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Metal and Hardcore

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    May 14, 2012

    Meshuggah at First Avenue 5/13/12

    Meshuggah With Baroness First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, May 13, 2012 As if to warm up the new First Avenue sound system for the impending sonic assault, strains from the track "Obisidan" helped brandish the dark and ornate set design for Swedish extreme metal giants Meshuggah. With a dizzying arr ... More >>

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    May 9, 2012

    Meshuggah/Baroness

    Meshuggah With Baroness First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, May 13, 2012 As if to warm up the new First Avenue sound system for the impending sonic assault, strains from the track "Obisidan" helped brandish the dark and ornate set design for Swedish extreme metal giants Meshuggah. With a dizzying arr ... More >>

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    March 21, 2012

    Metallagher

    Meshuggah With Baroness First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, May 13, 2012 As if to warm up the new First Avenue sound system for the impending sonic assault, strains from the track "Obisidan" helped brandish the dark and ornate set design for Swedish extreme metal giants Meshuggah. With a dizzying arr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Metallagher on "one big, insane, racist ball of sh*tty madness"

    ​In the case of Metallagher, there's something a bit more absurd at play than your typical cover band. In short, the band dresses as Metallica and thrashes through 1980s-era tracks. All the while, frontman "Gallagher Hetfield" smashes items and tells bad jokes in between snarling lyrics.The band i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Megadeth and Motorhead at Myth, 2/14/12

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​MegadethWith MotörheadMyth, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012For a slideshow from the concert, click here.With mullets galore and a woman retching her guts out in the parking lot outside Myth, Tuesday night had the potential to turn into a Saturday Night Live sketch abo ... More >>

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    December 21, 2011

    The Rope

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​MegadethWith MotörheadMyth, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012For a slideshow from the concert, click here.With mullets galore and a woman retching her guts out in the parking lot outside Myth, Tuesday night had the potential to turn into a Saturday Night Live sketch abo ... More >>

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    November 30, 2011

    D.R.I.

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​MegadethWith MotörheadMyth, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012For a slideshow from the concert, click here.With mullets galore and a woman retching her guts out in the parking lot outside Myth, Tuesday night had the potential to turn into a Saturday Night Live sketch abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Motörhead's new shiraz and other bizarre rock 'n' roll booze

    ​Despite the head-scratching nature of the new venture, you've gotta admit there's something sort of endearing about the idea of Motörhead frontman Lemmy curling up for a cozy night in with a bottle of his band's new branded Australian Shiraz, a good book and maybe a few logs blazing away in the ... More >>

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    June 22, 2011

    The Goondas

    ​Despite the head-scratching nature of the new venture, you've gotta admit there's something sort of endearing about the idea of Motörhead frontman Lemmy curling up for a cozy night in with a bottle of his band's new branded Australian Shiraz, a good book and maybe a few logs blazing away in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Impaler's Bill Lindsey talks about the band's recent tour and their return to the 7th St. Entry

    Photos courtesy of Impaler​It's been some time since we last heard from Twin Cities shock rockers Impaler. Since we last met up, the band has been working on all cylinders, playing gigs around town with some well known legendary metal bands like Faster Pussycat and Paul Di'anno. They've also b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Mike Starr of Alice in Chains dead at 44

    Mike Starr, top center, with the original Alice in Chains lineup in 1990​Mike Starr, original bassist and co-founder of the Seattle-based grunge band Alice in Chains, died today at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 44 years old.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Motörhead at First Avenue, 2/15/11

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz - click for slideshow​"We are Motörhead and we play rock 'n roll!" explained frontman and living legend Lemmy Kilmister at the beginning of their set on Tuesday night, as if the crowd had never heard of them before. And with that they broke into "Motorhead," giving the be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Ozzy Osbourne couldn't convince Slash or Rob Halford to brave Minneapolis in January

    ​Though he was originally scheduled to perform with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne's rescheduled gig at the Target Center tomorrow night is being billed as "An Evening with Ozzy Osbourne" -- meaning the Prince of Darkness will be going at it alone.

  • Music

    December 22, 2010
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    November 3, 2010

    Danzig

    Longtime frontman comes a-knocking

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    Red Pens, Danzig and more

    Longtime frontman comes a-knocking

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    July 21, 2010

    The Goondas

    Longtime frontman comes a-knocking

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    July 14, 2010

    The Goondas

    Longtime frontman comes a-knocking

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Steve Moore: Interview with the drummer at the wrong gig

    Note: You can see Rick K. & The Allnighters performing from today through Sunday at Grand Casino Hinckley. More information can be found at the band's website, and on Steve Moore's website.The video of a shiny-jacketed cover band playing ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man" at an outdoor pavilion in Te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Eyedea talks touring, festivals, and his dream of standup comedy

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​The rapper Eyedea--Michael Larson off the stage--isn't one to paint himself into a corner. What he brings to the stage as an emcee is only one piece of what he does, and he keeps himself plenty busy, even when he's not on tour with his DJ partner Abilities. Between his ... More >>

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    May 12, 2010

    Coheed & Cambria

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​The rapper Eyedea--Michael Larson off the stage--isn't one to paint himself into a corner. What he brings to the stage as an emcee is only one piece of what he does, and he keeps himself plenty busy, even when he's not on tour with his DJ partner Abilities. Between his ... More >>

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    February 3, 2010

    D.R.I.

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​The rapper Eyedea--Michael Larson off the stage--isn't one to paint himself into a corner. What he brings to the stage as an emcee is only one piece of what he does, and he keeps himself plenty busy, even when he's not on tour with his DJ partner Abilities. Between his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Slayer cancels North American tour

    Bassist and vocalist Tom Araya's back surgery forces Slayer to cancel most of their 2009 touring plans.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Megadeth, Slayer head to Roy Wilkins

    With Testament too? And guess what--tickets are $10.00 cheap.

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    December 9, 2009

    Hatebreed

    With Testament too? And guess what--tickets are $10.00 cheap.

  • Music

    December 9, 2009

    Andrew Bird, Lookbook, No Bird Sing, and more

    With Testament too? And guess what--tickets are $10.00 cheap.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Hank III reminds us we'll never get out of this world alive

    Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, Hank III is whiskey bent and hellbound.

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    November 11, 2009

    Vader

    Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, Hank III is whiskey bent and hellbound.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Mastodon and Dethklok tonight at Roy Wilkins

    The grand expression of metal at its most unseriously serious hits the Xcel's second stage tonight.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    GWAR tonight in the Main Room

    If you want blood, or fake semen, you got it.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Slayer announces new album

    World Painted Blood drops on November 3rd of this year.

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Motorhead tonight at First Avenue

    It'll be a 2 hour long medley of Ace of Spades, but who cares? Lemmy is God.

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    August 26, 2009

    Motörhead

    It'll be a 2 hour long medley of Ace of Spades, but who cares? Lemmy is God.

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    August 19, 2009

    Metallagher

    It'll be a 2 hour long medley of Ace of Spades, but who cares? Lemmy is God.

  • Music

    July 1, 2009

    Judas Priest, the Roots, and more

    It'll be a 2 hour long medley of Ace of Spades, but who cares? Lemmy is God.

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    June 24, 2009

    Judas Priest

    It'll be a 2 hour long medley of Ace of Spades, but who cares? Lemmy is God.

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    Jendeen and her Wolverines dwell weekly in Hell

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    April 29, 2009

    Killswitch Engage

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    September 3, 2008

    Brütaal Fight Night

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    August 6, 2008

    Slough Feg

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    April 16, 2008

    L.A. Guns

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    April 2, 2008

    Dimmu Borgir

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    March 12, 2008

    Lost in Prague CD-Release Show

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    January 23, 2008

    Queensrÿche

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

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    December 5, 2007

    Amon Amarth

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    Orthrelm: OV

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

  • Music

    March 1, 2006

    Early Man: Closing In, The Sword: Age of Winters

    New Wednesday gig finds band at Hell's Kitchen downtown

  • Arts

    February 8, 2006

    Of Parrots, Porn, and Death Metal

    Multimedia artist Jay Heikes's trip from rocker manqué to the Whitney Biennial

  • Arts

    July 30, 2003

    I Wanna F*&% All Night, and F*&% Every Day

    Radio maven and metal monger Earl Root, bringing you the f-word since 1987.

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Iron Men

    After sixteen years of makeup, metal, and stage blood, Impaler remains proudly undead

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