In Which We Got Academic About Moshing

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And now, the week’s top stories!

• We debuted new music by Shai Hulud, Enabler, Botanist, and Sannhet.
• We checked out the latest releases from Kvelertak, Portal, and Tomahawk.
• We learned eight simple rules for getting your band ready to record in the studio.
• We enjoyed an academic paper on moshing by the Cornell University physics department.
• We spoke to Exhumed’s Matt Harvey about his love of Metallica.
• We learned that the member of Navy Seal Team Six who shot Osama bin Laden is a Demon Hunter fan.
• We were saddened to learn that Kashmir’s first all-girl rock band was forced to disband due to death threats.
• We giggled at a baby who loves Abiotic and a little girl moshing to Bad Brains.
• We handed out heavy metal Valentine’s Day cards.
• We listed the ten best metal songs about masturbation and the five best metal songs about meteors.

Have a terrific weekend everyone! Vince is on vacation with the missus most of next week, so it’s just gonna you n’ me… bwa-ha-ha!!!