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Liam Cormier of Cancer Bats on how pumped he is to celebrate Halloween in Denver with Gwar
October 31, 2012 in Backbeat
Since forming nearly a decade ago, Toronto's Cancer Bats have developed an accessible, harder-edged sound that comes across as rock shedding a hard-core shell, particularly on its latest release, Dead...
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Meet Ken Sarafin, one of Denver's most talented digital illustrators and album cover artists
September 13, 2012 in Backbeat
Ken SarafinThe cover art of the forthcoming Axeslasher album. "Metal bands want to portray the opposite of a happy life on their album covers," says Ken Sarafin, and the Vale of...
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Anthrax and Slayer at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre, Mayhem Festival, 7/8/12
July 09, 2012 in Backbeat
Brandon Marshall ANTHRAX @ COMFORT DENTAL AMPHITHEATRE | 7.09.12 See Also: Mayhem in the mosh pit: The best crowd surfing photos from Mayhem Charlie Benante is looking ahead rather than reflecting on Anthrax's thirtieth...
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Catheter on being slept on at home in Denver and how grind will never become a commodity
May 23, 2012 in Backbeat
Denver's Catheter recently issued its first full-length album in seven years, Southwest Doom Violence, the follow-up to 2005's Dimension 303. The band's latest effort -- bolstering an extensive library of...
Killing Kings to reunite in May to give a helping hand to friend without health insurance
April 09, 2012 in Backbeat
Enemy Reign's Nick Guenther to spend six weeks in leg brace after dislocating knee on stage
April 04, 2012 in Backbeat
The stereotypes of violence in metal
March 26, 2012 in Backbeat