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Brian Shields
Sausalito, CA
Broadcaster and Metal Journalist
Interests: Talking with Metal Bands about their music.
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GNM Radio Test
In the first episode of Great New Metal Radio on Heavy Blog is Heavy, GNM founder Brian Shields plays music by Wrath of Vesuvius, Dissonance in Design, Kardashev, Underling, Parasitic Ejaculation, Pentapuss, Aenimus, Dawn of Dementia, and Xehonort. Or a larger player, (this is customizable for size, just let me... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2013 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Posted May 9, 2013 at Brian Shields Social Media
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Cognitive - "The Horrid Swarm" - Four of Five Stars
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Where does tech death end and prog death begin anymore? It's becoming harder and harder to tell all the time. The new Cognitive EP "The Horrid Swarm" is just another reminder of how blurred the borders have become. Whether you love brutal death metal, progressive shreddage, or some chocolate in... Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2012 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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"The Harvest Wombs" - Five of Five Stars - Death Metal Album of the Year
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First let me say at the outset that I consider all five of the guys in Fallujah personal friends. My name is in the liner notes for this record as an alleged "notable individual." That's just full disclosure so you know I can't be completely unbiased when I say "The... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Lord of War is Technical Death Metal that Warms the Soul
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Soulfulness is not a word you would normally associate with technical death metal but it’s exactly the right term to describe the range of emotions you will encounter on Celestial Pestilence from San Diego’s “Lord of War.” Riding on the powerful sounds of Alexx War’s insistent lead guitar work and... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Talks the Band and the Music Industry at Geraldine's in West Springfield, April 2011
It was a pleasure catching up with Shadows Fall's Brian Fair at Geraldine's in West Springfield, Massachusetts in April of 2011 to hear the latest about the band and to get his insight into the state of the music industry. Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Sorrows of Autumn in West Springfield, MA April 2011 on White Noise Metal
The weekend before the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2011, I traveled to Geraldine's in West Springfield, Massachusetts to see a Shadows Fall local show and to finally get to meet up with Shane, Alex and Chris from Sorrows of Autumn. Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Western Massacre at Geraldine's in April 2011 on White Noise Metal
The weekend before the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2011, I traveled to Geraldine's in West Springfield, Massachusetts to see a Shadows Fall local show and to finally get to meet up with my Facebook friend Kyle Leary of Western Massacre. Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Volumes at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on White Noise Metal
That BS Dude Brian Shields visits with Gus Farias of Volumes in an interview conducted at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2011. Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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This or the Apocalypse at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on White Noise Metal
That BS Dude Brian Shields visits with vocalist Rick Armellino in an interview conducted at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2011. Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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White Noise Metal at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, 2011
Cycle through this playlist to listen to interviews I did with a series of bands including Across the Sun, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Hung, Legacy, Structures, This or the Apocalypse, and Volumes. Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at White Noise Metal Video Podcast
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Structures at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on White Noise Metal
Structures was one of the big buzz bands at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. I kept hearing about them but had to miss their set because they were on at the same time as the incomparable Wretched. Since then I've checked them out and they are indeed quite sick and much heavier than what I expected from the name of the band. Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Last Chance to Reason - Programmed for Battle - Live in Stockton, CA 6/12/11
Last Chance to Reason is now going on its fourth month of being my personal obsession band, enough so that I drove out to glamorous Stockton California to see them in mid-June. Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Legacy at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on White Noise Metal
Ohio is turning into a real hot spot for up and coming metal bands and I found Legacy is one of the newest standouts in that group. Here I visit with the band's lead singer at the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Arsonists Get All the Girls at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2011 on White Noise Metal
At the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival I ran into Jared Monette of Arsonists Get All the Girls. We caught up on what the band was up to ahead of their spring release. Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Across the Sun at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2011 on White Noise Metal
At the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival one of the clear standout acts was Portland, Oregon's Across the Sun. Recently signed to Metal Blade, these guys have a distinctive sound. Here I am with Shane the Brain and Alan. Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Hung at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2011 on White Noise Metal
At the 2011 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival I caught up with the members of "Hung", a very interesting band that features a Julliard trained violinist on leads. It's the sort of thing that could be a gimmick but isn't. In fact, Hung was one of the heaviest bands I saw the whole time at the festival. Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Smaragos - Buy It Now and Be Cooler than Your Friends
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Constructed in the summer of 2010, Smaragos is a two-piece exploration of avant-garde cacophony. Partners in progressive, technical death metal giants Son of Aurelius, project architect Max Zigman and vocalist Riley McShane bring together influences ranging from the heaviest of heavy music to the most sublime of compositions of the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Burning the Masses on White Noise Metal
That death metal music is heavy is a given. What sets the best bands of that genre apart is the ability to layer in super-technical yet still super-musical guitar solos, heavy breakdowns, compelling drum parts, and even acoustic elements to create an intricate whole. There aren't many bands in the world today that do all of that better than Burning the Masses. Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2011 at White Noise Metal Video Podcast
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Help Lazarus A.D., a Band That Deserves Better in So Many Ways
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This is what's so sucky about the economics of music today. The guys in Lazarus A.D. get signed to a significant label, put out a very solid record, and they're reduced to having to ask fans for money after getting burgled (I won't go into my rant here about the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 16, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Lord of War Fights the Good Fight
Drove down to San Diego hoping to see Burning the Masses but they had to cancel due to sk8ing related injuries. Still got to see my buds in Fury Never Fades who I profiled in a recent column and who were better live than I expected and I expected good... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Santa Rosa Produces Killer Prog Deathcore with Aenimus
One of the fun things about writing about music and having lots of cool friends (on social media anyway) is that every now and then someone just drops out of the blue, says we're from 30 minutes up the road and you might like us. When one of the members... Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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Michael: I'm glad you liked it. These guys are based in the East Bay so the next time they play locally I'll give you a shout. The drummer's name is Andrew Baird. In addition to being sick musicians, they're all really great people. Thanks for the comment. Brian
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The Fallujah Show I Missed
Originally I was going to drive down to Canoga Park just north of L.A. to see my buds in Fallujah and the wonderful Diskreet but when Diskreet had van problems and dropped off the tour, I decided to stay at home, save my vacation days, and go next month to San Diego to see Burning the Masses and Fury Never Fades. Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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This Declining Hour's Talent Never Fades Nor Does the Fury
One of my clearest wins in picking new up and coming bands has to be for San Diego (by way of Nebraska) shredders Fury Never Fades. If you love heavy music, you must check these guys out. Continue reading
Posted Jan 24, 2011 at White Noise Metal News and Reviews
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