Guitarist Ted Nugent has shocked the world by announcing that he’s in a sexual relationship with transgender icon Caitlyn Jenner. Nugent, known for both having his finger firmly on the pulse of modern culture and never holding a grudge, made the admission on December 30, 2021, while railing against Rolling Stone editor David Fricke’s 2010
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David Lee Roth canceled the first two shows of his planned Las Vegas “farewell” residency due to a case of Covid-19 in an unnamed member of his backing band. The December 31 and January 1 shows at the House of Blues Las Vegas were affected. As of now, the shows on January 5, 7, 8,
Metallica have joined the growing list of bands to share their Spotify streaming stats from 2021, and no one will be surprised to learn that metal’s biggest band had an impressive year. Metallica tallied 1.3 billion streams on the platform in 2021, likely owing in part to their 30th anniversary reissue of the Black Album
A rumored reunion between Saliva and former singer Josey Scott that first surfaced in late 2019 failed to materialize, disappointing 38-year-old nu-metal dudes with goatees the world over. While the band initially cited the pandemic for halting their progress, Scott remained quiet, but he has now gone on record with his own thoughts on the
Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley, who in August contracted Covid-19 (resulting in the postponement of several shows), has again tested positive for the virus. The 69-year-old musician revealed the news on his own social media along with a selfie, adding: “My Omicron face! Yup. My entire family has it. I’m tired and have sniffles.
Nonpoint have dropped a music video for “Back in the Game,” a new song that appears on the band’s EP Ruthless, which came out on Monday, December 27. Singer Elias Soriano stated: “This song sums up our view on how we approached independence from the very beginning. We will be small but mighty. Like the song says,
Two longtime members of Motörhead’s road crew, tour manager Eddie Rocha and production assistant Emma Cederblad, recently got new tattoos repping the band — with late frontman Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes mixed into the ink. The tattoos were done by Stina Nyman at Eyescreamtattoo.com. Rocha’s is a portrait of Lemmy; Cederblad got the band’s spade emblem. You
Ozzy Osbourne has announced the ‘Cryptobatz’ collection, his first foray into the world of NFTs. The series of NFTs, which will arrive in January, are centered around the infamous 1982 incident in which Ozzy bit the head off a bat during a performance in Des Moines, IA. The Prince of Darkness will unveil 9,666 totally
Dream Theater are celebrating Christmas with a newly-released cover of “O Holy Night.” The cover was initially recorded June 9, 1993 during a soundcheck at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on June 9, 1993. It was previously available only as part of a rare fan club Christmas CD released in 1996. Listen below: [embedded
Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine has shared twelve seconds of a new Megadeth song, “Life in Hell,” as part of a recent Cameo video. You can listen below (via Blabbermouth). The clip in question starts at the 26-second mark. “Life in Hell” will be the second song of Megadeth’s new album, The Sick, the Dying, and
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, have unveiled the latest entry in their “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos that have captured the Internet’s attention throughout 2021. Robert and Toyah’s latest video is look back at their greatest hits of the year dubbed “Most Wanted,” and indeed,
Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows says the band plans to put the finishing touches on their next record beginning in January. Speaking to Loudwire, Shadows explained the band’s reluctance to play shows during the pandemic before segueing into the status of their next album, which will be their first since The Stage came out in
For the latest entry in their ongoing series of “bedroom covers,” Two Minutes to Late Night has rounded up a characteristically-rad line-up of musicians to cover every metalhead’s favorite Christmas song, “Halloween” by King Diamond. The line-up for the cover is as follows (via The PRP): Vocals: Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” OldsGuitars: Brandon Ellis (The Black Dahlia Murder)Guitars: Ben Hutcherson (Khemmis/Glacial Tomb)Bass: Nick Cageao (ex-Mutoid
YouTuber Jared Dines has released the fourth edition of his “The Biggest Shred Collab Song in the World” series. Participants in the latest entry are as follows (via The PRP): Jason Richardson (All That Remains) Ichika Nito (Ichikoro) TheDooo Rob Scallon Nik Nocturnal Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro) Davie504 Charles Berthoud Dan Jacobs (Atreyu) Hayden Maringer (Evaride) Felix Martin Scottie Lepage (Polyphia)
††† (Crosses), the collaborative project between Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, have posted a cover of Q Lazzarus’s 1988 cult hit “Goodbye Horses.” Additionally, Lopez has announced that the outfit has signed a deal with Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records). Posting to Instagram, he explained: “Very happy to announce that Crosses recently signed a worldwide deal with
The Nirvana camp have filed a motion to dismiss the current lawsuit filed against them by Spencer Elden, the now 30-year-old man who was photographed as a four-month-old boy for the iconic cover of the band’s 1990 album, Nevermind. Elden filed a suit in August claiming that neither he nor his legal guardians consented to the photo;
YouTube masher-upper extraordinaire Bill McClintock has returned! For his latest amalgamation masterwork, McClintock has taken Overkill’s “Hello From the Gutter” and put it together with The Temptations’ “Cloud Nine.” The results do Chaly proud. Enjoy the mash-up below. Click here to check out some of McClintock’s other highly-entertaining mash-ups. [embedded content]
In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin — conducted from inside Vinnie Paul’s old limo, which Mangin now owns — former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar claims he was once asked to replace Phil Anselmo in Pantera. Says Hagar: “How about if I tell you something crazy. I don’t believe it; I don’t believe
Meshuggah have postponed their planned February and March 2022 tour of the U.S. with Torche and Converge due to a serious skin issue suffered by one of their band members. New dates have been announced for September and October, but Converge are no longer involved. The band issued a statement explaining the postponement, as well
Haken guitarist Charlie Griffith has put together a Christmas-themed cover of Slayer’s “Seasons in the Abyss.” Protest the Hero frontman Rody Walker sings on the track, while other musicians to appear include Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess, The Absence/Inhuman Condition drummer Jeramie Kling, Cradle Of Filth bassist Daniel Firth, Haken drummer Ray Hearne (on tuba) and guitarist Dan Goldsworthy (My Minds Weapon). Griffith commented: “Injecting this song with some Christmas cheer