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Metal of Today and Yesterday
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. Harper Metal News serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "Back in Black" by AC/DC from their 1980 album of the same title. The "Back in Black" album is one of the...
Dave Harper
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "Kings and Queens" by Aerosmith from their 1977 "Draw the Line" album. The portrait of the band on the...
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Mar 30, 20211 min read
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Band Spotlight: Aerosmith
"Aerosmith is an American hard rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar),...
Dave Harper
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Iron Maiden - "Run To The Hills" - from 1982's "The Number Of The Beast" album "Run to the Hills" is not only one of the greatest Iron...
Dave Harper
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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YouTube Reaction Videos: Tank The Tech
In an earlier blog I wrote about song reaction videos on YouTube. One of my favorite reaction video creators is Tank The Tech. Tank is...
Dave Harper
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "The Day That The World Breaks Down" by Ayreon which was released in 2017 and is on the album "The...
Dave Harper
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "Ava of Death" by ELEINE, which was released in October, 2020. ELEINE is a dark symphonic metal band from...
Dave Harper
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "Call Me", In This Moment's 2009 cover of Blondie's classic song from 1980. In This Moment is an American...
Dave Harper
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Harper Metal News Book Read Along (Part II)
"Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion" “Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the...
Dave Harper
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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Harper Metal News Book Read Along
Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion With this post, I am introducing a new series of blogs...
Dave Harper
Mar 20, 20212 min read
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Charlotte Wessels - 1,000+ Patreon Patrons!
Charlotte Wessels, former lead singer for Dutch symphonic metal band Delain, just announced that she has now has over 1,000 patrons of...
Dave Harper
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Dear Mother Reaction Videos
Song reaction videos are very popular on YouTube, and I plan to write more about them in future blogs, especially the ones I like the...
Dave Harper
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Bonus Sabaton!
Sabaton YouTube History Channel In addition to making fantastic music with historical military themes, Sabaton also has another channel...
Dave Harper
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Today's song recommendation is "Livgardet" by Sabaton. Sabaton is a power metal band from Falun, Sweden and was founded in 1999 by lead...
Dave Harper
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
Guitarist Phil Demmel Covers Dokken Classic "Tooth and Nail" with Megadeth, Symphony X and Steel Panther Members with His New...
Dave Harper
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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Dear Mother "Satellite" Release Follow-up
DEAR MOTHER FEATURING FORMER DELAIN MEMBERS RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO "SATELLITE" Above is the title of a very cool post by metal news...
Dave Harper
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Band Spotlight: Metalite
Metalite is a Swedish melodic power metal band founded in 2015 by guitarist Edwin Premberg and original vocalist Emma Bensing, who was...
Dave Harper
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Today's song recommendation is "Satellite", the third ever song release by the super fantastic new alternative metal band Dear Mother. ...
Dave Harper
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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Harper's Headbanging Hits
In this regular section I will be recommending random songs that I really like or think are at least worthy of a listen. My goal is to...
Dave Harper
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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Riot: A Criminally Underrated Metal Band!
Riot (not to be confused with the band Quiet Riot), is an American heavy metal band that was founded in New York City by guitarist Mark...
Dave Harper
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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