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		<title>Iron Maiden returns to the USA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Maiden: “We have great fun playing the History of Maiden Tours because it gives us an opportunity between new albums to go out and play songs from our earlier catalogue,&#8221; says frontman Bruce Dickinson. &#8220;It’s always fantastic seeing the crowd reaction from a new generation of fans who have never experienced some of these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1991&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lemonheads Concert Review Austin, TX 021112</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between 1993 and 1995 I played in a band called I AM I.  We played a lot if cover tunes mixed with our originals and one of the bands we covered a lot was The Lemonheads, especially from their album It&#8217;s a Shame About Ray. When I saw that they were coming to Austin and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1987&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RIP Robert, my dear sweet brother</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 20th one of my older brothers died in his sleep.  He was 47.  It was unexpected and quite a shock to the family. Robert was 6 years older than me and really is the person responsible for my love of heavy music.  In the mid 70s I can remember him bringing home KISS&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1984&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Killdozer, goodbye Emos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple review.  Killdozer was how I remembered them. Not great, but not shitty.  Last time was 1994 in Newport News, VA.  The main story tonight was the closing of the downtown location of Emo&#8217;s.  Not my favorite venue but I saw some good shows over the years&#8230;valkyrie, Pentagram, hammerfall, Celtic frost/tryptikon, buzzov*en, and lots more.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1976&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Love Iron Maiden</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/12/29/i-love-iron-maiden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret.  My love for this band runs deep and Powerslave is my favorite album of all time.  We just finished this tattoo on the back of my right calf. &#160; &#160; UP THE IRONS!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1969&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Riot &#8211; Immortal Soul Review</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/12/18/riot-immortal-soul-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve talked about Riot more than once on this site and about how I really love the Thundersteel era over the Fire Down Under era.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong, FDU is a great album and extremely influential, but I prefer the more metal/powermetal version of Riot, partially because of Bobby Jarzombek. I was fortunate enough [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1962&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to The Boathouse &#8211; RIP</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/22/goodbye-to-the-boathouse-rip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These hallowed walls scream…and the walls of The Boathouse at Bessie’s Place in Norfolk, VA were certainly hallowed.  Like just about anyone from that area will tell you, The Boathouse was THE place to see shows.  I’ve lamented more than once on the website about how much I loved that place and some of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1951&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Billy White Concert Review, Austin TX 111011</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/11/billy-white-concert-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was able to see a small and rare performance of Billy “Blanco” White.  You may remember Billy from such bands as Watchtower, Don Dokken and the Billy White Trio.  The guy is such a great guitar player.  He’s been spending much of his time in Mexico in recent years and primarily does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1943&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Philm, Unmothered and My Education Concert Review, Austin, TX 110311</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/04/philm-unmothered-and-my-education-concert-review-austin-tx-110311/</link>
		<comments>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/04/philm-unmothered-and-my-education-concert-review-austin-tx-110311/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philm is a project that has been around since the mid-1990s according to their drummer, Dave Lombardo.  It remained pretty dormant until the time(s) he wasn’t with Slayer and apparently they jam a bit.  I had seen some of the YouTube stuff and I was pretty underwhelmed by it.  When I saw that they were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1938&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yngwie Malmsteen Concert Review, Dallas, TX 110211</title>
		<link>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/03/yngwie-malmsteen-concert-review-dallas-tx-110211/</link>
		<comments>http://themetalfiles.com/2011/11/03/yngwie-malmsteen-concert-review-dallas-tx-110211/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucky me. Twice in one week I got to see another one of my all-time favorite bands/musicians. Yngwie! I think this was 8th time I have seen him since 1986 (Triumph/Yngwie). Even though many of his recent albums have been a bit lackluster, he’s still quite entertaining live and just being able to watch him [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themetalfiles.com&amp;blog=6514627&amp;post=1929&amp;subd=themetalfiles&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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