RIP How Alexi Laiho’s Fun and Fearlessness Saved Metal From Itself January 5, 2021 8:03am When Children of Bodom first broke out on the scene, metal wasn’t big on good times. On the mainstream side of things, nu-metal had money, booze, and mayhem, but that all got bogged down in […]
News Video: Slipknot’s “Duality” Except Clown’s Barrel Hits Are The Twisted Tea Face Smash January 4, 2021 3:03pm 2020 took a lot from your average metal fan — concerts, albums, the opportunity to clear out a crowded bar with Cannibal Corpse — but it gave us the Twisted Tea face slap video. The […]
News Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody Pledges to Turn His Homes Into Recovery Centers January 4, 2021 12:54pm Throughout his career, Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody has been open about his own struggles with addiction. Now, the singer says he wants to take active steps to helping others with their own […]
Lists Tribulation’s Adam Zaars: 6 Rock Stars Who Might Secretly Be Vampires January 4, 2021 10:50am If the phrase It takes one to know one has any merit, then Tribulation should be able to spot a vampire. The Swedish black’n’goth band struck oil with their sweeping 2015 album The Children Of The […]
News Watch Post Malone, Slash and RHCP’s Chad Smith Perform a Crushing Jam of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” January 4, 2021 8:48am In the past couple of years, rapper Post Malone has gotten to live out every metal fan’s dream. Whether it’s collaborating with Ozzy Osbourne, jamming with members of Metallica, or just playing beer pong with […]
RIP Children of Bodom Frontman Alexi Laiho Dead at 41 January 4, 2021 7:38am Terrible news for the metal world today, as it’s been announced that Alexi Laiho, the virtuosic guitarist known as the frontman and driving creative force behind Finnish band Children of Bodom, has died. He was […]
Features How 2020 Reminded Us of What Being A Metalhead Is Really About December 31, 2020 10:22am In March of 2020, metal fans watched their entire world change. Over the course of about two weeks, every major tour was postponed if not canceled outright, while big cities around the globe indefinitely closed […]
RIP Remembering Those The Rock and Metal World Lost In 2020 December 30, 2020 10:12am With the year everyone has had, the passing of famous rock and metal musicians sometimes feels like a drop in the bucket. Thus far, COVID-19 has caused a reported 1.8 million deaths worldwide, sending everyone […]
Lists 13 of the Most Inspiring Motörhead Lyrics of All Time December 28, 2020 10:09am Heavy metal will never know another star greater than Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy was the real deal — prolific in his songwriting, rabid in his bad habits, unrepentant in his attitude, and true to his word […]
Last Words Relive Your Favorite Metal Moments of 2020 with the Best of Last Words December 24, 2020 10:15am Look, we get it: 2020 is basically over. Sure, we’ve got two weeks and a couple of major holidays left in which this cackling demon of a year can throw us curveballs and make us […]
