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FUZZY WARBLES for your mood organ: VAMPIRES! PAC MEN! SPACE INVADERS! WHO WILL SAVE US???

By , on September 25th, 2011

The ‘S‘ on his chest doesn’t stand for ‘Superman’. It stands for SCIENTIST.

Scientist (AKA Hopeton Brown/AKA Overton Brown) gave Reggae Dub mass appeal by creating a series of sci-fi themed concept albums packaged in cartoon cover art. Using B Movies, UFO conspiracy theories and video games as points of reference, albums [Read it all...]

September 25th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Martÿrhead Tonight at Nightrocker Live!Martÿrhead Tonight at Nightrocker Live!

By , on September 24th, 2010

Metal heads will want to head out to Nightrocker Live tonight to get a dose of San Antonio’s excellent Motorhead cover band, Martÿrhead. They are hitting the stage tonight with Broken Teeth and Heather Leather. Martÿrhead features former members of SA Slayer, Evil Mothers and World Bizarre and is quite a treat to see live.

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September 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

San Antonio Welcomes the Metal Gods

By , on July 21st, 2009

Judas Priest – British Steel

Dust off your leathers and your spikes because perennial San Antonio favorite JUDAS PRIEST is rolling into town this weekend. This is not just your average heavy metal show, Saturday’s performance marks the 30th anniversary of Priest’s sixth album, the chart-topping British Steel. To celebrate, the band will be [Read it all...]

July 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | 3 comments

Musings From A “Metal Town”

By , on June 11th, 2009

Cirith Ungol forged a career out of Elric lyrics and Michael Whelan album covers.

Ask any music fan, and they’ll tell you San Antonio is, was, and probably always will be, “a metal town.”

Some might even go so far as to call it the Heavy Metal Capital of the World — a moniker [Read it all...]

June 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | One comment