Black Sabbath

Warhawk: Metal name, soulful sound

Pallbearer

Wednesday, February 6, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

Twin Peaks brings blue-collar metal to the Larimer Lounge

Earth

Wednesday, November 21, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

Buzz Osborne of Melvins on how to him Beastie Boys were Warlock Pinchers for Dummies

Since 1983, Melvins have been perfecting their brand of influential rock, inspired in part by punk and in part by the music Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover grew up hearing as kids in the '60s and '70s. With Melvins, the two have taken that sound to different places with each record that their contempor ... More >>

25 ass-shaking GIFs from Lollapalooza 2012

See Also: - Four reasons Lollapalooza needs EDM - Enjoy these dance-move GIFs from Global Dance Festival - Ten Coachella dance-move GIFs to make you feel good about yourself This past weekend's running of Lollapalooza in Chicago was intense. The heat, the monsoon-like storm on Saturday, and even t ... More >>

Cake at Red Rocks, 7/28/12

CAKE @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 7/28/12 See Also: - Slide show: Cake at Red Rocks, 7/28/12 - The Lumineers shed light on life in Denver and their evolving sound The capacity crowd at Red Rocks on Saturday seemed determined to defy the elements. Overcast skies, steady sheets of rain and regular g ... More >>

Randy Rhoads: Thirty years ago today, a tragic accident took the life of a legendary guitarist

The 1980s did not start well for Ozzy Osbourne. After being kicked out of Black Sabbath, the Prince of Darkness holed up in an L.A. hotel room, planning to remain as drunk as possible until his money ran out, and then probably move back to England to work as a laborer. He met future wife Sharon Arde ... More >>

Top ten retro metal bands currently melting faces and minds

​The world of heavy metal can be an exercise in absurdity and uninspired imitation played at blistering volume. With the relatively recent (and fading) popularity of "stoner-rock" and "doom metal," as evidenced by tours including the reunited line-ups of Sleep, Saint Vitus (read our recent int ... More >>

What the riders were jammin' at the Backyard Bang

Britt ChesterBackyard Bangers​This past Saturday, we stopped by the Backyard Bang, which stretched between Lincoln and Sherman on 12th. We noticed the riders all had headphones in, so being all about the music, we asked them what they were listening to during their respective drops, rail slide ... More >>

Critic's Choice: Skully Mammoth on November 16 at Rhinoceropolis

Free Energy

Saturday, June 26, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Drake/Hanson NYC riot? You call that a riot? Pffth! Here's ten real concert riots.

Perhaps you've heard by now about the "riot" that happened a few days ago in New York surrounding a free concert featuring Drake and Hanson. Weird that there was a riot at a concert featuring two of maybe the blandest performers ever to exist. Weirder still is that Hanson and Drake were even perform ... More >>

Wizard Prom sets out to make your night, ahem, magical

​ If we were to tell you of an event with wizards and music involved, what would your gut reaction be? Pleasure? Glee? Anger? Well, prepare yourself accordingly: Wizard Prom -- it's going down next week. Get your wands in a twist this Monday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at Other Side Arts on 16th and Pl ... More >>

Q&A with Steve "Lips" Kudlow from Anvil

Anvil (due this Sunday, January 31 at the Gothic Theatre) wasn't exactly a household name until this past year, despite having exerted considerable influence on bands like Metallica, Guns 'N' Roses and Slayer. In the early '80s, Anvil developed a sound that was faster and more aggressive than most o ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 14, 2009

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For t ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Carmelo can't do it by himself, for Christ's sake

Chauncey Billups, before the humiliation.​Almost wintertime, when the Denver bloggin' is easy. The Nugg Doctor's Nick Sclafani recaps last night's agonizing Nuggets loss in Detroit, when 40 points from Melo wasn't enough. What the hell? Colorado Pols has more on what it's dubbed the "Dr. Evi ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 26, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Q&A with Ilya Laqutenko of Mumiy Troll

Michael Muller​Mumiy Troll from Vladivostok, Russia is one of that country's most popular bands. The act's combination of energetic rock and moodily atmospheric pop, for which lead singer Ilya Lagutenko coined the term "rockapops," has been gaining popularity in America despite the fact that, up t ... More >>

Danava

Saturday, August 22, Gothic Theatre, 877-598-6659.

Ronnie James Dio made a fine replacement for Ozzy in Sabbath. Who are some other notable surrogates?

The band retains the name

​In the world of heavy metal, lead singers are as indispensible as riffs and distortion--that is, except for when they get used up and thrown away like yesterday's drumsticks. While frontmen are the face and voice of many bands, they seem particularly prone to quitting, dying or getting fired, lea ... More >>

Irepress

Saturday, April 4, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7352.

Goblin Cock

TaunTaun

For Us to Destroy
Self-released

Witchcraft

This Swedish quartet is more Black Sabbath than black magic.

Five Random Songs From My Work iTunes, October 17

Q&A With Geezer Butler of Heaven and Hell/Black Sabbath

Heaven and Hell

Tuesday, September 25, Coors Amphitheater, 303-830-8497.

Dave Beegle’s Ax Is Sharp

Behold the world-class guitarist behind Acoustic Mayhem.

Dead Meadow

More than just the relics dig this outfit’s take on psychedelic.

Bosnia

15th Street Tavern

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Blackfire Revelation

Tuesday, October 18, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

SuperHeavyGoatAss

Friday, September 2, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Kinski

Friday, August 12, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Iron Maiden

Tuesday, August 9, Coors Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Steerjockey

Friday, February 11, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Sum 41

Chuck (Island)

Critic's Choice

Turambar

Critic's Choice

Black Smiths

Core of the Earth

Loadstone (Self-released)

Critic's Choice

Dead Meadow

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Take Them On, On Your Own (Virgin)

Hit Pick

Derailed

Critic's Choice

Cave In

Cave In

Jupiter (Hydra Head Records)

Local Yodels

A sampling of new sounds from around town.

The Major and the Minor

A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

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