by Zach Fehl | Jun 20, 2014 | News
The iconic Birmingham, England venue The Crown is being sold to Japanese developers for a rumored £1.2 million. Although it may look like any ordinary small venue, The Crown was a stepping stone for such bands like early Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. By stepping...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 7, 2014 | Lists, News
Today Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne made a hypothetical mix tape of bands he used to like. In a column for The AV Club called “I Made You a Mixtape,” the theme Osborne chooses is “bands that were good, but blew it.” The 21st Melvins album, Tres...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 10, 2012 | Award Show Battles
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be taking place in LA this Sunday, February 12. And without fail, The Grammys proved how ignorant they really are in regards to metal music once again when they announced the nominations for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.” As it...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 4, 2011 | Sabbath Broadway Sabbath
The concept of creating a musical based on the catalog of one band or artist is not unusual. In fact, ABBA’s Mamma Mia, Billy Joel’s Movin’ Out, and Queen’s We Will Rock You have been big hits. And even Rock Of Ages, which uses songs from 80’s hair metal bands like...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 19, 2011 | News Ticker
In Rolling Stone’s recent reader’s poll, Limp Bizkit’s rendition of “Behind Blue Eyes” was named the second worst cover of all time. Also making the list is Sheryl Crow’s cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mind” and Miley...