News The Ten Greatest First-Wave Black Metal Albums May 28, 2023 10:56am Long before the infamous activities of black metal’s second wave, the fledgeling genre grew as the hideous cousin of thrash, speed and death. […]
News Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz Lends Voice to Little Mermaid Cover May 27, 2023 2:40pm Welsh pop-punk group Punk Rock Factory just released their latest EP. Poor Unfortunate Souls tackles four tunes from Disney’s film The Little Mermaid. Given that the animated feature is getting a live-action reimagining this very […]
News Bob Rock Says Jimmy Page and Jack White are St. Anger Fans May 27, 2023 2:26pm Metallica have been through a lot of ups and downs over the course of their storied career. After a turbulent run in the later half of the ‘90s with the divisive Load and Reload albums, […]
News Pantera’s Phil Anselmo Denounces the Confederate Flag May 27, 2023 2:04pm In a world without a lot of good news, it’s heartening to hear something positive: Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo has publicly disavowed the Stars and Bars. During last night’s concert (Friday, May 26) in Bulgaria, […]
News Why Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” Was Almost Never Recorded May 27, 2023 11:46am Most of us have heard about “Paranoid” being recorded as a filler track, but why it was almost never recorded is a different tale entirely. […]
News Zakk Wylde’s First Concert With Ozzy Was to a Crowd of Mass Murderers May 27, 2023 11:39am Thought your first day at work was hard? Zakk Wylde’s first gig with Ozzy was in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. […]
News Bruce Dickinson’s Audition Tape For Iron Maiden Will Blow Your Mind May 27, 2023 11:33am Although Iron Maiden already on the ascent, the inclusion of Bruce Dickinson in 1981 took them to another plane of existence. […]
News The Story Of Fear Factory, Korn and Limp Bizkit’s Violent Brawl May 27, 2023 11:13am The ’90s nü-metal scene could get violent. Jonathan Davis tells the story of a brutal fight between Korn, Fear Factory, and Limp Bizkit. […]
News Ten Musicians Accused Of Seriously Heinous Crimes May 27, 2023 11:03am Metal deals with the darkest topics imaginable. While these transgressions are usually confined to aesthetics, sometimes they are very real. […]
News Watch: Chris Cornell Singing Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ Was… Interesting May 26, 2023 6:05pm Back in 2005, Chris Cornell covered Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name,” and he sure sounded… interesting. […]