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Laughs and Riffs: Why Metal and Comedy Go Well Together

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Anthrax, Brian Johnson, Brian Posehn, Comedy, Don Jamieson, GWAR, Jim Breuer, Mac Sabbath, Manowar, Metallica, Okilly Dokilly, Psychostick, That Metal Show

Kelley Simms meets modern comic greats Don Jameison and Jim Breuer at the intersection of hilarity and headbanging

Heavy Metal Punk

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Get Yr Motör Running

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Tim Sommer 1 Comment “Fast” Eddie Clarke, 1979, Bomber, Lemmy Kilmister, Overkill, Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor

On 1979, Motörhead’s most revolutionary year gets the attention it deserves

Heavy Metal Progressive Rock

Dream Theater: The Path That Unites

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Distance Over Time, Dream Theater, Inside Out, John Petrucci, Jordan Ruddess, Mike Portnoy, Wired for Madness

An exclusive chat with keyboardist Jordan Rudess from the road

Comedy Heavy Metal

Hellfire and Hilarity: Inside The Black Metal Comedy of Witch Taint

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Black Metal, Darkthrone, Dave Hill, Fenriz, Mayhem, Norway, Oslo, Phil Costello, Saihttam, St. Vitus Bar, Wacken, Witch Taint

Dave Hill and Phil Costello channel their inner Saihttam on this wild lampoon of loud rock’s most misunderstood genre

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal

He’s Got A Voice, A Wretched Voice Indeed: The Melvins’ Stoner Witch Turns 25

October 31, 2019November 22, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1994, Atlantic Records, Dale Crover, Houdini, King Buzzo, Kurt Cobain, Stoner Witch, The Melvins, The Melvins at Rhythm and Brews 1994

It’s only right to celebrate the silver anniversary of the legendary doom rockers’ second Atlantic LP on Hallowe’en

Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Progressive Rock Punk Rock Soul

NEWS: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, Jann Wenner, John Sykes, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rufus, Soundgarden, T.Rex, the Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Whitney Houston

Whitney, Biggie, T.Rex, Pat Benatar, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails and Thin Lizzy among those included on this year’s list of potential inductees

Electronics Hard Rock Heavy Metal

John 5 Prepares for Invasion

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 60 Cycle Hum, David Lee Roth, Invasion, John 5, John 5 and the Creatures, Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie guitar wizard creates magic on his ninth solo studio album

Heavy Metal Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics Roots Soul

Hæven Is a Place on Ear7h: The Cults of Lana Del Rey and Tool

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Adam Jones, Fear Inoculum, Lana del Rey, Maynard James Keenan, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Tool

A closer look at two titles from the most memorable Album Release Day since the Kanye/50 Cent face-off

Experimental Heavy Metal Pop

Sweet Charity: Mr. Bungle’s California Turns 20

August 13, 2019 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Danny Hiefitz, Faith No More, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Trevor Dunn, Trey Spruance

The last LP from Mike Patton’s celebrated avant-metal ensemble remains their best

Heavy Metal Pop

Alice Cooper Kept His Foot In The Gutter And Kept Reaching For The Stars With Trash

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper's Trash, Desmond Child, He's the man behind the mask, MTV, Only My Heart Talking, Poison

A look back at the Coop’s polarizing collaboration with pop spin doctor Desmond Child for its 30th anniversary

Heavy Metal

Three Bugs, A Pound of Dust: Slipknot at 20

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Roadrunner Records, Slipknot

From the state that brought us Caucus Fever and “Monday Night Rollins” emerged metal’s greatest oddfellows with a debut LP for the ages

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance Rock

Season Ticket On A One Way Ride: AC/DC’s Highway to Hell Turns 40

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, AC/DC, Angus Young, Atlantic Records, Back in Black, Beating Around the BUsh, Bon Scott, Cliff Williams, Easybeat, Girls Got Rhythm, Harry Vanda, Malcolm Young, Mutt Lange, Night Prowler, Phil Rudd, Roundhouse Studios, Shot Down in Flames, Touch Too Much, Walk All OVer You

The RNR Globe looks back at the Australian hard rock icons’ final album with original singer Bon Scott

Heavy Metal jazz

ALBUMS: Let’s Go Fly A Red Kite

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments Norway, RareNoise Records, Red Kite

The Norwegian jazz collective recalibrates the art of jamming

Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Records

Bad Music For Bad People: A Listicle Not for the Always Woke, Ever Timid or Politically Correct

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Anti-Nowhere League, Body Count, Charles Manson, Dead Boys, Fear, Ice-T, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, Slayer, Sparks, Starz, The Beatles, The Cramps, The Only Ones, The Rotters, Tiger Lillies

The title is copped from the name of a great 1984 Cramps compilation album, and that’s kind of what this story is about

Blues Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Sing Me A Sweet, Sweet Song: Badlands at 30

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Jake E. Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Gillen, Tony Iommi

When Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen formed a potent supergroup that never go its chance to fully shine

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