Monday, March 25, 2013

"Slayer New Album Update


Slayer New Album Update

Slayer: now minus one Jeff and one Dave

"Best German Heavy Metal Bands


Best German Heavy Metal Bands

Germany is a country with a great metal heritage and tons of really good bands.  From the mainstream hard rock/metal sounds of Scorpions to extreme underground bands, the number of quality German metal bands encompasses numerous genres.   Germany is especially known for thrash metal,  and you'll find a few of the genre pioneers on the list.  Power metal is another genre that's well represented.  Here's our list of the best metal bands from Germany.  Who would you add to the list?

Sunday, March 24, 2013

"The Lemmys (Motorhead tribute band) live at the Whisky



METALLICA Perform As "The Lemmys" Covering MOTORHEAD

Metallica all dressed up as Lemmy in 1995 to help celebrate Lemmy's 50th birthday. Of course this wouldn't be the only time Metallica covered "Overkill.".

Friday, March 1, 2013

SLAYER's New Drummer, Jon Dette


Get To Know SLAYER's New Drummer, Jon Dette

The world was buzzing last week when Slayer announced they'd be heading to Australia this past weekend to play shows without drummer Dave Lombardo. The band asked Jon Dette to fill in. Jon was already in Australia helping out Anthrax, whose drummer Charlie Benante couldn't leave the States and he jumped at the opportunity to ..


Jon Dette: “To Be A Part Of Slayer History Again Is Awesome”

"10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins


10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins

Following my post on the origins of 25 Heavy Metal Stage Names, I thought what better sub-genre to focus the next iteration of the column on than black metal? It is after all the genre where stage names are taken so seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these musician's mothers were given a