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Corey Taylor Joins Steel Panther To Perform ‘Death to All But Metal’ at Download Festival
This year’s Download Festival hosted a ton of great moments, including one of only three performances Black Sabbath are playing this year. One of the other highlights of the fest proved to be when Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman joined Steel Panther onstage for a performance of ‘Death to All But Metal.’
Guns N’ Roses Concertgoer Reportedly Forced to Remove Slash T-Shirt by Venue Security
A Guns N’ Roses fan was reportedly forced to remove his Slash shirt before allowed into GN’R's London gig on May 31. James Revell, 18, took his story to NME as he felt disrespected by both the band and the venue when security denied Revell entrance into the O2 Arena.
Metallica Talk Orion Music + More Festival in Behind-the-Scenes Rolling Stone Video
Metallica were recently featured in their very own addition of Rolling Stone’s ‘Big Issue.’ Each individual member of Metallica was interviewed for the ‘Big Issue,’ where they spoke about their upcoming Orion Music + More Festival, the 3D concert movie and more. Now, Rolling Stone has posted a behind-the-scenes video from the ‘Big Issue’ cover shoot.
Slipknot Tease ‘Antennas To Hell’ Release
A puzzling and perplexing video has just been added to Roadrunner Records’ official site. The post depicts Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson working the vinyl to a remixed version of the staple Slipknot tracks ‘Surfacing’ and ‘People = S–t.’ No explanation has been given by Roadrunner or Slipknot, teasing fans as to the nature of what seems to be a July release.
Metallica’s James Hetfield: ‘I Only Have 846 Riffs’ Written for New Album
As Metallica prepare for their Orion Music + More Festival and upcoming 3D concert film, the band is also busy working on a new album. One could say that Metallica have a ton of songs on the table, as frontman James Hetfield revealed that the band has collected 846 different riffs.
Phil Anselmo ‘Not Too Sold’ on Zakk Wylde Playing in Potential Pantera Reunion
Pantera are one of the very few bands whose power and influence has remained legendary for decades. As Pantera consistently remain one of the most discussed bands in metal history, the subject of a partial reunion comes up fairly regularly. However, the question remains — who would fill the spot of the late, great “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott?
Black Sabbath Greatest Hits CD Dropping in June
Black Sabbath are widely known as the godfathers of heavy metal. From the moment guitarist Tony Iommi began to play the diminished fifth in the legendary cut ‘Black Sabbath,’ rock music broke off into a new direction that has continued to evolve ever since. To celebrate metal titans Black Sabbath, a new compilation album, ‘Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath’ will be released in June.
Korn Release ‘Way Too Far’ Music Video
Korn have just released an official music video for ‘Way Too Far’ from their dubstep-infused album ‘The Path of Totality.’ The track, which features contributions from electronic artists 12th Planet, Flinch and Downlink, portrays Korn racing cars, jamming in their practice room and… getting face tattoos?
Mayhem Festival Cruise Officially Confirmed for December 2012
Most of us haven’t bought into the whole 2012 apocalypse thing, but with the amount of metal festivals that are being held on cruise ships this winter, we’re starting to think that the metal gods know something we don’t.
Alice Cooper Pays Tribute to Dick Clark
The death of ‘America’s Oldest Teenager’ Dick Clark has resulted in many tributes from rockers of all genres. Perhaps the most in-depth and heartwarming one however, comes from the desk of Alice Cooper.
Ted Nugent Under Investigation Following Comments on Barack Obama
Move over Dave Mustaine, someone’s taken over as the engineer of the Crazy Train and has already run it off the tracks. In fact, said conductor Ted Nugent is now under investigation by the Secret Service for a peculiar comment during a speech supporting Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Slipknot Win Comeback of the Year at 2012 Revolver Golden Gods
Slipknot took away the prize for Comeback of the Year at the Revolver Golden Gods. Wearing black armbands with the No. 2 on them — paying tribute to their fallen bandmate Paul Gray — members of Slipknot accepted the award from Dino Cazares and Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory.