News People Are Pissed at TMZ For Publishing Joey Jordison’s Ex-Girlfriend’s Emotional 911 Call July 29, 2021 11:55am Earlier this week, the metal world was shocked to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Now, tabloid news site TMZ have posted audio […]
Interviews Pain’s Peter Tägtgren: “I’m Too Old to Be Shocking” July 29, 2021 11:30am A certain generation of extreme music fan must watch a Pain video and think that Peter Tägtgren has lost his mind. The famed multi-instrumentalist and producer is best known for writing churning, misanthropic death metal […]
RIP ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72 July 29, 2021 8:09am Sad news for the hard rock community today, as Dusty Hill, bassist for Texan rock act ZZ Top, has died. He was 72 years old. ZZ Top members Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons confirmed Dusty’s […]
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Features Joey Jordison Was The Last True Rock Star Metal Drummer July 28, 2021 12:09pm For the longest time, there were two classes of metal drummer: flashy and technical. In the former were the Tommy Lees and the Alex Van Halens, dudes whose abilities behind the kit included a lot […]
Premieres Exclusive Album Stream: Know//Suffer Champion Death Metal-Inspired Hardcore On Their Ripping New EP July 28, 2021 11:00am That Know//Suffer hail from Texas makes a lot of sense. The El Paso quintet’s music is appropriately huge, coming at listeners with churlish riffs and bellowed vocals that feel meant to overwhelm and dominate from […]
RIP Wednesday 13’s Instagram Tribute to Joey Jordison Will Rip Your Heart Out July 28, 2021 8:29am Last night, the rock and metal worlds were heartbroken to learn that learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Something that spoke to just […]
RIP Slipknot Black Out Their Social Media Accounts In Tribute to Joey Jordison July 28, 2021 8:17am Last night, the rock and metal world were shocked to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Now, in […]
RIP Joey Jordison, Founding Drummer of Slipknot, Dead at 46 July 27, 2021 5:17pm Terrible news today, as Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot, has died. He was 46 years old. No cause of death has been revealed at this time. Jordison’s family confirmed the news today, saying in […]
New Music Here’s Volbeat’s Cover of “Don’t Tread On Me” From Metallica’s Upcoming Black Album Tribute July 27, 2021 11:26am Last month, it was announced that a tribute album dedicated to Metallica’s 1991 self-titled ‘Black Album’ was in the works to honor the record’s 30th anniversary. Now, the cover of Metallica‘s “Don’t Tread On Me” […]
