Heavy Metal News
Actor Jack Black and Kyle Gass brought their comedy meets rock band hybrid Tenacious D to the House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, Nev. over the weekend (July 28). However, it was anything but laughs after a fight broke out in the crowd leaving one concert-goer the victim of a stabbing. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that according to one eyewitness, there was an altercation
The Foo Fighters might rock but frontman Dave Grohl wants you to know that teachers do too. Grohl will bring that message to the masses on a new CBS special aptly titled ‘Teachers Rock’ set to air on August 18 at 8PM ET. The show is designed to put extraordinary teachers and education in the spotlight and will feature stars from music and film talking about the personal influences their
Metallica debuted their new stage set up, which commemorates three decade of history, last night (July 28) in Mexico City during the first of eight shows at Palacio de los Deportes. During the performance of ‘Enter Sandman,’ one of the onstage flare launchers malfunctioned. Two stagehands inspected them, only to be engulfed in a huge flame. You can see video of the pyro-gone-wrong below, with one man appearing to be
Being in one rock band can be challenging enough, but during their down time with Sevendust, guitarist Clint Lowery and drummer Morgan Rose created a new side project they dubbed Call Me No One. Call Me No One released their debut disc ‘Last Parade’ on June 5. The band has been a real labor of love for the two, and now they get to share the fruits of their labor
While the details regarding the situation in question are pretty sparse at this time, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and his wife were arrested on Friday (July 27) and allegedly spent the night in the Elkart County Jail. According to a local report on WSBT.com, the two were arrested and picked up at the Hilton Garden Inn in Eklhart, Ind. and both were subsequently released from jail the next day. Benante’s
While Nickelback generally seem to incite a ‘love them’ or ‘hate them’ attitude from music enthusiasts, one excited fan was willing to risk life in limb to see their concert Tuesday night (July 24) at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. According to venue officials, the drunk 22-year-old Kevin Beaudette fell in an embankment after losing his footing during his quest to sneak into the venue. “Last
Ministry were scheduled to perform last night at Bataclan in Paris, France, but ended up interrupting their show mid-set, then subsequently cancelling it, due to frontman Al Jourgensen being hospitalized. According to an account posted by Radio Metal after the cancelled show, Al Jourgensen “came on stage rather intoxicated and was nearly unable to move throughout the performance,” although no official cause of illness has been reported by the band.