51Maidstone Theatre West Cross Station1425 Ecorse 517 W Cross St. Website: wcrossstation.comWebsite: www.facebook.com/maidstonetheatre Friday, April 20th, 2018 Die LaughingSaturday, March 10th, 2018 - 7:00pm More details coming soon.It's a birthday bash lets get smashed. Come cele-brate the birthdays of James\"Diablo\"Grissom,Stephen \"Brutal\" Williams, Jim \"Jim\" Doyle.Featuring performances by Kriegs Legion, IronBelly, View from The Asylum, Sins of Hate, andDark Circles (Debut show).Cover: $5Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/140269476758416/Saturday, March 17th, 2018 - 7:00pmBlackmail, Everyday Ghost, AlienStorm & moreTBA.Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/1530078547132589/Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 7:00pmHollowstar, SXX, Stick Shift & JDY Band.Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/586812731660977/
52 WEST MIVenues in this section:• Grand Rapids 20 Monroe Live The DeltaPlex Arena Elevation The Intersection The Stache Mulligan’s Pub The Pyramid Scheme Van Andel Arena• Kalamazoo Kalamazoo State Theatre Shakespeare’s Lower Level
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20 Monroe Live 5411 Ottawa Ave. NW PLACE YOUR AD HEREWebsite: www.20monroelive.com*Unless indicated all shows are all ages. PLACE YOUR AD HEREFriday, March 9th, 2018 - 6:00pmMotionless In White w/ Every Time I Die, Ice FREENine Kills, & Like Moths To Flames. ADMore info & tickets: www.20monroelive.com// PLACEMENTEventDetail?tmeventid=080053889F492610 Are you a graphic designer, photographer, orWednesday, April 11th, 2018 - 7:00pm videographer?Ministry w/ Chelsea Wolfe.More info & tickets: www.20monroelive.com// Is your business a local merch company,EventDetail?tmeventid=08005385FD964572 music venue, record store, or recording studio?The DeltaPlex Arena Do you offer a service or product for musicians or fans?2500 Turner Ave.Website: deltaplex.com If you answered yes to the above questions, then*Unless indicated all shows are all ages. why not take this opportunity for free ad place- ment. All we ask in return is that you help spreadTuesday, May 15th, 2018 - 5:30pm the word about Pure Michigan Metal and MichiganHalestorm & In This Moment w/ New Year’s Metal Underground.Day & Stitched Up HeartTickets: $37.50 Email: [email protected] info & tickets: deltaplex.com/event/halestorm-in-this-moment/
The Intersection / Elevation / 55The Sache Thursday, May 17th, 2018 - 7:00pm (I)133 Grandville Ave. SWWebsite: sectionlive.com Stryper wsg/ Trixy Tang*Unless indicated all shows are all ages. Tickets: $25 adv. / $28 week of / $30 day ofE = Elevation, I = The Intersection, S = The More info & tickets: sectionlive.com/event/Stache. stryper-2/Thursday, March 29th, 2018 - 6:00pm (I)Fozzy ‘Judas Rising Tour’ wsg/ Through Fire,Santa Cruz, and Dark Sky Choir.Tickets: $20 adv. / $23 week of / $25 day ofMore info & tickets: sectionlive.com/event/fozzy-judas-rising-tour/Sunday, April 8th, 2018 - 6:00pm (E)SectionLive and Live Nation Concert presentWe Came As Romans with The Plot In You,Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents, Tempting Fate,and local support TBA.Tickets: $18 adv. / $20 week of / $22 day ofMore info & tickets: sectionlive.com/event/we-came-as-romans-2/Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 - 6:30pm (I)Parkway Drive wsg/ TBA.Tickets: $23 adv. / $25 week of / $28 day ofMore info & tickets: sectionlive.com/event/parkway-drive-us-spring-tour-2018/Thursday, May 17th, 2018 - 6:00pm (E)Emmure with special guests TBATickets: $18 adv. / $22 day ofMore info & tickets: sectionlive.com/event/emmure/
56Mulligan’s Pub Van Andel Arena1518 Wealthy Street SE 130 West FultonWebsite: www.facebook.com/mulliganspubgr/ Website: vanandelarena.com *Unless indicated all shows are all ages.*Unless indicated all shows are free admissionand for ages 21 and up. Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 - 7:30pm MetallicaFriday, March 2nd, 2018 - 10:00pm Ticket prices: $65 and $135Rip VanRipper w/ Trigger & The Lucid Furs. More info & tickets: vanandelarena.com/Event Link: www.facebook.com/ schedule/metallica-worldwired-tourevents/135925013759552/ The Pyramid SchemeFriday, March 16th, 2018—10:00pmOceans Beneath Us, Vestigial, Until Solace, & 68 Commerce Dr. SWSave, Safe. Website: pyramidschemebar.comEvent Link: www.facebook.com/events/720949764959354 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 – 7:00pm MelvinsSaturday, April 14th, 2018 - 10:00pm Ticket prices: $20 advance / $23 day ofThe Outliers, Death Abides, Withhold The Event Link: pyramidschemebar.com/event/Blood, & Hokori. melvins-2/Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/108792619899627Saturday, April 28th, 2018 - 10:00pmNagazi , Nuskin, Kill Tomorrow, & DeathAbidesEvent Link: www.facebook.com/events/171733320127589
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62Kalamazoo State Theatre Papa Pete’s404 S Burdick St. 502 S BurdickWebsite: www.kazoostate.com Website: www.facebook.com/papapetes*Unless indicated all shows are all ages. Friday, March 2nd, 2018 - 7:00pmWednesday, March 28th, 2018 - 6:45pm Oceans Beneath Us & Speaking With Ghosts w/Nightwish. Dead Eyes Always Dreaming, Coffin Talk, &Tickets: There is an 8 ticket limit. $35-$60 Reg- Foxfollow.ular reserved seating / $185 VIP pit optionsthrough Enterthevault.com / limited VIP availa- Ages: 18+ | Tickets: $8 adv. / $10 day ofble through Ticketmaster.comMore info & tickets: www.kazoostate.com/ Event Link: www.facebook.com/event/nightwish/ events/890261004489978
63 Upcoming Michigan Metal Releases• Bog Wraith - ‘Omen’ (release date postponed)• 04.20.2018 - Forces - Title tba• 06.09.2018 - Vestigial - ‘Fallen Skies’Does your band have an upcoming new album?Tell us about it. Send a press kit to: [email protected]
64 INTO THE ABYSSUnfortunately, this month we are taking a break from our dive into the metal abyss. Will return to the abyss next month.
65Why Most Self-Taught Guitarists Do Not BecomeGreat - Part 1By T. HessAs a self-taught guitarist, you hold your- Good Habit #2: Don't Make Thingsself back from becoming great by not Harder Than They Need To Behaving effective practice habits. Not hav-ing correct practice habits makes your Self-taught guitarists often learn or formmusical progress unpredictable and slow. habits that are ineffective and frustrating. Since they learn on their own, these badMost self-taught guitar players unknow- habits solidify over time. Doing this holdsingly take on the exact opposite of good you back from becoming a better playerhabits and their playing suffers for a long and forces you to correct your techniquetime. Here are some of good habits that from the ground up if you want to makeyou need to get into to avoid getting stuck progress. Common examples include: us-like them: ing incorrect/inefficient fretting, exclu- sively using alternate picking, not mutingGood Habit #1: Focusing The Right string noise effectively, and much more.Things At The Right Time When you make things easier on yourselfMany guitar players have the bad habit of by learning correct playing habits yourepeating a difficult lick over and over. save tons of practice time and get betterThey believe that using this approach will faster.eventually fix their mistakes. Instead, Good Habit #3: Asking The Correctthey end up wasting tons of practice time Questionsonly to get minimal results if any. A muchmore effective practicing approach is to Guitarists who learn by themselves fre-focus only on the specific notes that are quently ask the wrong questions when itgiving you trouble. You don't need to comes to getting better. This leads themcontinually repeat the other notes be- down the wrong path, which takes themcause you've already mastered them. Iso- longer to see any results. Guitar playerslating your mistakes like this makes it who make the fastest progress ask them-easy to quickly identify where your play- selves specific, high quality questionsing is breaking down. This way your prac- that get them the exact results they wanttice time is used only to correct these as fast as possible. If you are not surethings (making it much more efficient). which questions to ask, the best approach is to find an experienced guitar teacher to
work with. This teacher should already 66have helped many others achieve yourmusical goals - letting you know that they PLACE YOUR AD HEREunderstand the right questions youshould be asking to do so. PLACE YOUR AD HEREAbout The Author: FREETom Hess is an online electric guitar ADteacher, recording artist and virtuoso gui- PLACEMENTtarist. He trains guitar players fromaround the world how to reach their mu- Are you a graphic designer, photographer, orsical goals in his correspondence guitar videographer?lessons online. Visit his website tom-hess.net to receive many free guitar play-ing resources, mini courses, guitar prac-tice eBooks, and to read more articlesabout guitar playing.Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/T._Hess/369989 Is your business a local merch company, music venue, record store, or recording studio? Do you offer a service or product for musicians or fans? If you answered yes to the above questions, then why not take this opportunity for free ad place- ment. All we ask in return is that you help spread the word about Pure Michigan Metal and Michigan Metal Underground. Email: [email protected]
67CLASSIFIEDSFree Ad Placement Full Column Ad Free Ad PlacementPlace your ad for new band mem- Use a full column ad if more space This is an example of 2 smallbers here. Ad placements in the is need to describe what you are blocks combined for more ad spaceclassified section will always be selling or what you are looking for. if needed. Font size in this examplefree of charge. is 9.Unless specified, all ads will be run Font size used: 10for 2 months by default. Small ad block can fit: Limit: In a single issue an individu- 8 linesAdvertisement Heading al may only place up to 9 ad blocks, 3 column ads, or 1 full Medium ad block can fit:You may also place an ad for any page. If you submitted an ad for a 18 linesband gear you are selling such as full column, you may still submit 6instruments, sound equipment and more ads for the small ad blocks. Full column & full page ad can fit:so on. 32 linesIf you are selling a piece of gear, If a small block is not enoughyou must include a color photo of space and a full column is too Send all inquires to:single item being sold. Each item much space, you can combine two [email protected] its own ad block like this smalls blocks.one……………………………………………… Advertisement Color………………………….Price will go here. Send all inquires to: [email protected] If you want your classified ad toAdvertisement Limits stand out, you can request a back- Include “Classifieds” in the subject ground color like this one.We also accept help wanted ads line.from Michigan based businesses Background colors recommended:and are limited to businesses that Light blue, light green, & yellow.provide a service to bands and/orfans such as: music venues (smalland large), music schools, musicshops, radio stations, record labels,record stores. If you are unsure ifyour business qualifies, feel free toask.
68E-zine Submission GuidelinesDeadline for all submissions is the 25th of each month except December. The deadlinefor January 2019 issue is December 23rd, 2018.Example:March 2018 issue submission deadline is February 25th, April 2018 issue submissiondeadline is March 25th, and so on.What can you submit?You can submit any news related to your band such as new member additions, new al-bum releases, music video releases, upcoming shows, and upcoming tours.You can also submit ads for the classifieds section. Ads accepted include: bands insearch of new members and music gear for sale. If you unsure if your will be acceptedfeel free to ask.Email all submissions to [email protected]
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