Monthly Archives: August 2022

Pantera Add Another Big Name To Reunion Tour

Grady Champion, who was “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s guitar tech throughout his career with Panter recently revealed that he has “signed on” for the band’s upcoming tour. The comments from Grady came in just hours after it was announced that the influential heavy metal group will play its first shows in over 20 years in December […]

How a Tragic School Fire Led Journey’s Jonathan Cain to Music

Jonathan Cain was nine years old when a fire broke out on Dec. 1, 1958, at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, where he attended. The blaze started in the basement of one of the buildings and had spread uncontrollably within an hour, leaving children and teachers stranded in various parts of the campus. By the time […]

TYPE O NEGATIVE Announces Dead Again Reissue For November

After a little teasing earlier this week, Type O Negative has officially announced the reissue of their long-out-of-print 2007 album Dead Again! The 15th anniversary version of Dead Again will arrive on November 25 and will feature the original album alongside a handful of bonus tracks. The full running order of the record is: “Dead […]

Ray Wilson Looks Back on Whirlwind Run Fronting Genesis

Ray Wilson opened up about the highs and lows of his brief tenure fronting Genesis, saying the experience was “like being taken to the top of Mount Everest and thrown off.” Wilson joined the veteran prog-pop band in 1996, becoming their third lead singer — following Phil Collins, who quit in March of that year, and […]

MUSE Singer Credits Son For Turning Him On To SLIPKNOT, Influencing New Album

If you’ve been listening to any of the new singles from British rock outfit Muse, then you may have noticed something: a considerable amount of heavy metal influence. As it turns out, that was no accident or fluke, it was by design, as Muse vocalist Matt Bellamy told Zane Lowe on his Apple podcast. Not […]

Soundgarden Reveal How End Felt Like ‘Divorce’

Matt Cameron has all of the qualifications that most drummers can only dream of. Now, let’s add that he’s been the drummer for both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and we truly have a dream life for many readers. Matt recently talked about how his experience of playing with Soundgarden differed from playing with Pearl Jam, […]

Explore The Dutch Death Metal Scene With STEVEN WILLEM’s New Book Streams Of Ancient Wisdom

For death metal fans, a few key scenes loom large: Florida, Sweden, Great Britain, you know the drill. For dedicated death metal devotees, however, the Dutch death metal scene holds a special place in the history of the style. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Big names like Asphyx, Thanatos, and Gorefest made mighty contributions to […]