The idea of overnight success makes average humps like us feel better because it allows us to think that we work our asses off and rock stars don’t. If a band goes from third-string opening […]
In 2015, the metal world mourned the loss of Lemmy Kilmister, frontman of speed metal godfathers Motörhead. Not only was Lemmy an incredible musician, he was also the real fucking deal, a hard-partying rock star […]
In 2019, stoner thrashers High On Fire said goodbye to founding drummer Des Kensel, who quit the band after twenty years and one Grammy. Now, Matt Pike and Co. have revealed their new percussionist: Coady […]
The past twenty-one years have been a period of unprecedented change for heavy metal music. Since the ball dropped on the ’90s, the genre has seen countless rises, falls, mutations, and reinventions, all in the […]
There would be no metal without weed. Had the sonic kale never spread across the world as an emotion-enhancing alternative to working and/or drinking one’s self to death, many of the blue-collar heroes from down-and-out […]
At the end of the day, life is a crapshoot. Especially in the post-COVID world, one feels like any sense of stability or consistency they have can collapse entirely at a moment’s notice. Not only […]
On a list of metal bands who can do no wrong, High On Fire are damn near the tip top. The Oakland trio, led by sandpaper-voiced stoner god Matt Pike, have been consistently making some […]
Drinking will always be an important part of heavy metal culture. Spiritually, alcohol gives way to the loud, brash frenzy fostered by ancient gods like Dionysus, and so is loved by fans of singalongs and […]
Last we checked in with those no-good drunkards over at Two Minutes To Late Night, they were performing a cover of Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” in honor of Halloween. But now, with the spooky […]
For as long as rock and roll has existed, the men and woman making it have struggled with addiction. The primal, rebellious sounds of rock music have always drawn in those whose relationship with reality […]
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