Metal playlists from the underground
Primus is an American hard alternative band from California that has been active since the early 1990s. Their unique sound comes from the genius bass work of frontman Les Claypool, who also has a twisted talent of writing some of the whackiest lyrical concepts of all time. Primus recently released Green Naughahyde last month, however […]
Lulu is the brand new psychotic, experimental, and deeply disturbing new side project from heavy metal legends Metallica and Velvet Underground frontman, Lou Reed. And for some reason, the whole thing works; well, sort of. Lulu is a two-disc enterprise that is based on two plays written by German playwright Frank Wedekind. The songs on […]
Here is a list of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. A prerequisite for making this list is that the guitarist must have played for an awesome band. For example: Joe Satriani is a sick guitarist that produced virtuosic guitar albums; however Chickenfoot is not that awesome. Same type of thinking goes with Steve […]
Sepultura is a doom and thrash metal band from Brazil that has been active since the late 1980s. Frontman Max Cavalera left the band after 1996’s Roots and created another sick—equally awesome—band Soulfly. Sepultura continues to march on without him, but let’s face it, Sepultura was at their best with Max; although, Derrick Green is a […]
Machine Head is an American thrash and groove metal band from California that has been active since the early 1990s. This is the only band that is successfully carrying the Pantera torch—sorry, no other band comes close these days. Robb Flynn is an extremely brutal vocalist and guitarist, yet you can still understand what he […]
Queen is a sick classic hard rock band from England that blew up the world in the 1970s and 1980s. There may not be a frontman in the history of rock and roll with the vocal talent and range of the late Freddie Mercury. Here are the ten best Queen tracks of all time featuring […]
Alice Cooper is an American hard rock legend that has been active since the late 1960’s. He is the originator of hard and heavy shock rock. Known for his big theatrical stage shows, Cooper would gain notoriety for playing with giant snakes and chopping his head off with a guillotine. Yes, he is just that […]
Guns N’ Roses is an American hard rock band from Hollywood that was the largest band on earth in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. This band had the potential to be the all-time greatest act of hard rock, but then blew it by splitting up in the mid-90’s. The original GN’R lineup was the […]
Saturday night metalheads are very familiar with Jennifer Leah Gottlieb aka “Miss Box of Junk” from VH1’s That Metal Show. Jennifer has been a key member of the show since the Season 4 premiere on Feb. 6, 2010. Jennifer replaced Keri Leigh Tucker, the original “Miss Box of Junk” that passed away in 2009. […]
Aerosmith is a legendary hard rock band from Boston that has been active since the early 1970s. The “Toxic Twins,” Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, have proven to be a very effective partnership for four decades. Aerosmith’s best material was written in the 70’s and their concert setlists today definitely reflect that. Aerosmith is Tyler […]