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Negative Approach is a Detroit hardcore punk band that formed in 1981 and put out its early records on Touch and Go. Here is what the label and Bandcamp pages show, and why metal fans in Michigan should know it.
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Detroit's Temple of the Fuzz Witch and Acid Witch both wrap doom and stoner sounds in occult and horror imagery, but in very different ways.
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Three small Grand Rapids bands, Dakhma, Blackgate and Flood the Desert, show how wide the local scene is. We found press coverage but no official pages for them.
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Grand Rapids band Sod The Earth plays doom about money worries, a mid-life crisis and family stress.
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How Earth's album Earth 2 helped define drone doom by playing almost nothing at all, for more than an hour.
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How doom metal began with Black Sabbath, got its name in the 1980s, and lives on in Michigan bands like Mothertomb and Temple of the Fuzz Witch.
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How grindcore took shape in the 1980s, with Napalm Death in England and Repulsion in Flint, Michigan.
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We plan to talk with bands, festivals, promoters, venues and fans to show the people and work behind the music. Here is what that means and who we hope to meet.
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Want to be part of Sophisticuffs Media? Here is how bands, festivals, promoters, venues and fans can reach us.
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Sophisticuffs Media LLC is a Michigan company built to help people understand and see behind the music scene. Here is why we are starting, and what we promise.
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The ninth Michigan Metal Fest is set for Aug. 20 and 21, 2027, in Battle Creek. Here is what the organizer has announced so far, and where to buy tickets.
