Be grateful the Post acknowledges that DC has a metal scene at all. The Atlanta Urinal-Constipation hasn't acknowledged Atlanta's surprisingly strong* metal scene in years, if ever.
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* while it's always fashionable to diss the local scene, a surprising number of Atlanta-area bands have seen success in the metal realm, including Withered, Norma Jean, Becoming the Archetype, Daath, and of course Mastodon, Stuck Mojo and Sevendust.