Category: Jay Gorania
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In memoriam: Metal luminaries pay tribute to Necrophagia’s Killjoy
Frank (Killjoy) Pucci, 1966-2018 Legendary death metal pioneer Frank “Killjoy” Pucci passed away Sunday, March 18. The frontman of the seminal act Necrophagia was 51 years old. His bandmates in Necrophagia—guitarist Serge Streltsov, bassist Jake Arnette and drummer Shawn Slusarek—announced his passing via a heartfelt Facebook post; however an official cause of death has not…
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Mayhem & Dragged Into Sunlight (2017 tour diary)
Heavy metal’s grandfathers Black Sabbath set the genre’s tone of darkness with their music, visual aesthetic and energy, and it seems that the acorns haven’t fall from the tree at all. Their fellow countrymen—as varied as Cathedral, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth—have followed suit and branched off while remaining true to that ominous core.…
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Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour blog 2016
I tagged along with England’s Dragged Into Sunlight for their first journey across America in 2012. I did so again for their second American tour last summer that spanned 27 cities. Comparing crowd sizes to their initial go around (about 50 to 75 people per show) to this time (100 to 400), it’s obvious that…
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Phil Anselmo’s new death metal project: METRATON NGANGA
He is not only one of metal’s most infamous frontmen, Phil Anselmo is also one of the most prolific. He will soon unleash yet another project, recently confirming with Hellbound.ca that he is involved with a black metal band called Scour, also including members of Cattle Decapitation and Pig Destroyer, but that’s not all that…
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Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 2
The long awaited second half of Jay H. Gorania’s tour diary highlight his summer sojourn with UK black metal enthusiasts DRAGGED IN SUNLIGHT. Live photos by Luna Duran.
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Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour diary 2012 – Part 1
Earlier this summer Hellbound’s Jay H. Gorania hit the road in the USA with England’s Dragged In Sunlight. Here is the first part of his tour diary accompanying the band on their US tour with Cough. Live photos by Luna Duran and Albert Mansour.
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Is Kuma’s Corner worth visiting? Not really.
by Jay H. Gorania Metal and burgers. If you’re a metalhead who isn’t vegan or vegetarian, that’s a win-win proposition, right? Kuma’s Corner, located in Chicago, has a good reputation, so it seems worth the effort to check it out. Was it worth the effort? Two word assessment: Hell no. (Not on a Saturday night,…
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An open love letter to Teresa Roncon – by Jay H. Gorania
Jay H. Gorania confesses his never-ending admiration for former Much Music metal VJ Teresa Roncon
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Girls gone wild…to Meshuggah!
Good music should move you on some level. These girls are dancing to Meshuggah. No further description is necessary.