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Senior Citizens In Trouble For Terrorizing Neighbors With the Power of Iron Maiden

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:10:26 +0000

Since the members of Iron Maiden are all well into their 50s it shouldn't be a big surprise that some fans of the seminal heavy metal band are now old enough to collect retirement benefits.

Instead it's what a 71-year-old woman from Stockholm, Sweden and her 81-year-old husband did with their Iron Maiden record collection that's noteworthy.

Metal Version of Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' Surprisingly Rocks

Emerald Catron — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:00:29 +0000

This is the perfect way to relive those golden years back in the ’90s before you hardened your heart and started listening exclusively to death metal. It’s a metal guitar version of your 12-year-old self’s favorite song — ‘Barbie Girl’ by Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua. If you have to pretend you don’t know the words, [...]

Mosh Pit Logic – Scientist Test Theory

Wes Styles — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:37:23 +0000

Who would’ve guessed it – Mosh Pits actually follow a certain “logic” and science has proof! Granted, most Mosh Pits look like a giant mess of chaos but physicist have found there is a logic to the movement of the Pit. Cornell University (in Ithaca, New York) studied the movement of concert-goers who partook in [...]

Metal God Eric Calderone Rocks the 'Super Mario Bros.' Theme

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:00:44 +0000

Just when we thought America’s favorite video game, ‘Super Mario Bros.,’ couldn’t get any better — enter YouTube’s 311Erock, aka rocker Eric Calderone. In this video, Eric shows us that not all metal riffs and/or tones are used for moshing, horror movies and making parents angry. Getting not only the theme song down perfectly but also [...]

Dude Gets Disability Benefits for His Addiction to Heavy Metal

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:00:00 +0000

A Swedish man was recently awarded unemployment benefits after getting his addiction to heavy metal music classified as a disability. 42-year-old Roger Tullgren is a self-described metal head who says he got hooked on the stuff when his older brother brought home a Black Sabbath album in 1971. Since then, his psychological addiction has led, [...]

Meet An Over-Sized Cat Who Loves Heavy Metal [VIDEO]

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:21:23 +0000

My heart is always warmed to its core when I hear about or see fellow creatures who love and appreciate heavy metal. The latest is a fat, furry cat who lies on his owner as he plays the air drums. He is not phased at all and actually looks like he is quite enjoying it, which I don't blame him. Watch the comical video after the jump.

2012 Revolver Golden God Award Nominees Are In

BJ Ragone — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:56 +0000

The nominations are out for the 2012 Revolver Golden God Awards and a lot of artists are getting some well deserved nods. Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Megadeth, Korn and more are up for big awards this year. April 11th Revolver brings back their annual award show dedicated to hard rock and heavy metal, The [...]

The Best Heavy Metal Movie Moments

BJ Ragone — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:32:50 +0000

Heavy metal is a big part of musical history and it's even slipped it's way into the movies. Not really that surprising since their is a culture of people who love it more than anything. Their have been entire features dedicated to it and even some awesome cameos. Since today happens to be National Metal [...]

Top Five Heavy Metal Frontmen – BJ's Picks

BJ Ragone — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:50:11 +0000

It's about time we had a day dedicated to heavy metal! What better way to celebrate that than talking about some of the best in the business? I'll start off by counting down my favorite heavy metal vocalists of all time. There so many it's going to be tough so I'll just go with the [...]

10 Questions With Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer

BJ Ragone — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:46:12 +0000

I recently got a chance to chat with Iced Earth guitarist and founding member Jon Schaffer and he gave me some incite into the bands future plans and also told me exactly what it takes to maintain the heavy metal lifestyle. Since the early 90′s Iced Earth has been going strong keeping the classic heavy [...]

Mastodon Talks Guitars and Metallica Inspired Solos

BJ Ragone — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:47:33 +0000

Southern heavy metal giants Mastodon have been taking the rock world by storm lately. Their last album Crack the Skye being their biggest success. Their new album The Hunter is also making some noise and they sat down to talk about some of the inspiration behind the latest single “Black Tongue”. Mastodon has evolved from [...]

Sepultura Performs Acoustic U2 Cover On Chilean TV [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:30:11 +0000

It's always kind of cool to see a band step out of their element. Brazilian headbangers Sepultura make some of the most aggressive metal out there, but here they are doing a beautiful acoustic version of U2's 'Bullet the Blue Sky' on a Chilean TV show. Sepultura is currently doing a South American tour with Machine Head, and their latest album Kairos came out last summer. If you speak Spanish, you'll also be able to understand the interview. If not, enjoy the song.

Judas Priest 'The Chosen Few' Video Preview

BJ Ragone — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:06:17 +0000

Judas Priest has been bringing heavy metal to the masses since the 1970's. Their catalog of songs is so huge it would be impossible for them to pick songs to put on one record of "greatest hits". So instead they had their friends in the music industry do it. Guys like Zakk Wylde, Gene Simmons, Kerry King, Slash, James Hetfield and Alice Cooper just to name a few. The Chosen Few is available in stores now and contains a few hits, and also a few fan favorites. A must have album for any Priest fan.

The Best Current Metal Bands

BJ Ragone — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:05:50 +0000

Heavy metal is a beast that just won't die, and thank god for that. While the big names of the past are still going strong there are quite a few current metal bands out there that are ripping it up too. The sound gives an old school feel, especially when they tear into a kick ass solo, or dual solo! So lets look at some of the best current heavy metal bands.

Being Possessed – Real Or Fake?

BJ Ragone — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:29:39 +0000

Last night ABC aired a special called "Primetime Nightline Beyond Belief: Battle with the Devil". It was full of people rolling around on the ground being hit on the head with bibles as they tried "exercise the demons". I don't know if I buy into it or not.

New Dio Album Due Out In October

BJ Ragone — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:56:52 +0000

It’s been a little over a year since the unfortunate passing of legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio. It looks like he had enough unreleased material for a new album, and we’ll get to hear that stuff come October. Dio fans rejoice! Much like Tupac, Ronnie James Dio is releasing an album after his [...]

Addiction to Heavy Metal Classified As a Disability in Sweden

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:09:42 +0000

Roger Tullgren’s heavy metal lifestyle makes him a less-than-ideal employee. That’s because the 42-year-old Swedish man attends about 300 metal shows a year, often causing him to miss work. For the past 10 years, Tullgren has been trying to get his heavy metal addiction classified as a handicap, which would qualify him for sick benefits. [...]

The Most Unique Metallica Tribute Ever [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:17:51 +0000

British comedian Bill Bailey is playing this years Sonisphere in I assume England. He may just be doing some stand up comedy, but he wants to make sure that he is ready if for some reason Metallica can't make it. Rest assured folks, he will be ready to go. Take a look at the video of him and his band practicing.

Heavy Metal Super Group Debuts Music Video

BJ Ragone — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:59:15 +0000

All you can say about this is legendary. Deep Purple’s Ian Gillian and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi have teamed up with some of metals best for a new album.Tomorrow you’ll be able to get the brand new single from Heavy Metal super group Who Cares. It’s called “Out of my Mind” and the song is [...]

Revolver Golden Gods 2011

BJ Ragone — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:48:57 +0000

The annual heavy metal and hard rock award show is taking the stage in Los Angeles on April 20 and yesterday the nominees were announced. Revolver’s Golden Gods award show has been a staple in the heavy metal community since 2009. Unlike other awards shows like the Grammy’s that continually snub heavy metal and hard [...]