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• Metal thieves hit 2 Spokane cemeteries

  August 11, 2010 in City Thieves looking for valuable metal may be responsible for the loss of flower pots and urns at two Spokane cemeteries in the last two weeks, detectives announced today. 2

• Spokane County officials looking for owner of seized wire

  May 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 Detectives are trying to locate the owner of a large amount of copper and aluminum wire seized from a longtime felon last week. Metal has been increasingly targeted by thieves …

• Anvil finally arrives, three decades later

  February 5, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Playing to a packed stadium in Tokyo, a calamitous transcontinental tour, punchouts with sleazy club owners, attempts at a comeback record, guitar solos played with sex toys … This is …

• GWAR back in town with its twisted act

  November 27, 2009 in Features on Page C4 Some bands play heavy metal, but with GWAR it’s more like “Heavy Metal” – as in the adult animated sci-fi fantasy film adaptation of the magazine of the same name. …

• Slipknot pushes metal’s envelope

  October 16, 2009 in Features on Page C4 Back in 1999, nu metal was the new metal. But it was a rather short-lived trend and many of the bands of that subgenre have since been washed away into … 1

• Rock lands in the Arena

  February 6, 2009 in Features on Page C4 Pop-rock quiz: What do Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Saving Abel have in common? A.) Biblical references. B.) California roots. C.) New music. D.) They’re all coming to Spokane …