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Five Finger Death Punch singer’s sister allegedly has restraining orders against him

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 13, 2015 | Conjecture, Controversy, News, Updates

Yesterday, the news about Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody’s domestic violence accusations from a woman who claimed to be his wife, Holly Smith, broke all over the internet. According to the original report by TMZ, Smith filed for divorce after Moody...

Crosscheck drummer making progress on his recovery

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 12, 2015 | Controversy, News, Updates

Earlier this month, Crosscheck drummer Tom Alderson had to be hospitalized after being attacked, allegedly by Ian Adams of Heavy Chains and Suburban Scum vocalist Ryan “Karebear” Taylor during the This is Hardcore Festival and it caused quite a stir around the scene,...

Suburban Scum release statement on beating incident

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 5, 2015 | Controversy, News, Updates

Earlier this week, the news about the incident taking place after the This Is Hardcore Festival involving Crosscheck’s drummer, Tom Alderson being severely injured and hospitalized, began to spread. The beating, allegedly administered by Ian Adams of Heavy...

Ohio’s Mushroomhead double down on rebel flag merch

by Seth Werkheiser | Aug 5, 2015 | Controversy, News

Right in the thick of the Confederate Flag debate, Mushroomhead went ahead and released some new merch designs which use the “stars and bars” motif. Response was varied, of course, and now the band has posted a photo of a new mask (at left) and wrote...

Kelly Osbourne makes a dumb racist comment on TV

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 4, 2015 | Controversy, News, Video

Once again, an Osbourne is in hot water, but this time, it’s Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne’s daughter Kelly. Appearing on The View as a guest, she had a message for Donald Trump, the professional toupee model and Presidential candidate, who’s been...

HELLYEAH’s frontman says all bands on Mayhem Festival are “awesome”

by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 30, 2015 | Controversy, News, Updates

The controversial and chaotic Mayhem festival has been the favorite topic everywhere for a while. To recap everything it has happened really quick: the festival co-founder called the current metal scene “gray, bald, and fat”; Kerry King, guitarist for one...
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