News Reader Poll: Should Slayer Reunite for More ‘Big Four’ Shows — Or Could Another Band Replace Them? November 19, 2021 9:07am Back in a September interview with Kerrang!, infamous thrash guitarist Dave Mustaine said that he would love to do more of the Big Four shows, in which the ‘Big Four’ of ’80s thrash — Metallica, […]
Hell Yes Video: Interviewer Doesn’t Know She’s Talking to Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, Goes Nuts When She Finds Out November 18, 2021 1:44pm Most of us would like to think that if we saw our favorite rock star in public, we’d give them a chill nod of gratitude that would make them respect us. But most of us […]
Hell Yes Judas Priest’s Rob Halford Has One of the Bullets With Lemmy’s Ashes In It November 18, 2021 1:19pm Back in March, it was revealed that the late, great Lemmy Kilmister of speed metal forefathers Motörhead had distributed his earthly remains among his friends in the form of bullets filled with his ashes. Now, it’s […]
Interviews Exodus’ Gary Holt on Pissed-Off Riffs, Pain Management, and the Most Brutal Slayer Song November 18, 2021 11:41am The true beauty of Exodus’ new album Persona Non Grata is just how pissed-off it sounds. The record charges out of the gate with fists windmilling, taking aim at anyone and anything in its path. […]
News Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Is Still Cooperating With Capitol Riot Investigation November 18, 2021 8:52am On January 6th, rioters spurred by former president Donald Trump’s fictional claims of election fraud stormed the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, killing a cop in the process. Among those involved in the riot was […]
News The First Trailer for Hulu’s ‘Pam & Tommy’ Offers a Gritty, Nuanced Take on the Mötley Crüe Drummer’s Sex Scandal November 18, 2021 8:30am Back in December of 2020, it was revealed that Sebastian Stan, best known to the world as the Winter Soldier in Marvel’s Avengers franchise, would be portraying Tommy Lee in a Hulu miniseries about the Mötley […]
News Slayer and Metallica Had a Cold War Going On In The ’80s, According to Metal Blade Records Founder November 17, 2021 2:30pm The ’80s thrash explosion was a sonic arms race. In a genre that prided itself on being fast, loud, and evil, thrash bands couldn’t simply be sixth on the list, they had to THE most […]
News Video: Nigthwish Pay Tribute to Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho at Oslo Show November 17, 2021 11:59am There may never be a Finnish metal band as renowned as operatic festival veterans Nightwish. But a close second might be Children of Bodom, whose virtuosic frontman Alexi Laiho passed away earlier this year at […]
Features Opinion: If A Little Pee Upsets You, Get the F**k Out of Metal November 17, 2021 10:57am When we first reported on Brass Against frontwoman Sophia Urista peeing on a willing fan onstage, our thoughts were, Right on. Rock and metal music have always been about freaking out the squares — this […]
Hell Yes Trailer: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Brings All Your Favorite Villains Back Into Play November 17, 2021 10:43am There’s been a lot of speculation about how much the new Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, ties together the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Leaked and faked images have suggested that Spider-Mans from throughout the franchise […]
