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		<title>Poll: Does Metal Make You &#8220;Angry&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-does-metal-make-you-angry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareametalscene.com/?p=2572</guid>
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A funny thing happened to me awhile back. I was hanging out with some folks at work, talking about music and bands and what-not. One of them just got some new album and the conversation inevitably led to her asking everyone about the different types of music that they liked.
I wasn&#8217;t really paying attention that much, as they were talking about some singer I&#8217;ve never heard of (a number that grows larger by the day). I mean, let&#8217;s face it &#8211; I listen to metal like 8 hours a day and don&#8217;t have time to cloud my mind with music that I&#8217;m going to hate anyways.
When my  coworker asked me what kind of music I liked, I replied, &#8220;The louder,  the faster, the better!&#8221; 
Usually people reply back with something stupid  like, &#8220;Oh, so do you like Metallica?&#8221; Or, &#8220;Oh,  you&#8217;re one of those.&#8221; This time ...]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningless Monday Poll: How Many &#8220;The Unforgivens&#8221; Are Too Many?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Metallica]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New footage of Metallica performing The Unforgiven 3 live in Norway just surfaced on YouTube. I posted a rant about Metallica&#8217;s song-naming convention awhile back (I think that post has since been lost), but basically I was asking why there are three Metallica songs named The Unforgiven? I can&#8217;t think of any other band that has done that with a song. Can you imagine Led Zeppelin doing Dazed and Confused 2 or Black Sabbath doing Paranoid 2? Or 3!? Can you imagine Ozzy trying to figure out which version of Paranoid to play? You know that would confuse the shit out of Ozzy.
Besides, repeating the name of your songs kind of takes the meaning out of the original song. The first Unforgiven was an epic hard rock tune that made metal-heads unashamed to bring out the acoustic guitar and sing. Not to mention everyone at parties playing a vicious air ...]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Do you care about the Grammys?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-you-care-about-the-grammys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-you-care-about-the-grammys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grammy's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judas Priest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareametalscene.com/?p=1422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that watched Rob Halford receive the Grammy for Best Metal Performance, it felt like it was long overdue. For others, it was a disappointment that their band didn&#8217;t win. And for another group of people, it felt like an exercise in tedium watching all four-thousand categories of music before finally getting to the metal category. Personally, I think there are too many fucking categories. Best Tropical Latin Album? Best Album Notes? Best Contemporary Jazz Album By A 58-Year Old Man Named Herman? Okay, that last one wasn&#8217;t real, but you get my point.
It was a total bitter-sweet victory. Sweet in the sense that Judas Priest got a Grammy, bitter in the sense that it took like 15 seconds for it to be over. You see, in the pre-show Grammy blitzkrieg, you&#8217;re supposed to run down and grab the award and then get the hell off stage. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Do you buy albums on vinyl?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-you-buy-albums-on-vinyl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-you-buy-albums-on-vinyl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareametalscene.com/?p=1272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it me, or are more bands releasing albums on vinyl these days? I think the last few shows I&#8217;ve been to there have been vinyl records for sale at every single merch booth, so someone must be buying them. I can see why vinyl might be getting more popular; as they represent a sort of counter-culture to the digital revolution. Offering a way perhaps to &#8220;connect&#8221; more with the band while offering up feelings of nostalgia and tradition. On the other hand, who the fuck owns a record player? Can you even buy a record player these days that isn&#8217;t sold on Ebay?

Personally, I don&#8217;t know anyone with a record player. My parents don&#8217;t even have one. But I know that there are some of yous out there that love you some vinyl. So, what we want to know is:
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		<title>Poll: Metal Cruise Ships &#8211; Viking or Vile?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-metal-cruise-ships-viking-or-vile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-metal-cruise-ships-viking-or-vile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>

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A few weeks ago I posted about a metal cruise ship that was setting sail with Amon Amarth and a ton of other bands, now it appears there is a smaller, cheaper version setting sail this spring. The Triton Power Cruise will leave Miami for the Bahamas in April and May, packed with a plethora of metal bands. Check out this line-up:
Wicked Waltz, Seven Kindgoms, Cage, Eumeria, Seven Witches, Circle II Circle, Jon Olivas Pain, Evergrey, The Element, Futures End, Pagans Mind, Shadow Gallery and Crimson Glory.
Obviously none of these bands are at Amon Amarth&#8217;s status, but it might be fun, nonetheless. On the other hand, maybe being stuck on a ship with a bunch of dudes might be kind of, gay. So, what we want to know is&#8230;
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		<title>Poll: Do English Lyrics Really Matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-english-lyrics-really-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-do-english-lyrics-really-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gojira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rammstein]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does it matter if the lyrics to your favorite band are in English? For instance, take Rammstein:


Here&#8217;s a band that has enjoyed some relative success, while for the most part keeping their lyrics to mostly German. Other times, you hear bands (Gojira comes to mind) that say they are unable to break into markets world-wide unless they sing in English. Personally, I prefer English, but on the other hand &#8211; half of the bands I listen to have unintelligible lyrics anyways. So, I ask you:


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		<title>Poll: Pirate Metal is Everywherrrrgh!</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-pirate-metal-is-everywherrrrgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-pirate-metal-is-everywherrrrgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pirate Metal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareametalscene.com/?p=795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pirate Metal used to be an outlier in today&#8217;s infinite partitioning of metal genres. Now, it seems to be everywhere. I&#8217;m a little mixed in my opinions: one on hand, pirates are awesome. On the other hand, there are a ton of bands today calling themselves Pirate Metal. Some people are beginning to say that it&#8217;s getting a little of out of hand, I mean, there have already been several &#8220;Pirate&#8221; themed metal tours over the past few months, with more in the works:

So, what we want to know is: 
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		<title>Poll: Big 4 Tour Really IS Happening! What Does it Mean to You?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-big-4-tour-really-is-happening-what-does-it-mean-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-big-4-tour-really-is-happening-what-does-it-mean-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthrax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megadeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metallica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slayer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareametalscene.com/?p=660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s finally fucking happening. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax are playing at the same show together! Fuck yeah! Metal is back! I can finally die a free person! What&#8217;s that? They&#8217;re only playing in Poland and the Czech Republic? What the hell is the Czech Republic? Where&#8217;s Czechoslovakia? I&#8217;m American, I don&#8217;t have time to keep up with all these things.

My first reaction to this news is one of excitement, followed obviously by sheer disappointment. However, now that I think about it, the Megadeth, Slayer and Testament tour next month is actually going to be way better. Why? For several reasons:
No one under 35 cares about Anthrax.
 Testament shreds all over the place.
When you add Metallica to the bill, the ticket price goes up about $100.
The ONLY news that people will talk about is the Metallica / Megadeth feud.
I have been known to be wrong on occasion. So, I ask ...]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: What Do You Want to See Happen to &#8220;Death-Core&#8221; in 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-what-do-you-want-to-see-happen-to-death-core-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bayareametalscene.com/polls/poll-what-do-you-want-to-see-happen-to-death-core-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2009 was indeed a popular year for &#8220;Death-Core&#8221;. Bands like Suicide Silence, Arsonists Get All the Girls and Winds of Plague all had new albums and a relatively big following (although I don&#8217;t know anyone that does &#8211; outside of the interwebs, that is).
So, what we want to know is&#8230;
If you don&#8217;t really know what &#8220;Death-Core&#8221; means, this video should help clarify things a bit:

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