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  Dream Theater Bring Scenes From a Memory Back to Life in Houston

  May 1 at 6:33 a.m.

  Dream Theater Revention Music Center April 30, 2K19 A few days ago, while prepping for this concert, my roommate turns to me and asks, “What kind of fanbase does Dream Theater have?” There were a few different ways I could have answered this, but what I finally landed on was...

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  Houston Headbangers Hold Benefit for Family of Late Texas Metal Icon Bruce Corbitt

  March 28 at 6:46 a.m.

  Six of Houston's best heavy metal acts will pay tribute Saturday to the legacy of Texas underground metal legend Bruce Corbitt, who died of cancer earlier this year.

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  Deafheaven and Baroness Rattle White Oak Music Hall

  March 9 at 9:12 a.m.

  Two of heavy music's most dynamic outliers tag-teamed a crowd of excited nerds on Friday.

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  Heavy Metal Heroes Accept Get "Classy"

  February 19 at 4 a.m.

  While he thinks the word “crazy” might be stretching it a bit, guitarist Wolf Hoffman does understand that what he did at Germany’s 2017 Wacken Open Air Festival (the world’s largest annual gathering of heavy metal fans) might have some questioning his sanity. That’s where his band Accept staged an...

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  Turns Out Disturbed are Pretty Good Arena Rockers After All

  January 29 at 5:49 a.m.

  Disturbed, Three Days Grace Toyota Center January 28, 2K19 David Draiman speaks with conviction. I can’t say that I always agree with what he has to say, but the way he says it makes me want to. He’s the type of guy that could easily be a life coach if...

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  Metal Around the World. Travel Abroad and Turn it Up to These Seven Metal Bands from Across the Globe.

  January 29 at 5 a.m.

  The roots of heavy metal were established in the ‘60s and '70s mainly by British bands Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. The metal genre has gone on to include many sub-genres such as glam, speed, doom, progressive, death, black, stoner, even Christian. Characterized by a generally masculine sound,...