by Zach Shaw | Mar 25, 2011 | Headbangers Brawl
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJRXU1gUqsY[/youtube] In an interview with Australia’s Soundwave TV, Slayer guitarist Kerry King was asked if the band would ever consider doing “some sort of crazy rock opera or anything really mental like...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 14, 2011 | Somewhere In Crime
Back in February, ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno pleaded guilty to benefit fraud. From 2002 to 2008, Di’Anno falsely collected £45,000 ($72,000) worth of U.K. government benefits by claiming he suffered nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working....
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 4, 2011 | Die With Your Wig On
Poor Blaze Bayley. While the he did an perfectly servicable job with Iron Maiden for five years in between Bruce Dickinson, he wasn’t Bruce Dickinson, so most Maiden fans slagged him. And being a frontman of his own band, which he’s been doing since 1999,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 4, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBg-P0hsAg0[/youtube] If you pay attention to MTV and top 40 radio, you’d think that all kids are consisting on a steady diet of crappy hip-hop and Justin Bieber. At least there are some music teachers pointing out the...
by Metal Insider | Feb 25, 2011 | Award Show Battles, Headbangers Brawl
Headbanger’s Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Yesterday, the nominees for the 3rd annual...