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Former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri is breathing a little easier today. TMZ reports that the musician was able to reach a plea deal that will keep him out of jail so long as he remains out of trouble for three years and completes his anger management and community service obligations. Oliveri was facing some pretty serious charges, after a domestic squabble with his girlfriend ended with
In today’s Daily Reload, Randy Blythe is finally released from Czech jail after serving over a month’s time; rockers react on Twitter to the news of his freedom; Lamb of God confirm that they will play at Knotfest + embark on a headlining tour in the fall; and Blythe gives his first post-release interview. Also, we celebrate James Hetfield’s birthday with a Favorite Metallica Single readers poll; Korn bassist Fieldy
Legendary Californian hardcore punk band the Circle Jerks will be releasing the documentary, ‘My Career as a Jerk,’ on Sept. 25. The documentary will tell the story of the band’s on-and-off, 21-year career as one of punk’s most influential underground acts. Consisting of original Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson, among others, the Circle Jerks are currently on their third hiatus, which was announced in
Fozzy fans proved their loyalty as they fought tooth and nail to lift the band’s latest single, ‘Sandpaper’ featuring M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, to five consecutive Cage Match victories. With this accomplishment, Fozzy and their tune ‘Sandpaper’ enter the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. The song ‘Sandpaper,’ which appears on the band’s upcoming album ‘Sin and Bones’ (due Aug. 14), most recently triumphed against Slash’s ‘Standing in the
After being held in a Czech prison for more than a month, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe was released on Thursday (Aug.2) and his first post-prison interview was captured by the Czech media outlet TN.cz. The reporter and his camera crew caught up with Blythe while he was waiting at the airport to fly home to the United States. In the close to seven minute interview, Blythe tells the reporter
We at Loudwire would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to James Hetfield today (Aug. 3). The Metallica frontman has spent a total of 49 years on this Earth, with 31 of them having been a member of Metallica. Some of Metallica’s achievements include nine Grammy Awards, becoming the first band to ever have five consecutive albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, releasing the best-selling album
As Incubus and Linkin Park gear up to co-headline the 2012 Honda Civic Tour, frontmen Brandon Boyd and Chester Bennington have gone on record to rave about the love and respect they have for each other’s band. Given the deep history of both bands and the two finally joining forces to tour together after so many years of success, many fans are wondering if any onstage collaborations may fall into