by Bram Teitelman | Sep 9, 2016 | Covers
UK metal rag Metal Hammer is turning 30 years old, and to commemorate, they’ve enlisted 15 artists to cover songs from those 30 years. Among them are Korn covering Faith No More’s “We Care a Lot,” Asking Alexandria doing Slipknot’s...
by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 7, 2016 | Housekeeping, Legendary
Being a rockstar in the 80’s was a privilege everyone wanted to have and still wish they had nowadays. From being worshipped by a horde of fans and groupies willing to do your bidding to the insane parties involved after every show with those willing to give you...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 18, 2016 | Album Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that Judas Priest wasn’t a commercial metal force to be reckoned with until 1982, but it wasn’t until 34 years ago yesterday that Judas Priest released their eighth album, Screaming For Vengeance. Sure, many Priest fans,...
by Metal Insider | May 23, 2016 | New Music, Releases
It’s been years since the whole “retro-metal” resurgence became hip. So long in fact, that we’ve moved on to some more creative (albeit mostly useless) labels for the stuff: proto-metal, trad metal, occult metal, vest metal, beard metal....
by Metal Insider | May 4, 2016 | Columns, Top 10
AC/DC defied the odds 36 years ago when they recorded one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, Back In Black, with the late (and very beloved) Bon Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson. Now they’re taking a similar gamble by bringing in Axl Rose to fill in for a...