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Raw power

Norman’s Psychotic Reaction recorded Messiahs of Voltage over two days in 2015, and more than four years later, the band was ready to release it. “It’s been a long time coming,” guitarist and vocalist Robert Layton III said of the album that was released online Jan. 21. “I finally had the time off from work […]

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Shred in Japan

Marty Friedman 7 p.m. Monday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $20 He has released albums called Speed Metal Symphony and Music for Speeding, but guitarist Marty Friedman said years have passed since he was impressed by quick fingers. “When I was a kid, I was just blown away by people […]

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Slay farewell

Slayer 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16 The Zoo Amphitheatre 2101 NE 50th St. thezooamphitheatre.com 800-514-3849 $42-$195 Released in October 1986, Reign in Blood was Slayer’s third full-length studio album, but for many soon-to-be-converted metalheads in the decades since, it remains their first exposure to a lifelong obsession. “Slayer’s like the gateway drug into metal for a […]

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