Posted by Zach Shaw on May 12, 2016
We had a blast as the Food Truck and Rock Carnival festival last year. Even our ten year old correspondent had fun. However, not only is the NJ festival returning this year with a new location, but also with a massive farewell performance from Twisted Sister. The second annual festival will take place at the […]
Posted by Andrew Sample on March 22, 2016
The Documentary: If ever there was a visual time capsule that shows the hedonistic, over-indulgent lifestyle of heavy metal and the fans in the ’80s, its Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 17-minute documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Shot outside of the Capitol Centre in Landover, Maryland (which was torn down in 2002) before the Judas Priest/Dokken concert on May […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 10, 2015
We’d already known that Slipknot and Faith No More were playing the Heavy Montreal Festival (aka, the best reason to go to Canada other than the exchange rate). But yesterday, the Fest released the full lineup, and it’s ridiculous. Korn will be performing their debut album in full. Meshuggah is playing, as are Gojira and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 12, 2015
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-mtGU00po08[/youtube] Sunday’s self-congratulatory kickoff of the awards season, the Golden Globes, was watched by over 20 million people. And while ratings were down slightly from previous years, that’s still a lot of people that tuned in to watch Boyhood, Transparent and How to Train Your Dragon 2 clean up. And when Patricia Arquette picked up the award for […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on October 31, 2014
It’s Halloween, and while we could post a Helloween album on here and call it day, we’d rather do something different. With that in mind, here’s our top five list of heavy songs in horror movies. We’re sure you’ve got a few of your own, so chime in in the comments section. In the meantime, […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on July 21, 2014
Many musicians have come in and out of King Diamond’s band. However, bassist Hal Patino’s departure from the group has caused its fair share of drama in a rather short amount of time. Just a few months away from his long overdue return to the States, King Diamond announced Saturday that Patino was no longer […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on March 11, 2014
Leaving a longtime record label and starting over with a new one is never easy, but it’s become commonplace in the modern record industry, so artists need to be prepared. Today, our list is topped by a band experiencing such a change right now, along with a new supergroup and some underground releases. Check it […]
Posted by Tiffany Bentley on August 20, 2013
Veteran hair metal bands Ratt and Dokken escaped a Buddy Holly moment after a private plane chartered for their tour was forced to make an emergency landing in Illinois, according to the Associated Press. The bands were en route for a show in the Chicago suburb of Wauconda with Lita Ford, Sebastian Bach and Warrant. […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 13, 2013
Last week, Guns N’ Roses surprised many when announcing an appearance at this year’s Governer’s Ball. Well as it turns out, that wasn’t the only festival performance in the works as Axl Rose and his new gunners have also been confirmed for this year’s Rocklahoma. Taking place on May 24, 25 and 26 at “Catch […]
Posted by Metal Insider on January 28, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Crazy to think how within a few hours, we suddenly had TWO Black Flag reunions to choose from. Hell, even one version of the punk icons plan to record a new album. But the circumstances of the multiple Black Flags […]
