News Video: Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix and Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes Scream Along to “Last Resort” Together December 9, 2021 8:29am Put any two metal stars in a room with some drinks after hours and you’ll probably get a fun singalong out of it. No matter how hardcore and evil they are, your average metal dude […]
Hell Yes Mötley Crüe and Iron Maiden Top Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Poll December 8, 2021 1:10pm This year saw the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub heavy metal world-conquerors Iron Maiden, who were nominated to finally be inducted but apparently hadn’t changed the face of rock music hard enough. Now, […]
Wait...What? Belgian Death Metallers Omicron Are Finally Getting Some Attention December 8, 2021 11:46am We all knew it was only a matter of time before some bands named themselves something like ‘COVID’ or ‘coronavirus.’ Metal bands have loved picking threatening substances or diseases in order to make themselves sound […]
News Christina Aguilera Performs Goth Rendition of “Genie In A Bottle” at People’s Choice Awards December 8, 2021 9:06am More and more these days, pop artists are experimenting with rock and metal in their music. Whether it’s Ed Sheeran collaborating with Cradle of Filth or Doja Cat turning her hit single “Say So” into […]
Lists The 17 Greatest Dimebag Darrell Riffs of All Time December 8, 2021 9:00am It’s hard to imagine any guitarist being as important to metal’s identity as “Dimebag” Darrell Abbot. As one fourth of Texan groove metallers Pantera, Darrell changed the genre as we know it with his mixture […]
News Video: Venue Where Dimebag Darrell Was Murdered Gets Torn Down December 8, 2021 8:22am Today marks the 17th anniversary of metal’s greatest tragedy, the murder of Pantera and Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbot. On December 8th, 2004, a mentally ill fan named Nathan Gale attacked Damageplan mid-set during their […]
News Tenacious D Announce 2022 Summer Tour December 7, 2021 2:02pm On the list of explicitly non-metal acts that metalheads will tolerate, Tenacious D might be at #1. The zaftig comedy duo will forever be loved by headbangers for their focus on rocking, never stopping, Satan, […]
News Hell Yeah: Fuming Mouth Frontman’s Cancer GoFundMe Crushes $50K Goal In 24 Hours December 7, 2021 12:53pm Sometimes, it feels like metalheads don’t care about their own, and the entire scene all a lot of infighting and whining. But every so often, when it really matters, the metal community comes together to […]
News W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless Claims He Was the Original Choice to Play the T-1000 in ‘Terminator 2’ December 7, 2021 11:01am Of the many spandex-clad bands who proliferated the hair metal scene of the 1980s, W.A.S.P. were one of the more metal, and much of that came from frontman Blackie Lawless. From singing satanic sex ballads […]
New Music Exclusive Video Premiere: Killer Hill (Helmet) Hearken Back to the Golden Age of ’90s Groove Metal on “Frozen Head” December 7, 2021 11:00am It’s unsurprising that Killer Hill‘s music feels like it could come out either today or in 1993. The LA-based trio feature two members of alt-metal heavyweights Helmet, making their connection to the heyday of alternative […]
