) eclectic, and b) horrible. I don’t regard myself as an authority on what sounds good and what’s technically brilliant, as I’m a hopeless musician myself. Nevertheless, a couple of readers have been bugging me for a top ten [...]

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