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- Music, Music Review Dec 7, 2020
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Sour hearken back to thrash metal’s glory days on their self-titled debut
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jan 29, 2020
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Dungeons & Heshers on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Adam Luksetich for his series Cafe Must Thrash.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2017
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Toastamania: Halloween Havok collides rowdy bands and gonzo wrestling for the wildest show of the season
Chicago thrash band Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre headline the latest of their Toastamania debacles this Saturday in Pilsen.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2017
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Metallica fought fire with fire at Soldier Field
On Sunday night Metallica played their first Chicago show since 2009 (not counting Lollapalooza in '15) to support last year's Hardwired . . . to Self-Destruct.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 8, 2016
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Let the Lollapalooza lineup predictions begin
Plus: The Hideout throws its annual party for local acts heading to SXSW, and Century Media reissues thrashy Chicago death-metal band Sindrome.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2015
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There's a new Slayer song!
Slayer releases the first official single from their long-awaited upcoming LP for Record Store Day.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 15, 2014
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Oozing Wound keep shredding away on 'Drug Reference'
The local thrash unit have a full-length coming out in October, but this track from the Adult Swim Singles series should tide you over until then.
- Blogs, Bleader May 29, 2014
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Oozing Wound and Black Pus ready a split LP
The loud and weird collaboration is due out on Thrill Jockey on 6/17.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: New melodic thrash from Boris
Boris is back with more heavy metal on their 24th studio full-length.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 24, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: "Bong Water Torture," 39 seconds of extreme from Philly's +Hirs+
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Bong Water Torture" by +Hirs+, one of the 22 bands that played Two Piece Fest this past weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2013
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More material from Oozing Wound
Local thrash trio Oozing Wound, whose debut full-legth came out a month ago, drop some brutal new jams.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2013
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Oozing Wound signs to Thrill Jockey
Local thrash trio Oozing Wound have signed with huge local label Thrill Jockey, and Rotted Tooth Fest is announced.
- Film, Artist on Artist Apr 30, 2013
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Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel
"I like to listen to stuff and then go play. I'll watch the latest Rihanna video and then go play drums."
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2013
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Taste the Waste: Three Floyds and Municipal Waste's Toxic Revolution Stout
Thrash metal may go hand-in-hand with shit beer, but the stout that Municipal Waste brewed with Three Floyds is world class.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 23, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Doom, "Why!?"
Manic Japanese progressive thrash from Doom's 1986 EP Go Mad Yourself! is just the thing for Black Friday
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Zath, "Unborn Oppressor"
The long-awaited recorded debut of proggy local thrashers Zath
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2012
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Join the Wolfbrigade brigade
"Ride the Steel" and start a riot
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2012
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Happy Metal Friday!
#NationalPuppyDay is for suckers. #MetalFriday is for badasses.
- Music, In Rotation Aug 25, 2011
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In Rotation: Prog-rock guru Charles Snider on Conrad Schnitzler and District 97
Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on Abana Ba Nasery, and Ga’an drummer Seth Sher on Absu, Razor, and Alphonse Mouzon
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 13, 2010
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The Best of the Rest This Weekend
Other notable shows this weekend include the English Beat at Double Door, KEN Mode at Metal Shaker, Secret Colours at the Beat Kitchen, and Ceremony at Ronny's.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2009
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Vektor Tonight at Beat Kitchen
"Sci-fi thrash metal" from Arizona, tonight at the Beat Kitchen
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 19, 2007
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Stay out of the basement
A thrash metal documentary to miss.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2007
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Thrash actions
Mauled by Tigers' night of thrash.