Metal playlists from the underground
After journeying through four hours of Heavy: The Story of Metal, VH1 Classic debuted the second season of That Metal Show, starring hard rock DJ Eddie Trunk, comedians Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, and special guest Vinnie Paul of Pantera, Damage Plan, and Hell Yeah. Before bringing out Vinnie, the hosts briefly discussed the reception […]
In this scene from A Year And A Half In The life of Metallica James Hetfield reads Axl Rose’s list of show demands and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row does a mock MTV interview with Lars Ulrich and an intoxicated Slash. Also, hanging out backstage is the greatly underrated Jim Martin, former guitarist of Faith […]
Here are the lists of “Top 10 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums of 2008” by Meds, Pete, and our awesome readers: Meds [Administrator] Metallica – Death Magnetic AC/DC – Black Ice Maiden Heaven – Kerang! Tribute to Iron Maiden Tesla – Forever More Extreme – Saudades de Rock Motorhead – Motorizer Airbourne – Runnin’ […]
That Metal Show starring hard rock DJ Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson aired its seventh and final all-new season 1 episode on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. The hosts opened the show with a discussion of recent trends in music distribution by bands like Guns N’ Roses […]
That Metal Show starring hard rock guru Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson aired its fifth episode on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. Episode 5 began with the question, “Do people care about new music from classic hard rock bands?” Florentine made the point that the classic bands […]
By Peter O’Brien In 1994 Guns n’ Roses recorded a cover of The Rolling Stones song “Sympathy for the Devil,” which was featured on the soundtrack for the Neil Jordan film, Interview with the Vampire. That recording prompted a lot of speculation and anticipation for the next Guns n’ Roses album, following 1993’s The Spaghetti […]
1. Billboard’s mediocre review of the new Guns N’ Roses’ single “Chinese Democracy” [reuters.com]. 2. Rock Band: The Beatles edition is in the works for middle-aged gamers [mtv.co.uk]. 3. The Hard Rock Theme Park is already up for sale after just 6 months of operation and 7 years of planning [ap.google.com] 4. Heavy Metal makes […]
With the exception of Chinese Democracy, it turns out that November is a pretty slow month in terms of new rock albums. Below is a list of the upcoming records that may be of interest to the rock fanatic. Nov.4 George Lynch – Let The Truth Be Known Ex-Dokken guitarist put together this record with […]
There are just 31 days left until the release of the highly anticipated Guns N’ Roses record, Chinese Democracy. The band’s official site contains an up to the second countdown clock to the album’s release. Fans also can get a taste of the title track, “Chinese Democracy,” which is currently streaming on gunsnroses.com. “Chinese Democracy” […]
“Shackler’s Revenge” begins with an aggressive effect-filled riff, which may have been a product of over production. Axl Rose’s voice sounds good throughout the verse, but contains an unnecessary lower sounding vocal track. During the pre-chorus, the effect refreshingly disappears and Axl sounds fantastic. The vocal melody of the chorus will stick in the listeners […]