by Bram Teitelman | Jun 26, 2013 | Controversy
This week’s #1 album is Kanye West’s Yeezus. Despite being leaked, the record sold over 327,000 copies in its first week. Of course by giving his album that title and having a song titled “I am a God” (with “God” listed as a...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 24, 2013 | Controversy
The internet kind of blew up over the weekend when Jorma Vik, drummer of The Bronx, posted a picture his friend took of Black Veil Brides’ stage setup at the Warped Tour. The shot shows the band’s guitarist performing in front of two fake Marshall stacks...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 6, 2013 | Controversy
Over the past few years, Walt Disney has shown their distaste for metal by banning multiple groups from performing their House Of Blues venues in Florida. Machine Head have been the most notable metal band that Disney has banned. However, now it looks like Exodus are...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 18, 2013 | Controversy
We wrestled with our consciences about writing about this, especially in the early stages of the story, but now that there’s been somewhat of a resolution, we’ll address it. Earlier this week, a woman from Idaho accused Gaza vocalist Jon Parkin of sexual...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 11, 2013 | Controversy, Updates
Recently, For Today guitarist Mike Reynolds found himself at the source of controversy with tweets declaring that “homosexuality is a sin.” And it didn’t take long for the Christian metalcore group to release a statement subtly trying to put out the fire...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 10, 2013 | Controversy, News
Last year, Christian metalcore band For Today put out a really solid album, Immortal, their first for Razor & Tie. And unlike some Christian bands, the Sioux City band really backs up their beliefs. In fact, their guitarist Mike Reynolds backs them up so much that...