News Disgraced Ex-Lost Prophets Singer Reportedly Stabbed, Beaten in Prison Hostage Situation August 5, 2023 11:55pm Ian Watkins, convicted pedophile and ex-singer of the multiplatinum band Lost Prophets, was reportedly held hostage by fellow inmates in prison and brutally beaten and stabbed today. […]
News The American Heavy Metal Musician Who Somehow Became One of Japan’s Biggest Celebrities August 5, 2023 12:43pm Once a successful guitarist with thrash metal legends Megadeth, Marty Friedman abruptly quit the group in 1999 and departed for Japan for a whole new life and career. Oddly enough, he soon found himself a massive TV star there. Here’s the story. […]
News The Massive Rockstar Who Killed Someone But Only Served Two Weeks in Jail August 5, 2023 12:30pm Drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley, drummer of fast-rising Finnish glam rock band Hanoi Rocks, tragically died in a car accident in 1984 while a passenger in a car driven by Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil. This is the story of what happened. […]
News How Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Secretly Behind One of The Biggest Rock Songs of the Early 90s August 5, 2023 11:36am Arnold Schwarzenegger… the music industry A&R exec? The action movie star himself was the one who ensured Guns N’ Roses made it into Terminator 2: Judgment Day instead Nine Inch Nails, a move that paid off when the song “You Could Be Mine” shot up the global charts. […]
News Did An Industrial Metal Legend Inspire A Major ’80s New Wave Hit? August 5, 2023 11:00am Ministry’s Al Jourgensen might seem full of tall-tales, but there’s a kernel of truth to everything he says. Did he inspire this ’80s MTV hit? […]
News A7X Frontman M. Shadows Says Next Record Will Be “Vastly Different” August 5, 2023 10:51am In a recent interview, Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows hinted about their next record: “There’s something vastly different in the works.” […]
News How An Early Heavy Metal Collaboration Became A Major Hit In The UK August 5, 2023 10:30am While the practice is common nowadays, heavy metal collaborations have been around since the beginning. Hear how one became a big hit in 1981. […]
News Marty Friedman Teams Up With Megadeth At Wacken Open Air August 5, 2023 10:07am Fans at Wacken Open Air festival were overjoyed yesterday when legendary Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman joined his former band on stage. […]
News Why This Metal Icon Thought That Sinead O’Connor Was “Insincere” August 5, 2023 10:00am We lost a hero with the passing of Sinead O’Connor. Made a pariah at her career apex, even some metal heroes didn’t support her at the time. […]
News Why A Legendary Metal Band Weren’t Allowed To Play In Their Hometown August 5, 2023 9:30am People fear what they don’t understand. Find out why one of LA’s most legendary metal bands were banned from playing in their hometown. […]
