Posts from the ‘metal mixtape’ Category

  • 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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  • Metal Mixtape: Ancient Egyptian metal songs

    July 4th, 2010 | metal mixtape | steff | 6 Comments

    Symphony X – Pharoah From “The Divine Wings of Tragedy”, one of the best albums from one of the best prog metal bands, a song about Pharoah’s curse. I love Symphony X because for a prog band they don’t sacrifice the heavy while still keeping the fous on the melody and structure. Mercyful Fate – [...]

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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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  • Metal Mixtape: Grand Guginal Music

    June 18th, 2010 | metal mixtape | steff | 2 Comments

    So the theme of this week – Sweeney Todd week – is music that invokes the spirit of Grand Guginal. Sweeney Todd (broadway revival version) – The Ballad of Sweeney Todd I’ve put this in again, because I LOVE it. Sweeney Todd – a Little Priest This is from the 1982 version with Angela Lansbury [...]

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  • Metal Mixtape: Indie (and Metal)

    May 30th, 2010 | metal mixtape | steff | No Comments

    So I’m doing something a little different this week. Every band in this metal mixtape was not, in fact, chosen by me, but by YOU, the readers, either through the comments of the Why I Hate Indie and Why I Love Indie posts, or through email. The Mountain Goats – No Children THANK YOU for [...]

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  • Metal Mixtape: Folk Metal, Part 2

    May 15th, 2010 | metal mixtape | steff | 3 Comments

    This week’s Metal Mixtape is, of course, Part 2 of the Folk Metal Mixtape. I’ve found a few well-known and a couple lesser-known groups for you to enjoy. We’ve had our Dutch friend sleeping over for the last two days. She’s very hot and very sarcastic and very cool. So I’ve been having a wonderful [...]

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