On this day in 1986, one of the most influential metal albums of all time was released, as Metallica’s Master of Puppets came out. Cliff Burton’s last album with the band was an instant classic. From the acoustic opening of “Battery” to the last note of “Damage Inc., its eight songs showed the band at [...]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
In what could be a sad ending to a story that’s been in the news for the last three months, Virginia police have tentatively identified the remains of Morgan Harrington, the 20 year-old college student that went missing at a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, VA on October 17. Skeletal remains were found on remote a [...]
Monday, January 11, 2010
The most pressing concerns with Slayer’s tour shuffling should obviously be with Tom Araya’s health and fans left in limbo while the Megadeth/Testament tour works out scheduling, but it also creates significant doubt for those who thought a North American “Big Four” of Thrash tour was not only possible in 2010, but imminent. With the [...]
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Do you love the idea of Beatallica, but fancy yourself more of a Billy Joel fan than a Beatles enthusiast? You’re in luck. A tipster (thanks Joey from FMQB!) let us know about For Whom the Bell Joels, which is exactly what it sounds like: a Billy Joel tribute band that does metal versions of [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
While there’s been a ton of talk about the “Big Four” tour (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax), none of the bands have directly addressed it… until now. Metallica made a post about on their site today suggesting that their Sonisphere appearance in Europe this summer is the start of something more. You’ve been posting and chatting about [...]
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett have revealed their top 25 favorite albums and songs from the past decade in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Alcohol? Drugs? Suicide? That’s so passe. The latest hazard to the rock and roll lifestyle is the road. In the past week, there have been three automobile accidents involving musicians, two of them by metal bands. The first reported accident was the most serious, as Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo cracked three ribs, suffered internal injuries and sustained a lower [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
So the Grammys were announced, and it’s pretty much more of the same. Predictable, safe, boring. I mean, for the most part, the metal nominees deserve it, but they could have taken a ton more chances. Here’s what got nominated for Best Metal Performance: Judas Priest “Dissident Aggressor” from A Touch of Evil – Live Lamb of [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Blu-ray video format has largely been relegated to audio and video-phile status for years, as it’s still being introduced to the mainstream markets, and at relatively high price points compared to the ubiquitous DVD format. We’ve been hearing this past Black Friday was a huge win for the format, as consumers cashed in on [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Metallica has released details regarding their new DVD/CD Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico, available in the official Metallica.com store starting the week of December 7.
The Haunted will release a new live DVD/CD called Road Kill on June 8 via Century Media Records.
Rush- The Documentary, a new documentary focusing on Rush, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 24.
The Dillinger Escape Plan has added more dates to their Spring tour with Darkest Hour, Iwrestledabearonce and Animals As Leaders.
GWAR, Andrew W.K., Billy Bragg and more will perform at the Mess With Texas (MWTX) Party 4. The two day festival will be held in Austin, Texas on March 19-20.
Bullet For My Valentine’s video for the song “The Last Fight” has been posted online.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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