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Heavy Metal Fans Are The Most Dedicated Fans According To Spotify
http://uproxx.com/music/2015/05/heavy-metal-spotify-most-dedicated/

Heavy metal is about headbanging, thrashing guitars, and, apparently, streaming music. Mashable reports that Spotify, the world’s foremost music streaming service, unveiled some data that says that metal fans are the most loyal of any genre fans, and by a significant margin.

What does loyalty mean in this case? It was measured, according to Mashable, “by looking at how often people returned to the core bands of these genres, specifically compiling anonymized data about how many listeners there are to how many plays over a period of time.” Spotify focused on major players in the metal scene such as Metallica, Slayer, and Cradle of Filth.

Apparently, heavy metal is known to be a genre populated by very devoted fans. They go to concerts, they buy apparel, and evidently they listen to a bunch of Judas Priest on Spotify. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. Events like Ozzfest still exist. How many dudes have you seen walking around in Metallica shirts? This just shows that metalheads have stayed up to date with technology. They’ve always worn their love for the music on their sleeves. Now they’ve proven their dedication through their Spotify use. Also, for the record, pop came in second, followed by folk and then country. Hey hip hop fans, where’s your loyalty?
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Meet The Stupid, Sexy Ned Flanders-Themed Metal Band, Okilly Dokilly
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/08/ned-flanders-metal-band/

In the season eight episode of The Simpsons, “Hurricane Neddy,” Leftorium owner Ned Flanders shows his angry side. It’s why he checks into a mental asylum, and, even when he’s cured, he still ominously threatens Springfield, “And if you really tick me off, I’m gonna run you down with my car.” That Ned, he’s so craz-ay, and he’s also the inspiration for the appropriately pissed-off metalcore band Okilly Dokilly, who boast, “Most of our songs are direct Ned quotes.”


“Myself and our drummer (Bled Ned) were in line at a grocery store, entertaining ourselves by coming up with really cutesy names for really hardcore, brutal bands,” [lead singer Head Ned] says. “The name Okilly Dokilly came up and was very funny to us. We ran with it. I contacted a few friends (Red Ned, Thread Ned, and Stead Ned), and here we are. Most of us have played in other bands around our hometown…This is definitely the heaviest sounding project any of us Neds have done.” (Via)

Okilly Dokilly — Aw Hell Diddly Ding Dong Cult would’ve worked, too — are playing their first live show on September 5 in Phoenix, where they’ll dress in Ned’s iconic green sweater, except for one guy who feels like he’s wearing nothing at all, nothing at all, nothing at all.
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Here's a few metal shows some might find attractive.

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Loudness Oct 26th @ Whisky A Go-Go

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Fates Warning Nov 1st @ the Whisky A Go-Go


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King Diamond Nov 4th @ the Wiltern
 
The Whisky really gets a ton of good shows. I wish it didn't take me forever to get there and back, especially with the shows typically ending between midnight and 1 AM. I'll probably see Lynch Mob (finally) and I want to see Loudness, but that is a Monday. Fates I can catch in Costa Mesa.

80's hard rock extravaganza tomorrow. Finally get to put the check marks by Saigon Kick and Sebastian Bach.

Maiden needs to announce their tour already. Also, Sabaton opening, with an off-date headlining show at the Grove.
 
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