Metal playlists from the underground
Staind is #89 on the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands Countdown. The band debuted as a nu-metal act in the late ’90s before garnering mainstream attention with their heart-felt post-grunge ballads. The greatest songs released by Staind include “Home,” “Price to Play,” “For You,” “Believe,” “So Far Away,” “Mudshovel,” “It’s […]
“This Is It” opens The Illusion Of Progress and it does not rock nearly as hard as the classic opener “Suffocate” from Dysfunction (1999). This tune is great at keeping the eighth notes steady throughout the intro and refrain. So far Staind sounds more like 3 Doors Down than the band I once knew. 5/10 […]
You can stream the new Staind album, The Illusion of Progress, for free at The Fight Network before the album comes out on August 19. I might get the chance to do a Track-By-Track review, but I honestly haven’t found what I heard to be very worthy of one. Many people will dig the tunes […]
Dear Millennial EDM Expert Still Living with Parents Because the System is Rigged Against You, It’s time to put down your glow sticks, neon tights, and molly so you can finally do something useful with your lazy existence. Try popping this list of guitar gods from the Gears of Rock before walking down to your […]
Aaron Lewis, the “Northern Redneck” frontman of Staind, will embark on a co-headlining US tour with Blackberry Smoke in October. The “Sinners & Sanctified Tour” opens at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 12 and concludes at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia on Nov. 17. The tour will also feature special guest […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival returns this August and September for more than 30 tour dates throughout North America. The main stage features SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, STAIND, and PAPA ROACH, along with breaking band ADELITAS WAY. In addition, the Ernie Ball Stage and Jägermeister Stage in the festival area will include performances from multi-platinum headliners […]
Quality fan-filmed footage of Godsmack’s performance in Bossier City, LA on April 19, 2012 is available for streaming. The band’s set at the CenturyLink Center comes from the Mass Chaos Tour with Staind and Halestorm. Watch videos featuring highlights of Godsmack’s killer set below: “The Enemy” “Cryin’ Like A Bitch” “Awake”
Halestorm’s The Strange Case of… is currently the #1 Rock album and the #15 album in the US on the Billboard charts. The record sold 24,000 copies in its first week and features great hard rock songs “Love Bites (So Do I)”, “Mz. Hyde”, and “Freak Like Me”. The band is currently touring the US […]