News 3 Times Metal Bands Playing Record Stores Turned Into Sheer Chaos February 19, 2023 1:23pm Record stores are often quiet safe havens from the chaos of everyday life. Not in these instances, though. Sometimes, putting an insane band and their fans in extremely tight quarters is like waiting for a powder keg to explode. […]
News Twisted Sister Guitarist: Keith Richards ‘Can Barely Play,’ Uses Hidden Guitarists Live February 19, 2023 1:19pm Twisted Sister guitarist and manager Jay Jay French recently weighed in on the hotly contested topic of if it’s OK for bands to use backing tracks live. As part of his examples, he didn’t hold back on The Rolling Stones. […]
News Frozen Soul, One of Modern Death Metal’s Best Bands, Drops New Song Produced by Trivium’s Matt Heafy February 19, 2023 9:28am One of our favorite new bands, Frozen Soul, have announced a new Matt Heafy-produced full-length. Listen to the first track now featuring Dying Fetus legend John Gallagher. […]
News Lars Ulrich Quit Cocaine Because of Noel Gallagher February 19, 2023 8:31am Lars Ulrich was a big fan of the great white booger sugar throughout many eras of Metallica’s career. What finally convinced him to quit the drug? Oddly enough, a Gallagher brother. Here’s the story. […]
News Watch 16-Year-Old Dave Grohl Rip on Drums With Early Punk Hardcore Band February 19, 2023 8:27am Here’s video evidence that Dave Grohl was always good at music. Watch him as a teen, new to drumming, yet still ripping a set with his band Mission Impossible. […]
News ‘There’s no need for violence’: Architects Address Insane Onstage Fan Incident in Australia February 18, 2023 11:07am An upset fan rushed onto the stage and towards a member of the band during an Architects show in Australia. Apparently, he felt the band was disrespecting the legacy of their deceased bandmate, Tom Searle. […]
News The Classic Nine Inch Nails Song that Dissed Filter’s Richard Patrick February 18, 2023 9:24am Filter frontman and ex-Nine Inch Nails member, Richard Patrick, believes a track on The Downard Spiral track was written about him, and that it was not a compliment. […]
News When a Nu Metal Legend Escaped Arrest by Convincing the Cops He was Dave Mustaine February 18, 2023 9:12am Late Snot singer Lynn Strait infamously got arrested at Ozzfest in the 90’s for getting oral sex on stage during a Limp Bizkit set. But Strait actually got away that day by convincing the cops he was Dave Mustaine. Here’s the story. […]
News Watch: Interviewer Breaks it to a Confused Ace Frehley that Kiss Never Actually Won a Grammy February 18, 2023 9:02am Ace Frehley spent years thinking that Kiss won a Grammy award. Turns out, nope. They didn’t. Watch as an astute interviewer breaks the bad news to him. […]
News Watch: When Metallica Covered Alice In Chains’ ‘Would?’ to Mixed Results February 18, 2023 8:57am Metallica’s stripped-back cover of Alice In Chains’ ‘Would?’ was a rare moment of vulnerability from the metal titans. Did they nail it or flub it? Watch their version of this grunge metal classic now and decide for yourself. […]