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Michael is a freelance journalist by trade, and a financial representative by profession. His reporting has covered a wide variety of topics including album reviews, sports, local history, climate change and Internet security. He has earned bylines with The Harlem Valley Times, The Spotlight, The Colonie Sports Tracker, 8Ball Music and Upstate Metal.

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Falling In Reverse launch Bad Girls Club video

Michael Hallisey Nov 5, 2013

Falling In Reverse debuted their new video for “Bad Girls Club” this Tuesday. The clip was directed by Zach Merck who has worked with Falling In Reverse before on their videos for “The Drug In Me Is You,” “I’m Not A Vampire” and “Good…

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Avenged Sevenfold to headline UK’s Download Festival in 2014

Michael Hallisey Nov 4, 2013

Avenged Sevenfold is confirmed to headline the 2014 Download Festival at Donington Park, in Leicestershire, England. Over it’s 12 years, Download Festival has steadily earned the reputation of being one of the hottest annual venues in…

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Featured Band: GHOST B.C.

Michael Hallisey Oct 31, 2013

Happy New Year, or Happy Halloween - which ever you choose. Today, Upstate Metal turns it's focus on a band whose flamboyant theatrics for making a mockery out of the Catholic Church turns every day into Halloween. When Ghost B.C. takes to…

The Bury The Hatchet Tour Commences January 2014

Michael Hallisey Oct 29, 2013

Falling In Reverse along with special guests Escape The Fate will embark on a 24-date ‘Bury The Hatchet’ tour beginning January 15th in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets for all shows will go on sale this week on Thursday, October 31st. The tour…

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Lou Reed by Proxy

Michael Hallisey Oct 28, 2013

I experienced Lou Reed by proxy while attending a creative writing course at a community school in Troy, NY. Joe Cardillo walked into his class room, always wearing a black sweater, black leather jacket, Army-issue pants, black-leather…

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Gusto’s got somethin’ for you in “Packin Heat”

Michael Hallisey Oct 22, 2013

I pride myself on being an objective critic. This admirable characteristic of mine enables me to review metalcore bands and express to you their merits, without personally possessing the urge to run out and buy the CD for myself – just not…

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Buckcherry boots bassist

Michael Hallisey Oct 20, 2013

Buckcherry has divorced from bassist Jimmy Ashurst, and it was confirmed in separate statements this weekend. "With heavy hearts and with great difficulty, we have decided to part ways with our longtime bandmate Jimmy Ashurst," stated the…

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Busy Dave Grohl getting recognized

Michael Hallisey Oct 18, 2013

Dave Grohl’s involvement with Swedish rockers, Ghost, was the butt of one April Fool’s prank earlier in the year, but his contributions to the Rock & Roll world may finally be rewarded with a prestigious accolade come next May.…

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Heart of Hand, bassist split

Michael Hallisey Oct 16, 2013

It was reported Monday that Brit-rockers, Heart of Hand had parted ways with their bassist, Carl Martin. The band released a statement over Facebook and Twitter recognizing Martin for being there "from the start" and complimenting him …

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Spirit of flight lost on Psycroptic

Michael Hallisey Oct 16, 2013

Those who often travel usually have horror stories to share about missing luggage, or being bumped from their flight. The members of death metal band Psycroptic recently joined that fraternity, in a most inconvenient way. Psycroptic is a…

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