Tag Archives: Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro has died

Posted by on November 1, 2022

  We are saddened to hear the news of the passing of Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro. The artist, who also had a brief career with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and worked live with a number of acts, including Nailbomb, suffered an accidental fall in his Los Angeles home on Friday, October 28th. The […]

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Vio-lence share cover of Dead Kennedys’ “California Über Alles”

Posted by on August 20, 2020

  Vio-lence have shared their cover of Dead Kennedys’ “California Über Alles.” The band expressed their love for the song and how instrumental the music was to the Bay Area punk scene. “Being musicians in the Bay Area Thrash Metal scene, Vio-lence believes it is important to acknowledge the music that had a huge influence […]

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“The Butt Wipe Bandits ” Dead Kennedys parody is the toilet paper song we need right now

Posted by on March 16, 2020

  How many of us have gone grocery shopping just to find nearly everything gone including Clorox, Veggie burgers, to flour and spices? Many have entered a major panic as this coronavirus pandemic persists. However, instead of freaking out, you should spend some free time to write a few epic mashups about this insane ordeal […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 10 stories of the Decade

Posted by on December 23, 2019

  Many events that have occurred within the last ten years have been both exciting and sad. We hit significant losses in the metal community including Lemmy Kilmister, Peter Steele, Ronnie James Dio, Jill Janus, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Warrel Dane, Scott Weiland, Vinnie Paul, Paul O’ Neil, Keith Flint, Kyle Pavone, Jon Schnepp, Dolores […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/5: Record Store Day Rage

Posted by on December 5, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   This week’s edition of MBN reflects the sales numbers of Black Friday/Record Store Day, so you’ll see a lot of albums posted here that you can’t get anymore (not for cheap anyway) and […]

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2018’s Black Friday ‘Record Store Day’ releases include Chris Cornell, Type O Negative, GNR, Judas Priest, and more

Posted by on October 10, 2018

The extensive list of albums that are being exclusively released for this year’s annual Black Friday Record Store Day on November 23rd have been revealed. We looked over the entire catalog and made a few selections from metal, hard rock and other classic rock albums. Artists include A Perfect Circle, Type O Negative, Babymetal, Anthrax, […]

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Napalm Death selling “Nazi Punks F*ck Off” shirt to benefit anti-racist groups

Posted by on August 17, 2017

The Dead Kennedys’ 1981 single “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” was an iconic song when it came out, but when Napalm Death covered the song in 1993, it became one of their best-known songs too. Given that the alt-right movement, which is pretty much Nazism under a different name, seems to be thriving right now given […]

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Slayer, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden among those called out by Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament at rock hall induction

Posted by on April 10, 2017

While we didn’t attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past Friday, with the exception of Rush’s Geddy Lee playing bass with Yes as they were inducted, it doesn’t appear like we missed all that much. Journey was inducted, and while Steve Perry was present, he didn’t perform with the band, despite media […]

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You won’t be getting a Dead Kennedys reunion at Riot Fest

Posted by on February 20, 2017

Last year, the Riot Fest did what many thought couldn’t be done and reunited the Misfits with Glenn Danzig. Those were the only two shows the band played, and given the place where they seemed most likely to reunite was a courtroom, we figured it would never happen. With that under their belt, you’d think […]

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Amnesia Rockfest announces lineup for 2016 as Cavaleras battle

Posted by on March 24, 2016

Canada may not be on the same level as Europe when it comes about rock and metal festivals but they are working their way there with massive festivals across their maple-y country. Amnesia Rockfest is one of the biggest festivals our northern neighbors have and, aside from being the set of cheesy porn videos, they […]

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