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Heavy metal is no longer just reserved for open field concerts, gritty stages, mosh pits and metal heads these days. In a no less than shocking move, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s new music director happens to be a 27-year old Finnish former heavy metal guitarist and footballer as reported by stuff.co.nz.

For a different taste of metal, try sinking your teeth into the book “Metallica and Philosophy”. Yes, I said book. The book is actually a collection of essay from a number of professors under different schools of thought and not written as a memoir by one of the band’s members.

Another metal band member steps away from his band as we see Peter Lindgren quit Opeth. In a statement on the band’s official website, the band announced the departure of Peter after a prolific sixteen years with the band and even presented a personal statement from Peter.

During an interview about the release of their seventh full length album Shadows in the Light, Immolation guitarist Robert Vigna described the new album as: “It’s aggressive, emotional and haunting”. He also says that it delivers all of the band’s qualities due to it being “catchy as hell, very direct and to the point”.

Death metal is a specific sub-category of metal where almost every band sounds the same and originality is a trait that is hard to come across. Already considered veterans of the game, New York based band Immolation never had a problem with setting themselves apart from the pack. Their seventh full length album entitled Shadows in the Light is no exception.

The legendary black metal band Mayhem will once again tour the US. Although the tour is only for a short 8 days, the band’s return to US soil can be considered a momentous one since it will be the first time that they would do so in 6 years.

If you’re unfamiliar with the band Unearth, it’s time for you to get familiar. During times when selling records has come above the love of music, Unearth refuses to water down their music just to get more airtime and publicity. Their 2006 CD release II: In the Eyes of Fire surpasses all definitions of heavy metal and could only be described as downright brutal.