by Bram Teitelman | Apr 3, 2013 | Collaborations
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9NG0sRvUZg8[/youtube] Hard rock and hip-hop/R&B have co-existed since the early ’80s, when Eddie Van Halen contributed a blistering guitar solo to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” in 1982 and Run DMC rapped over guitars...
by Matt Brown | Oct 19, 2012 | Lists
Whenever a top 10 list is compiled, the same question pops up: “But what about (insert band/song/musician here)?” And this time is no different. Gibson recently conducted an survey of the best guitar riffs from the 1980’s. Today, they announced the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xEBX9JJGpI[/youtube]We’ve been meaning to post Born of Osiris’ cover of System of a Down’s “Science” for a few days now. It’s pretty cool in that it’s just updated/djenty enough to not...
by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2012 | Metal on Metal, Social Networking
Nikki Sixx probably didn’t see this one coming. The Mötley Crüe bassist took the opportunity of the third anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death to make some snarky comments about the late King of Pop on his radio show, Sixx Sense. 14-year-old Paris...
by Metal Insider | Apr 20, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors 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. By now, you’ve probably seen or heard about Tupac’s...