Heavy Metal News
Guns N’ Roses guitarist DJ Ashba has a new gig, and no, he’s not leaving GNR or Sixx: A.M., his other band. He’s been named the celebrity spokesman for BullyVille.com. It’s a cause close to his heart, as he endured a rough upbringing being bullied not by his peers but by his father. Ashba, 39, became involved in this initiative since he lives next door to the site’s founder in
It looks as though the Black Keys will get their case heard in court. The group filed legal action earlier this year against both Pizza Hut and Home Depot, claiming that both companies had used their songs without permission in commercials. The group stated that Home Depot had used an unauthorized version of ‘Lonely Boy’ in a Ryobi Power Tools spot and that Pizza Hut copped ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
Night one of Slipknot‘s two-night, two-location Knotfest was everything fans had hoped it would be. The group pulled in a stellar lineup to play the Mid-American Motorplex in Council Bluffs, Iowa and left audiences with a night they’ll remember. The headliners ripped through a solid set, bolstered by such fan favorites as ‘Wait and Bleed,’ ‘Vermillion,’ ‘The Heretic Anthem,’ ‘Psychosocial,’ and ‘People = S—’ among others, before finishing the night
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has received some serious backlash from the recent remarks he recently made onstage in Singapore suggesting that the Obama administration “staged” recent tragedies like the one in Aurora, Colo. and the massacre at the Sikh temple in Milwaukee, Wis., in order to promote stricter gun laws. Mustaine then tried to do some damage control by appearing on the show ‘Info Wars’ to clarify his statement, but fans
It’s no surprise that heavy metal and hard rock artists have embraced the world of apps, and the latest to do so is System of a Down’s frontman Serj Tankian. The singer is offering his new app aptly called ‘I Am Serj’ available for free for a week. Tankian teamed up with the creators of popular beat making app IAmBeatBox to put it out his own app “I Am Serj”
As the summer gives way to fall, it’s good to know that there’s still some good times to be had and solid hard rock to be consumed at the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The trek just launched, but before things got underway singers Sully Erna from Godsmack, Brent Smith from Shinedown, and Rick DeJesus from Adelitas Way took part in a chat about the event at the Rockstar Uproar
Earlier this week Axl Rose’s legal claims against video makers Activision suffered a blow when the allegations of fraud were dismissed. However, with another claim still on the table for breach of contract, a new court date has been set for Feb. 1, 2013. The breach of contract charge stems from Rose claiming that Activision offered him his own video game after the company launched Guitar Hero 3 in 2007