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Nick Veronin on February 17, 2016
When speaking with Fernanda Lira on the subject of heavy metal, one thing quickly becomes abundantly clear. The bassist, vocalist and co-founder of the Sao Paulo thrash trio, Nervosa, is positively stoked on the genre. “It’s my life,” Lira says, enthusiastically. She’s not exaggerating. Raised by metalhead parents in Brazil’s biggest city,…
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It didn’t take long after the Avalon closed for independent promoter Mike Beard to find a new home for his south bay bookings—the Rodeo Club in San Jose.
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Few metal bands have inspired a rabid following like Iron Maiden. So for their newly announced 2012 world tour, which comes to Shoreline in Mountain View on August 3, the band has come up with something unusual, maybe even unprecedented, to reward its fans for their loyalty.
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It’s been nearly three decades since original lead singer David Lee Roth recorded with Van Halen. But despite years of turmoil, breakups, reunions and more breakups and reunions, Diamond Dave is back in the studio with his old bandmates. They’ll be taking their tour in support of the record to HP Pavilion…
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