by Bram Teitelman | Feb 11, 2016 | News
Given the body of work he’s amassed already, not to mention his long, flowing gray beard, it’s hard to imagine that Rick Rubin is only 52 years old. In his 32 years of producing, he cofounded Def Jam, then American Recordings and he produced everything...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 28, 2015 | News, Touring
First of all, if you haven’t gotten to see Eagles of Death Metal’s wrenching interview with Vice, you should do that right now. It’s hard to watch, yet strangely positive despite that. In the wake of the attacks, some musicians are being asked their...
by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 23, 2015 | Fucking Slayer!, News
If you’re a nerve-wrecked, angsty teenager, it can be really tough to ask a girl to the prom unless you are this confident, popular guy who can pick and choose whoever he wants, right? Maybe not. Slayer is a fairly popular band and many guitarist would drown...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 27, 2015 | Controversy, News, Updates
Last week, we talked to Slayer’s Kerry King about Kevin Lyman’s comment on Mayhem Festival about metal becoming “gray, bald and fat” to which he basically said he wouldn’t pay a dime to attend the festival, on top of some other remarks...
by Metal Insider | Jul 21, 2015 | Metal on Metal, News, Touring, Updates
Needless to say, the tension that’s been mounting recently between Slayer and the Mayhem Festival is starting to bubble over. At Sunday night’s Mayhem gig in Hartford, CT, we asked guitarist Kerry King about Mayhem Fest co-founder Kevin Lyman’s...