Metal playlists from the underground
Headhunter, the side project of Destruction’s figurehead Schmier, returns after a 14-year absence with PARASITE OF SOCIETY. This 11-track album alternates between power metal, thrash metal, and even toys with the mainstream. offering a cover of Skid Row’s “18 & Life,” giving fans of vintage metal a kick in the ass. “Remission” features an ethreal […]
AC/DC’s decision to destroy Madison Square Garden was most likely made to honor their sold-out crowd of loyal rock ‘n roll fanatics. The legends blasted through their radio hits “Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” and “Highway To Hell,” and blazed through new cuts “Anything Goes” and “War Machine,” making last night’s […]
Sometimes bad things happen for a greater good, and such is the case when referring to the plight and resurgence of Early Graves. Refreshingly injecting dollops of crusty Swedish metal into their chest-thumping Hatebreed meets vicious punk metal on acid formula, this San Francisco quartet convincingly sever the ties with its former identity Apiary and […]
1. Study with infinite loopholes finds that heavy metal music restricts blood flow to the heart causing added stress [gigwise.com]. 2. Lame vampire soundtrack bumps AC/DC’s Black Ice from the peak position on the US pop chart [reuters.com]. 3. XM and Sirius finally merge their stations. Sirius “Hard Attack” is now “Liquid Metal” and “Buzzsaw” […]
You can watch some highlights of the upcoming series, That Metal Show, at eddietrunk.com. The show begins Nov. 15 on VH1 Classic at 11 p.m. The highlight video on Trunk’s website contains bits featuring Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Mike Portnoy. Eddietrunk.com also lists the program schedule with episodes featuring Lita Ford, […]
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. 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 […]
What ingredients make up a great Halloween song? Does one focus on creepy sounds and keys, ghoulish vocals, evil guitars, or disturbing lyrics? Here is a list of the five best rock songs for Halloween that incorporate at least several of the qualities listed above… Top 5 Halloween Tunes 1. “Children of the Grave” by […]
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” […]
Crüeheads and rock addicts should check out LA Ink this Thursday, Oct. 23 on TLC at 10 pm [EST]. Here is more on the episode from motley.com: “Katherine [Kat Von D, star of ‘L.A. Ink’ and Nikki’s current girlfriend] tattooed a killer portrait of Mick Mars [MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist] on my leg and we got […]