As reported recently, Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin was arrested on Sept. 4 after an alleged altercation with a Jet Blue flight attendant forced a plane scheduled to fly from Boston to Los Angeles to divert by landing at in Austin, Texas, instead. Now, the musician not only claims that he was wrongfully arrested, but that cops roughed him up in the process. Original reports suggested Scantlin was intoxicated
After a crushing set in a very rainy and dreary Hartford, Conn., for this year’s Mayhem Festival, we got the chance to chat with Mike Hranica of the Devil Wears Prada. Hranica talked about the band’s latest release ‘Dead Throne,’ as well as his friendship with his bandmates and crew and their penchant for dance parties. He also gushed about the opportunity to tour with Slipknot and why Mayhem is one
Godsmack are currently on tour with the traveling Uproar Festival with Shinedown, Staind, Papa Roach and many more. During the Aug. 31 date in Pittsburgh, Pa., a shirtless fan jumped onstage during Godsmack’s set, and after running around a bit, placed a hat atop the head of frontman Sully Erna. Multiple security guards tackled the fan with the intensity of an NFL linebacker, which prompted Erna to stop midway through
Earlier this year Metal Blade Records celebrated their 30th anniversary at SXSW in Austin, Texas, with a packed showcase and now Metal Blade continues the party by teaming up with Metal Wreckage to give fans a free As I Lay Dying show in New York City on Sept. 25. This event is offering fans the chance to attend a private CD Release show for As I Lay Dying, whose new
Green Day brought a new track to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards last night (Sept. 6) when they performed the song, ‘Let Yourself Go’ in the middle of the audience. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV on the red carpet that he was going to “create some chaos” with their performance, and he did just that. In the middle of Green Day’s performance of ‘Let Yourself Go,’ the band
In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, P.O.D., take the top spot with their single ‘Lost In Forever’ off of their latest studio record ‘Murdered Love.’ Last week’s No. 1 band Adelitas Way drop to second place with their single ‘Criticize,’ while Three Days Grace jumps five spots to come in at No. 3 with their tune ‘Chalk Outline.’ Halestorm stay put at the No. 4 spot with
We were recently paid a visit by prolific metal musician Josh Scogin of the Chariot. As the vocalist for the Chariot and former singer for metalcore leaders Norma Jean, Scogin has contributed his talents to a great deal of music, but his latest effort with the Chariot, ‘One Wing,’ may be Scogin’s magnum opus. Scogin spoke with us about ‘One Wing,’ the highly experimental nature of the album, how the