Yesterday, the metal community was heartbroken to learn that Marsha Zazula, who’d cofounded Megaforce Records and helped discover Metallica alongside her husband Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula, had died. Without Marsha, thrash metal as we know […]
This year saw Ozzy Osbourne release the monumental Ordinary Man, a record so risky, memorable, and rad that it topped our list of the 20 Greatest Albums of 2020. Part of what set the album apart […]
Last we heard from Mongolian folk-metallers The Hu, they were releasing a new documentary about their experiences on the road. Now the band have decided to pay homage to their heavy forefathers by releasing a […]
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 […]
Few acts from the ’90s Seattle music scene made such a resounding impact as Alice In Chains. Nuanced by always heavy, genuine in their agony, the band walked that dark central alleyway between alternative rock […]
Earlier this month, Metallica played a livestreamed acoustic show (which turned out to be partly electric in the end) alongside an auction, with all proceeds going to the band’s charity organization, the All Within My […]
It’s not as though Metallica have just been sitting on their asses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The band hosted a livestreamed acoustic show, released their S&M2 video via PBS, and all the while gave away […]
Over the past couple of years, YouTuber Lars Von Retriever has had a lot of fun creating Frankensteined videos in which Donald Trump “sings” various metal songs. For Trump, the flavor was usually apocalyptic, with […]
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: revolutionary guitar hero, or revenge-obsessed also-ran? For ages, Mustaine getting fired from Metallica was regarded as the point at which the band solidified their legendary line-up. But more and more, figures within […]
On September 27th, 1986, Metallica were traveling through Sweden on tour when their bus hit a patch of black ice. The bus crashed, and bassist Cliff Burton was killed. This was a huge blow for […]
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