Tag Archives: The Smiths

90s rock icon Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries) dead at 46

Posted by on January 15, 2018

  We are saddened to report that Dolores O’Riordan, the frontwoman of the alternative rock group The Cranberries has suddenly passed away. We are aware this isn’t considered metal, however, her style has been a major influence on music, especially for female singers. The group have a handful of heavy songs such as “Zombie,” “Ridiculous […]

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Deep Purple, Nine Inch Nails, Yes, Cheap Trick among 2016 Rock Hall of Fame nominees

Posted by on October 8, 2015

Let’s start out by stating the obvious: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is pretty much a sham of an organization. Everyone knows this. Countless bands should be nominated, but aren’t. The nomination process is very much behind closed doors and arbitrary, everything culminates in an awards show that’s hit or miss, and the […]

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Philip Anselmo, Dave Hill cover The Smiths

Posted by on July 28, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/I6E9c9O9qKY[/youtube] This is one of the oddest things we’ve seen in a while. You would expect Philip Anselmo to be the kind of guy that would beat up anyone in high school that liked The Smiths, but in New Orleans, he teamed up with comedian/musician Dave Hill for a cover of the  band’s “Please Please […]

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This Is Why You Won’t See Scott Ian At A Morrissey Show

Posted by on May 29, 2013

The Onion’s AV Club has a feature called “HateSong,” where they’ll ask an artist what song they absolutely hate. Usually, it’s novelty songs like “Mambo No. 5,” or oversentimental tracks like “Tears In Heaven.” However, when they asked Anthrax’s Scott Ian what song he couldn’t stand, he didn’t pick a song so much as he did […]

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