Heavy Metal News
Taproot beat out the reigning champs of Candlelight Red in the last Cage Match but will they be able to do it again against today’s challengers? Orgy heat up the matchup with their brand new tune ‘Grime of the Century.’ After a run of U.S. tour dates earlier this year, the band canceled a handful of shows in order to head back into the studio to record new music. Check
Ladies and gentlemen, Lamb of God are back and ready to rock! After Randy Blythe’s return to the stage at Knotfest after his monthlong incarceration in the Czech Republic, the band is set to embark on a U.S. headlining tour this fall. It hasn’t been the easiest year for Lamb of God, as vocalist Randy Blythe was suddenly arrested shortly after the band’s arrival for a Czech Republic tour date.
Fred Durst isn’t just dipping his toes in the Cash Money pool, he’s doing a full on swan dive right in. The Limp Bizkit singer has lent his skills to a new single called ‘Champions’ by Kevin Rudolf, a pop star on the Cash Money label. It’s definitely a label venture as Lil’ Wayne and Birdman also turn up on the track with a few raps of their own. Lil’
Photographer Laura London didn’t have to look far for inspiration, and her work will be shown in the self-explanatory exhibit titled ‘Once Upon a Time … Axl Rose Was My Neighbor.’ The fine art photographer snapped the photos back in the early ’90s when the Guns N’ Roses singer and his then wife Erin Everly lived close by and were the subject of graffiti vandals in the area. The exhibit
Noted Washington, D.C.-area punk and metal bassist Vance Bockis has died at the age of 50. The musician, who played in such bands as the Obsessed, 9353 and Pentagram, in addition to fronting the Factory, passed away at his home in Fairfax County, Va., on Saturday (Sept. 1) from complications following shoulder surgery. WTOP reports that Bockis had a history of heroin addiction that left him emaciated and contributed to
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – It’s been a rough year for Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin. This time he ran into trouble after bickering with a flight attendant. [Loudwire] – And you thought it was cool when Lzzy Hale and Evanescence‘s Amy Lee teamed up onstage! This fall Halestorm are headlining more shows with In This Moment
Deftones have perfected the quiet-loud dynamic in hard rock. They expertly mesh frontman Chino Moreno's love of PJ Harvey and guitarist Stephen Carpenter's Meshuggah worship in their songs. Those two forces collide in Deftones music, which is often dubbed “alternative metal.” That's too simple of a classification, since the band vacillates between meaty, heavier-than-granite parts and pretty, lush, utterly feminine passages. Choosing the 10 Best Deftones Songs was difficult, since they have an extensive body of work. Our list is heavy on 'Around the Fur' and 'White Pony' songs, as those albums truly represent the band's artistic and commercial pinnacle. Since the Sacramento band has been active since the early '90s, choosing 10 songs was a task that was muy difficile. But here's what we came up with.