Metal playlists from the underground
Historically, Metallica is 7 for 16 at the Grammy Awards which works out to be a measly .438 winning percentage. The official Gears of Rock prediction is that Metallica will walk away from the 51st Grammy Awards with a more respectable .550 (11/20). Here is how it will work: “My Apocalypse” will win Best Metal […]
Today Metallica posted an interesting music video for “All Nightmare Long,” the latest single from Death Magnetic. The video contains Soviet scientists conducting strange experiments on meat, a deceased cat, and a human, which eventually leads to toxic zombie chaos in a cartoon format followed by live action havoc. Anyone care to interpret?
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 […]
“That Was Just Your Life” opens up Death Magnetic with a heartbeat and clean guitars. When the heavy guitars come in, the listener is entranced with a slow groove similar to a Type-O-Negative riff…but that is only very temporary. The song suddenly thrashes out with James Hetfield barking. You can definitely hear the …And Justice […]
Pick up your copy of today’s New York Times to check out the special Metallica feature, “Some Kind of Refined Monster.” The article discusses the song writing on Death Magnetic with the recent concert in Bucharest as its setting. If you are a Metallica freak, then this article really does not break any new ground. […]
The first single off of Metallica’s Death Magnetic, “The Day That Never Comes,” has finanally arrived on the Metallica websites including their MySpace page. The song begins with a clean guitar intro, equipped with a soothing guitar solo. The verses stay mellow while the chorus’s have a bit of a “Fade To Black” [Ride The […]