Photos: Maverick / Warner Bros. With 12 Stones entering Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame, it’s time for two new bands and their new tunes to duke it out in a fresh new matchup. Deftones take the Cage Match by storm with their brand new single ‘Leathers’ off of their seventh studio record ‘Koi No Yokan’ due out Nov. 13 via Reprise Records. The band is also gearing up for a headlining trek in the states. For a full list of tour dates, go here . Metallica heat things up with their rendition of Deep Purple’s ‘When a Blind Man Cries,’ which is their contribution to the album ‘Re-Machined – A Tribute to Deep Purple’s Machinehead.’ Other artists who are on the tribute disc include Iron Maiden, Black Label Society and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, just to name a few. So will Deftones take the win or will Metallica strike them down? Get in the action and vote for your favorite track in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Monday, Sept. 24, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Deftones, ‘Leathers’ Metallica, ‘When a Blind Man Cries’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is looking to scare up some extra business for his new book, ‘Too Much Horror Business,’ and will hit the road for a series of book signings next month. The guitar great has amassed a “monster” collection of horror memorabilia over the years and had a chance to share some of his favorite items in ‘Kirk’s Crypt‘ during Metallica’s Orion Music + More Festival earlier this
After relentless voting from fans, 12 Stones pulled out a major win against All That Remains in the last Cage Match. Will 12 Stones be able to do it again versus today’s competitors? Godsmack enter the matchup with their cover single of the Beatles classic ‘Come Together’ off of their ‘Live & Inspired’ album. They also cover bands such as Metallica, Pink Floyd and Joe Walsh on the ‘Inspired’ part
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Guitarist Kirk Hammett shares his horror fascination (his new book ‘Too Much Horror Business – The Kirk Hammett Collection‘ is due Oct. 1) and talks about how Metallica deals with criticism. [Loudwire] Shinedown, Papa Roach, Slash, Nikki Sixx, Aaron Lewis and David Draiman were just a few of the rockers offering 9/11 Tributes via
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is soon to release the book ‘Too Much Horror Business — The Kirk Hammett Collection,’ which will feature the shredder’s insane collection of all things horror. The Metallica legend recently spoke about the upcoming book to SFGate.com, also describing how the changes in his life will affect Metallica’s next album. The 228-page book, which will feature over 300 images along with captions written by Hammett, will
It was Sept. 10, 1991, when Nirvana officially released ’Smells Like Teen Spirit’ as a single, forever changing the course of rock music. In the two decades since, there have been countless renditions of the track – whether it be parodies like Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Smells Like Nirvana‘ or medleys like when Metallica included it in their tribute to MTV and the VMA Awards or even video mashups like this one of
Metallica has released a new behind the scenes video from their second night in Edmonton, Alberta. The generous clip clocks in at over twenty minutes with extensive footage of the band jamming pre-show on Aug. 18 in their tuning room. The tuning room footage finds Metallica at their most laid back as they get together to jam on possible tunes for the show. The session includes pulling out the old