News Dream Theater’s James LaBrie Says These Two Young Bands Are Carrying The Torch For Metal December 26, 2023 1:07pm When asked which younger bands he feels are carrying the torch for metal, Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie responds with two acts. […]
News The Nu-Metal Band Whose Label Bribed DJs To Play Their Debut Single December 26, 2023 7:50am In a perfect world, every band that gets ahead would do so on their own merits. In case you haven’t been paying attention: The world sucks. […]
News The Popular Metal Singer Who Quit to Be a Cop After 9/11 Happened December 26, 2023 7:40am The tragedy of 9/11 had such a tremendous impact on this popular metal vocalist that he decided to leave his band and become a cop. […]
News Weezer Went Full Slayer in the Breakdown on This Song December 26, 2023 7:30am While they are known for making riveting alternative rock, there’s one Weezer song that features the band going full Slayer on a breakdown. […]
News The Boy Scout and Handyman Who Wrote the Darkest Music of the ’90s December 26, 2023 7:20am Given his pitch-black themes, one can be forgiven for not knowing that the biggest industrial star ever used to be a well-adjusted Boy Scout. […]
News Why Is Every Cover of ‘New Noise’ So Horrible? December 26, 2023 7:10am Why is Refused’s “New Noise” difficult to cover? We look at two band’s efforts to cover it and explain how they fumble the track. […]
News How a Forgotten Rock Band Got a Second Life Thanks to a Cult Anime’s Recent Popularity December 26, 2023 7:00am This alternative rock band experienced a major boost in popularity after one of their songs was used as the opening for an anime. […]
News The Indie Rock Legend Who Wrote a Concept Record About Ozzy’s Life December 25, 2023 9:34am Heavy metal and indie rock are two worlds that don’t often mix, but one bold musician crossed that line and made a record about Ozzy Osbourne […]
News When Skrillex, a Nu-Metal Super Producer, and Wes Borland Wrote an Insane Industrial-Emo Album December 25, 2023 9:32am At one point in time, this nu-metal producer and Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland joined forces to make a weird mall-emo album. […]
News Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield + Lars Ulrich Once Cameoed In a Disney Cartoon December 25, 2023 9:25am Back in 2004, Metallica guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich were tapped to cameo in a Disney cartoon. […]