Without a doubt, the most famous song in the history of the Internet is Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The absolutely ridiculous ’80s pop hit became the video one led naive people to […]
Today, we think of Deftones as world-weary art-metallers who perform music that sounds like a magenta dream sequence. But we all had to start somewhere, and for these boys from Sacramento, it was playing funk […]
While it’s never been proven, there’s a general sense among puritans and fun policers that heavy metal is actually bad for you. For these outsiders, that heavy metal’s loud, brash, instantaneous entertainment is the sonic […]
When it comes to the disposal of their earthly remains, most metal fans probably go with the wisdom of Frank Reynolds: Bang me, eat me, grind me up into little pieces and throw me in […]
If there’s one genre that could beat out nu-metal for the ‘9os’ most hated musical culture, it’s pop-punk. While the former took the once-fun world of heavy metal down a spiral of angst, grittiness, and […]
Most people know John Carpenter as the master of horror behind such classic films as Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, Escape from New York, and They Live. Some probably also recognize him as a prolific synthwave artist whose […]
There’s no greater singalong for classic rock fans than Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Sometime between its initial release on 1981’s Escape and now, the song went from obscure ’80s power-pop track to the anthem every single […]
Last year saw Eddie Van Halen, electric guitar pioneer and driving force behind legendary party rockers Van Halen, pass away at the age of 65. Not only was Eddie an incredible technical musician, but he […]
There may never be a vocal part in metal as identifiable as David Draiman’s “OOOOO-WAKAKAKA!” in Disturbed‘s classic nu-metal rager “Down With The Sickness.” Something about that pierced man’s mating call struck a chord with […]
It was well known that among rock’s newer legends, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister had a soft spot in his heart for Dave Grohl. The Foo Fighters frontman was Lemmy’s friend, and plays a special role […]
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