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Remember When: Dave Grohl and Josh Homme tested out Ashton Kutcher’s flatulence app?

by Zach Shaw | Jun 21, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal...

Remember When: Chris Cornell collaborated with Flotsam and Jetsam?

by Bram Teitelman | May 22, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

While Soundgarden are one of the cornerstones of grunge, they were a lot more than that label. While there’s a degree of the SST noise rock in their early music, many of the songs are Beatle-esque, and many people, viewed them as a metal band, as there was...

Remember When: Your favorite grunge bands appeared in Cameron Crowe’s ‘Singles’?

by Zach Shaw | May 19, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

Remember when Manowar’s Karl Logan was in a hair metal band?

by Metal Insider | May 17, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

Remember when Manowar guitarist Karl Logan played in a glam band? Well, if you’re not a native of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA area, you might not be familiar with Logan’s 80’s band, Arc Angel – thankfully there’s this video from 89/90 to remind us. Technically, Arc...

Remember When: Iron Maiden was (kind of) on ‘Mr. Belvedere?’

by Metal Insider | May 15, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

Remember When: Peter Steele appeared on Jerry Springer AND Ricki Lake’s Daytime Talk Shows?

by Zach Shaw | Apr 17, 2017 | Columns, Remember When

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