Sunday, September 30, 2018

"Jimi Hendrix voted Greatest Guitarist Of All Time


Jimi Hendrix voted Greatest Guitarist Of All Time
Online poll puts Jimi Hendrix at the top of a list of 50 legendary guitarists

"The 50 Best Metal Riffs Ever


The 50 Best Metal Riffs Ever
We asked rock's most prominent players to pick their favourite metal riffs of all time. It wasn’t easy. Here are the final results, as compiled by Team Hammer. Plectrums up…

Thursday, September 27, 2018

"Study Compares Moshing To Rituals Performed By Rainforest Tribes In Papua, New Guinea


Metal is a "complex, inclusive and global community that now encompasses several generations."

"A tribute to Jeff Hanneman, written by Dave Lombardo


A tribute to Jeff Hanneman, written by Dave Lombardo
Five years ago, we lost the mighty Jeff Hanneman. We asked his former Slayer bandmate Dave Lombardo to pay tribute to a friend, icon and one of metal’s greatest ever guitarists

"Hear the Last Time the Jimi Hendrix Experience Ever Played Together: The Riotous Denver Pop Festival of 1969


You know it’s got to be bad when you quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience just months after the revolutionary, expansive Electric Ladyland hit number one on US and UK charts, but if you’re Noel Redding, you’re plenty fed up with the psychedelic circus. “The recording sessions were ridiculous,” Redding told Rolling Stone in a 1969 interview, “and on stage, it was getting ridiculous.” The last straw for Redding had come a few months earlier at the Denver Pop Festival in June. After tear gas forced the band offstage, fired by police at an unruly crowd, “I went up to Jimi that night,” says the bassist, “said goodbye, and caught the next plane back to London.”

"5 Insane Death Metal Drummers


5 Insane Death Metal Drummers
In the past we’ve tackled Black Metal, Thrash Metal and Grindcore here at Metal Injection’s prestigious, 5 Insane _____ Metal...

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

"10 of the best metal bands from Sweden


10 of the best metal bands from Sweden
Scandinavia is a heavy metal breeding ground, with each country cultivating its own scene. These are the best bands Sweden has to offer

"Heavy metal music is inclusive and governed by rules of etiquette

"Grunge wars: The rise and fall of rock's most troubled genre


It was a movement that created a music revolution, and had more than its fair share of tragedies. But who were the monkeys and who were the organ grinders when grunge’s tune started playing?

Sunday, September 16, 2018

"17 facts about Smells Like Teen Spirit


17 facts about Smells Like Teen Spirit
Everything you need to know about Smells Like Teen Spirit, the Nirvana single that launched alternative rock into the mainstream

Monday, September 10, 2018

"How …And Justice For All changed Metallica forever


Metallica's 1988 album was their step up to the big leagues. But things would never be the same again