Metal playlists from the underground
1. The bassist of The Deftones, Chi Cheng, is reported to be in a coma following an auto accident [latimes.com]. 2. “The View” meets “Headbanger’s Ball” on “The Metal Show” beginning Nov. 15 on VH1 Classic [hardrockhideout.com]. 3. Metallica plans to release “All Nightmare Long” as their next single, including a music video, in December […]
1. The guitars of Brian May [Queen] have mysteriously disappeared from Chinese Democracy track [93x.com]. 2. Thrash metal legends, Slayer, will record two more records before calling it quits [ultimate-guitar.com]. 3. Chris Cornell compares Timbaland to Pink Floyd. Ugh. C’mon Chris…get the long awaited Soundgarden reunion together and put us out of our misery [mtv.com]. […]
1. Ozzy Osbourne crowned “living legend” at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. Foo Fighters named band of the year and Slash wins the “11” award [telegraph.co.uk]. 2. Who will win this dirty gaming war this year — Guitar Hero or Rock Band? Well, the consumers will ultimately decide as they cast their […]
1. Report shows that heavy metal will often prevail during economic contractions. Just check out the sales of Death Magnetic and AC/DC concert tickets if you need proof [timesonline.co.uk]. 2. James Hetfield tells Rolling Stone that former bassist Jason Newstead should be on stage at Metallica’s likely Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, […]
Without getting too political on a rock and roll website, I’d like to state that this is arguably the most exciting election of our lifetimes. We will bring either the first African-American into the chief position or see the first female Vice President. No matter how you look at it, Americans are angry and upset […]
By Peter O’Brien In the beginning, there was violence and there was metal. Two entities that, while separate in nature, became fused forever when bay area thrash originators, Exodus, wrote and recorded their debut album, Bonded By Blood. Now, twenty-four years after it was first released, Exodus returns with a re-recording of their debut album […]
Check out this pretty solid list of the Top 100 Metal Songs by some random dude on nutsie.com. 1 “Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live In D…” Iron Maiden 2 “War Pigs” Black Sabbath 3 “Beyond the Realms of Death” Judas Priest 4 “Iron Man” Black Sabbath 5 “Master Of Puppets” Metallica 6 “Victim Of Changes” […]
“Forever More” opens the seventh studio record by Tesla and features a creepy, yet catchy, acoustic guitar intro. The heavy guitars enter with Jeff Keith’s vocals, while a clean guitar remains in the background. This tune is a classic example of how the triple guitar attack can still work well together. There is a beautiful […]
Every week has its disappointing news, just as every Snoop dog has its day (yeah, that line makes little sense). Here are this week’s top rock and roll bummers and how we make ourselves feel better about each one. 1. Robert Plant crushes Led Zeppelin tour rumors Seriously, a Led Zeppelin reunion tour would not […]
With Halloween and Christmas around the corner, now is the perfect time for another soundtrack release to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Nightmare Revisited features new versions of the classic Danny Elfman songs performed by some of rock’s most popular artists. “DeVotchKa Overture” opens the soundtrack with a haunting instrumental cover by Denver indie-rock […]