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SEAX, BEWITCHER & HAUNT: New Wave of American Metal ??? How these three bands rise above their kind.
Posted on February 05 2020
How these three bands rise above their kind? SEAX The speed metal mania has begun! “Gaining the power of the smashing thunder, we are the ones who will carry the torch!” Seax boldly declare on their 2012 debut, High On Metal. The Worcester, Massachusetts quartet have been living...
GET WASTED: WHEN PARTY AND METAL COLLIDE!
Posted on October 17 2019
Metal and punk have been intertwined since their early days. It’s no wonder, considering both have a similar penchant for speed, intensity, and undisputed attitude. Both genres owe a significant debt to the rock ‘n’ roll fury of Motörhead, and since then evolved on separate yet intertwined paths. While...
Why Grim Reaper is still standing strong
Posted on September 23 2019
By Ryan. Squeezing their way into the tail end of the New Wave Of Heavy Metal in 1984, Grim Reaper’s debut album See You In Hell remains a cult classic of the era. In fact, outside of the major successes of the as Iron Maiden and Saxon, Grim Reaper...
Satyricon - Nowergian Black Metal
Posted on January 30 2018
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1991 in Oslo. Satyr and Frost have been the band's core members since 1993. The band's first three albums embody the Norwegian black metal style and they are of big importance in the scene: Their Debut album "Dark Medieval Times" is what...
BANZAI RECORDS - THE SPEED METAL SWIRL
Posted on November 21 2017
We thought since the "Banzai Speed Metal swirl" is so commonly seen on Speed Clothes merch and print materials, that we would point out its history for those die-hard maniacs who know what's this all about and for those who aren't familiar, either way, this is for you: Originally designed by a graphic designer that...
SC Featured Artist: Municipal Waste | New Album "Slime and Punishment" Out Now!
Posted on October 31 2017
Band Feature: Speed Clothes features thrash/crossover titans Municipal Waste.
CLEVELAND METAL CITY: THE GOLDEN YEARS OF HEAVY METAL BY DAVE OVERKILL (DESTRUCTOR)
Posted on May 08 2017
BY DAVE OVERKILL (DESTRUCTOR) MY STORY: "the golden years of heavy metal." Let’s just say that for the sake of argument that the end of the 1970’s hard rock yielded to the new years for heavy metal. A whole new era would usher in changing the landscape of heavy...
SPELL - NEW CANADIAN HEAVY'N HARD METAL (interview)
Posted on May 04 2017
INTERVIEW BY MATT RODRIGUEZ. Can you give me a bit of history of how the band formed? I know that band was originally named Stryker before changing to Spell. Yeah – my brother Al and I decided to start a heavy metal band in 2007 after our previous projects fell...
HIDDEN TREASURES "Priestess- Hello Master"
Posted on April 14 2017
Hidden Treasures #1: Priestess- Hello Master By Municipal Stace Mechetny Metal's been doing well lately. Every weekend starts with an abundance of new releases, from both national and underground bands, some of them generating buzz within the metal community for x weeks and gaining media attention if the stars align...
NASTY SAVAGE: Turn up the Mayhem - Turn up the Night!
Posted on April 12 2017
Turn up the Mayhem - Turn up the Night! By Metallian (Matt R.) Hailing from South Florida, Nasty Savage are one of the most influential bands to the upcoming Death Scene that would blossom in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Influencing the likes of Deicide, Obituary, and Death they were...
ULTRA METAL: Euronymous into Colombian Extreme Metal (?!?!)
Posted on March 01 2017
In Colombia, people use the term "Ultra Meta" when it's about extreme metal music. This movement had a huge impact in Colombian 80's metal scene. In those years my country wasn't safe; violence, drug-war, killings, torture and assaults were an everyday reality here, and those were the main topics Ultra...
TRUE METAL TALES: The Iron Maiden Curse!
Posted on February 22 2017
THE IRON MAIDEN CURSE My best (or worst?) metal story would have to be when I went to go see Iron Maiden for the first time at the Battle of San Bernadino!! It was Friday, September 13th, 2013. I was Super fucking excited to see Maiden so I bought...
Deathly Fighters: Metal Punk Fusion
Posted on December 09 2016
By Ariana Black I’ve explored, what makes punk “punk” and metal “metal” for several days now. And after all the headaches from reading about the dissent I’ve come to the conclusion that there are so many umbrella terms it would be physically impossible to hold a universal sentiment for what...
Blood Feast Legions Worldwide
Posted on December 02 2016
By Ariana Black Today’s write-up will be primarily centered on the musical map of Blood Feast hailing from Bayonne, New Jersey and what better way to do it than through the just as evocative Speed Clothes merchandise? With a name reminiscent of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ gorey cult classic, it comes...
Frazetta Metal Crossover
Posted on November 25 2016
By Ariana Black Frank Frazetta, fantasy art maestro, cult idol supreme, illustration maven, among other titles is a prominent figure within and out of the metal community. Surveying the countless imitations of his work plastered on tattoos, motorcycles, and Volkswagen Microbus’ throughout the seventies and eighties there is no denying that...
POSSESSED & PROFANATICA = WEEPING IN DEATH!!
Posted on November 13 2016
By Tanza Speed Hails maniacs!!! Summer is definitely over! Some people prefer winter, but for me the warmer the better (hehe), for that reason I am pretty annoyed for these colder days, which are spent indoors for better comfort. This blog has a close encounter of the fourth kind with two of our already-released-bands....
THE SPANISH METAL MILITIA
Posted on November 06 2016
South America, like in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia to name a few and other Spanish-speaking countries in the Western hemisphere like Spain had a flourishing underground of heavy metal that is oftentimes overlooked, especially when compared to some European countries. The metal beginnings of Spain took it’s reign...
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