Heavy Metal News
When Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away earlier this year (May 4), it was a devastating blow to the music community. However, just a few short months later, fans are coming together to celebrate his life. Yesterday (Aug. 4), a day before what would have been the musician’s 48th birthday, fans organized a walking tour of New York City that planned to visit all the local landmarks
Organizers for the Sunset Strip Music Festival have announced venues and set times for the Aug. 18 street festival. Among the 70 plus performers will be rock acts Marilyn Manson, the Offspring, Bad Religion, Black Label Society and Dead Sara. Artists from many other genres will also be at SSMF 2012, such as De La Soul, Matt Skiba, Street Drum Corps and Steve Aoki. The world famous Sunset Strip will closed
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is an iconic video, with Nirvana playing a pep rally that turns into chaos. The song ended up being Nirvana’s biggest hit and propelled the album ‘Nevermind’ to the top of the charts. One thing you may not know, however, is that one of the kids in the video was Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell. In an audio interview with MusicFrenzy.net, Bell recalled how his
We wish a happy birthday today (July 28) to Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix, who celebrates 36 years on this planet. There may be no singer in rock as energetic as Shaddix, whose live wire personality and gregarious nature has served him well as a rock frontman who lives and breathes the music his band performs onstage. And he has shown no signs of slowing down. In fact, in the
As Halestorm’s stock continues to rise with the release of their latest disc ‘The Strange Case Of…,’ the band is on a nonstop road trip bringing their live show to fans across the country. In a new interview with WGRD 97.9, the band checked in to chat about the Randy Blythe situation, having their music featured on ‘Glee’ and how their writing process has evolved. As Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe
On today’s Daily Reload, Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe remains in Czech prison after prosecutor challenges Blythe’s bail for the second time; Sex Pistols are set to release an incredibly special box set for the 35th anniversary of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’; and Papa Roach showcase making of the album art for ‘The Connection.’ Also, we premiere the music video for Soulicit’s ‘Complicated’; we bring you 50 amazing rock
Rob Zombie has a pretty solid grasp on the music industry at this point, having started with White Zombie and now spending over a decade as a solo artist, so he speaks from a place of knowledge and young rockers would be wise to be taking notes. The singer tells Spin that attitude and believing your own hype has brought down many a performer over the years. He explains, “I