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Photos: Tool at the TD Garden

January 28, 2012

By TIM BUGBEE | January 30, 2012

Tool performs live at the TD Garden on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

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Sleep | Dopesmoker [re-issue]
In the early-'90s metal drought, a strange strain developed through the cracks in the pavement, as downtuned strings, sluggish tempos, and vintage amplification led to the blossoming of stoner rock.
The 30-year metal reign of Tom Araya and Slayer
Suicide, serial killers, Satan worship, demonic possession, hatred, violence, and depravity: succeeding as a heavy-metal band through the '80s and early '90s meant being able to withstand a gauntlet of accusations as the cause of all of society's ills.
Photos: Lolita Black at Dusk
Lolita Black plays at Dusk on August 6, 2012.
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Sleep | Dopesmoker [re-issue]
In the early-'90s metal drought, a strange strain developed through the cracks in the pavement, as downtuned strings, sluggish tempos, and vintage amplification led to the blossoming of stoner rock.
The 30-year metal reign of Tom Araya and Slayer
Suicide, serial killers, Satan worship, demonic possession, hatred, violence, and depravity: succeeding as a heavy-metal band through the '80s and early '90s meant being able to withstand a gauntlet of accusations as the cause of all of society's ills.
Photos: Lolita Black at Dusk
Lolita Black plays at Dusk on August 6, 2012.
Photos: Motherboar at Great Scott
Motherboar perform at Great Scott on January 22, 2011.
Photos: Motörhead at the House of Blues
Motörhead perform live at the House of Blues, with Clutch and Valient Thorr, on March 1, 2011.
Why there won't ever be another 'Big Four' - and why that's a good thing
In April, thrash metal's self-billed "Big Four" — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax — played a one-off American show in the middle of the desert in Indio, California.
Photos: KMFDM + Army of the Universe + Human Factors Lab at Club Royale
KMFDM, Army of the Universe, and Human Factors Lab perform live at Club Royale on August 17, 2011.
Foo Fest headliner Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. is a wild man who wails through songs that usually boast a blitzkrieg temperament.
Photos: Torche at the Middle East Downstairs
Torche performs live at the Middle East Downstairs on July 21, 2011.
The Big Hurt: ICP take on magnets
Would that I could simply post the entire lyric to “Miracles” by INSANE CLOWN POSSE and call it an article.
Soundgarden | Telephantasm
Aside from an unfortunate crop of John Graham art making the cover look like one of those three-wolf-moon T-shirts, Telephantasm is a solid retrospective for a Seattle metal band who got wrapped up in flannel.
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