News The Story of GWAR’s Insane ‘Empire Records’ Cameo March 19, 2023 10:43am In the long lineage of heavy metal bands appearing in movies, GWAR’s ‘Empire Records’ cameo is a classic. Here’s how it happened. […]
News Sean Yseult on How White Zombie Became a Metal Band March 19, 2023 10:37am Long before Rob Zombie took heavy metal by storm, White Zombie was destined to be another NYC noise band. Here’s what changed. […]
News Wayne Static Wouldn’t Let Billy Corgan Sing When They Were in a Band Together in the 80’s March 19, 2023 10:20am In perhaps one of the more random musical tag teams of the past few decades, a pre-fame Billy Corgan and a pre-Static-X Wayne Static played together in a band in 1987. Here’s the story. […]
News Why Lamb of God Changed Their Name From Burn the Priest March 19, 2023 10:18am In the late 90s, Randy Blythe and co. made a huge decision that would forever change their band’s name. It worked out. […]
News The Top 5 Heaviest Musicians Outside of Metal March 19, 2023 10:03am Outside of heavy metal’s confines, there’s a wide range of artists working with heaviness within their own genre. Here are the five heaviest. […]
News Atreyu Unleash New Video For “Watch Me Burn” March 18, 2023 1:14pm Metal mainstays Atreyu drop a fiery new video and announce new EP ‘The Hope of a Spark.’ […]
News Metal Blade Records Founder Brian Slagel Announces New Book March 18, 2023 1:06pm Legendary heavy metal record label founder Brian Slagel announces ‘Swing of the Blade: More Stories From Metal Blade Records.’ […]
News Nikki Sixx Calls Carmine Appice ‘Washed Up’ For Mick Mars Comments March 18, 2023 12:52pm After Carmine Appice cast doubt over Mick Mars’ feelings on Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx decided to call out the drummer. […]
News The Insane Fallout of BBC’s Death Metal Murders Documentary March 18, 2023 10:36am In 2005, BBC aired an hour-long documentary about the connection (or lack thereof) between heavy metal and crime. […]
News Udo Dirkschneider’s Brilliantly Poignant “We Will Rock You” Cover May Be More Emotional Than the Original March 18, 2023 10:25am How do you merge pain, longing and coming to grips with age? You record a badass cover of a Queen favorite. […]