Metal playlists from the underground
Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios responds to the calls for a Linkin Park cover with “Heavy,” a solid tribute to Chester Benington. This version is hard, fast, and heavy as oppose to the original ballad featuring Kiiara. Last week Leo released his metal rendition of “Despacito” and received tons of press from mainstream media.
The Linkin Park, Blink-182, Wu Tang Clan, and Machine Gun Kelly show scheduled for July 28 at Citi Field has been canceled. Refunds to be issued. Here is the official tweet from Blink-182 regarding the Blinkin Park concerts and the death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington: The Blinkin Park show at Hershey Park Stadium […]
TMZ reports that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has committed suicide at his home in Los Angeles County. His body was found before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was 41 years old and leaves behind six children from two wives. Bandmate Mike Shinoda tweeted, “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official […]
Linkin Park pops up on the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 countdown in the #93 position. Whether you love these guys or can’t stand them, no one can ignore the fact that the band has sold close to 50 million albums worldwide. No rock band does that in this day and age. Their debut album […]
How in the hell is Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn 50 years metal already? Feels like I was just watching him murder the Ozzfest ’97 stage at Giants Stadium. Damn time really marches on man. Last week Flynn celebrated his 50th with a killer show at Oakland Metro and has posted an awesome video playlist […]
Seether’s 5th annual Rise Above Fest, the largest suicide awareness event in the world, is set for July 22 and 23 in Bangor, Maine at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. Other bands on the bill include Korn, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Skillet, Falling in Reverse, Hellyeah, Kyng, and more. The festival will pay tribute to fallen rock […]
How do you accurately determine the best drummers in the history of hard rock and heavy metal? You can’t! On this list you will find 100 awesome drummers that have raised the standards of drumming. The order is far from perfect, but one thing that each of these musicians have in common is that each […]
Gather around now for the Gears of Rock’s Top 10 Most Overrated Bands in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Don’t get me wrong. I downright love many of these bands and will remain loyal to them to the very end. But I am man enough to admit that some of my favorite groups are really […]
Here are the Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands of All-Time updated for 2014. These groups are established, they are hard, and some of them are really heavy. Sure, some are hard rock, others are heavy metal. Some bands on this list, at one time or another, could be considered death, grunge, sleaze, […]
Otherwise will release True Love Never Dies tomorrow, byt you can listen to the album in its entirety right now at Loudwire. Produced by the legendary Jay Baumgardener [Bush, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Incubus] and mastered by Howie Weinberg [Soundgarden, Pantera, U2, Aerosmith], the 14-track disc is packed with hard hitting, anthematic rock tracks. Loudwire.com […]