by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2013 | Interviews
Both respected journalists in their own right, Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman combined forces to write “The Definitive Oral History Of Metal.” Louder Than Hell was released last month, and the gargantuan book (736 pages) sums up the beginnings,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 12, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-68ioMFgbc&t=4m[/youtube]It’s been cringeworthy, yet fascinating watching Queensryche unravel before our eyes via the media and court documents. Both lead singer Geoff Tate and the remainder of the band’s...
by Bram Teitelman | May 23, 2012 | Bad Breaks
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N63XSUpe-0o&feature=fvwrel[/youtube]As if their ongoing drummer problem wasn’t enough of a problem, Spinal Tap vocalist David St. Hubbins was hit by a car yesterday inNew York. Hubbins, actually actor Michael McKean,...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 1, 2011 | Charity
In the 80’s, the mainstream had charity songs like “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and “We Are The World,” where the biggest names in pop sang together to raise awareness and money for famine relief in Africa. The metal community, though, had Hear N’ Aid’s “Stars.”...
by Metal Insider | Sep 6, 2011 | Top 5
Next week, the movie Hesher, a black comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson, will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and digitally via Lionsgate. Not only did Metallica give the film permission to use their music (and logo design), but Levitt...