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Starter Kit: Max Cavalera

Heavy Blog
May 24, 2016
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I’ve previously expressed my opinions, however brief, about Max Cavalera: ex-Sepultura singer, groove metal pioneer and overall Brazilian badass. While I haven’t been the biggest fan of Cavalera’s recent output... Read More...
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Bands That Made YOU Heavy: Disturbed

Jimmy Rowe
November 19, 2010
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So I just recently came into the world of music that doesn’t just, for lack of a better term, suck. Though I still listen (and fight for) a multitude of older bands that seemingly everyone hates nowa... Read More...
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Bands That Made Me Heavy: Slipknot, Trivium, & Ill Nino

Jimmy Rowe
June 18, 2010
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Like I mentioned last time, my metal roots were planted in nu-metal. Korn were a big part of my younger teenage years, and set me off in the right foot. During this time, I had also discovered another big nam... Read More...

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