The Trench Reynolds Report

  • None more negative

    I can finally cross one off the list of bands I need to see before I die. I’ve seen Black Sabbath and Dio, and last night Type O Negative was added to the list. Charlotte, NC does not normally attract the best metal bands since they get no radio play so Type O coming to…

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  • Ronnie James Dio, the answer to world peace

    With all the strife and turmoil that has been going on in the Middle East, I have come up with the solution. There is only one man with the wisdom and presence to bring peace to the region. That man’s name is Ronnie James Dio. I know what you’re thinking? What can a musician do…

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  • Someone woke up the ghost of Tipper Gore

    Study: Violent music boosts aggressive thoughts: You have got to be kidding me. How often do they trot this one out? A bunch of egghead psychiatrists released a study of 500 college students that said violent songs increased feelings of hostility. You don’t say. The feeling of hostility and acts of hostility are two different…

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  • Jelly Donuts

    Anyway, I caught the Fozzy show in Charlotte last night. For those of you that don’t know Fozzy is a band fronted by WWF wrestler Chris Jericho. They do mostly covers of heavy metal classics. So we got to the club around 8. It was an all-ages show and they meant it. They had underage…

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