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Death in the Inner Circle
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After Their Murder-Suicide, Questions About Rufus and Lynn Flint Shaw's Shady Dealings Haunt Dallas
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Fight Over New Apartments Shows Dallas' Growing Pains
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Obama and Me (69)
It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial
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Melodica Festival Self-Indulgent, But Still Positive for Dallas (51)
If a festival happens in Exposition Park and only the built-in crowd shows, does it make a sound?
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Murder at the Howard Johnson's Serves Up Flavorful Fare (27)
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Death in the Inner Circle (21)
Apparent murder-suicide cuts to the heart of the mayor's southern Dallas advisors
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Battle Against Teaching Evolution in Texas Begins (15)
Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula
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10 Artists We'd Resurrect for Easter
Included: Freddie Mercury, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline
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Vampire Weekend Backlash at SXSW
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You Don't Have to Head to SXSW to Find a Festival This Week
Dallas has something for all tastes in town
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South by Southwest Bounty Overflows to Benefit Dallas
This and next week are full of big-name acts making their ways to or from the Austin festival
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Four Clubs Closed in Deep Ellum and Exposition Park in the Past Month
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Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold
Tuesday, March 1, at Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 27, 2008
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Subject(s): Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Taste of Chaos tour
A couple of decades back, U.K. metal acts such as Iron Maiden ruled the hard-rock world. Since then, the market for British steel has gone soft—but Bullet for My Valentine lead singer/guitarist Matt Tuck sees signs of stiffening.
"It's something that we think about and are aware of—that we could be the next big British metal act," Tuck says. "There's no one else even competing with us for the moment, which is good with us."
While Bullet's angsty "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)," from the 2006 full-length The Poison, became a sizable hit in Europe and in the States, the January-released Scream Aim Fire seems poised to do even better despite being targeted by doubters upset by what they see as commercially motivated compromises. Tuck denies this charge.
"The main thing we've done on this one was write songs in major keys, which automatically makes them a bit poppier," he allows. "As soon as you step into that zone, people start yelling 'Sellout!' and 'You're not a metal band anymore!' But I'm not the type of person afraid of trying something different."
On this bill, which finds Bullet paired with Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold, among others, for the Taste of Chaos tour, you'll have your chance to decide for yourself.
