Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

Cowards: Birmingham Airport Won’t Be Renamed After OZZY OSBOURNE

Two days after the death of Ozzy Osbourne on Tuesday, July 22, fans immediately launched a petition for Birmingham International Airport to be renamed in honor of the legendary frontman — proposing it become Ozzy Osbourne International Airport. The petition is closing in on 77,000 signatures, but unfortunately the airport will not be renamed. According […]

Saxon Among Others Added To Mystic Festval Lineup

NWOBHM Legends Saxon Among Others Added To Mystic Festval Lineup 2026 Band Photo: Primordial (?) Saxon Performing At Mystic Festival In 2022 Prepare your armour – denim and leather. Saxon, as well as Cavalera with a Chaos A.D. based set, Primordial and Eyehategod are coming to Mystic Festival in Gdansk, Poland. Saxon We heard those […]

SLIPKNOT’s CLOWN Has His Own Minecraft Realm Called Vernearth

Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan is getting into the world of Minecraft thanks to his new, custom world dubbed Vernearth. The world will operate in 45-day seasons, and of course will feature a bunch of Slipknot music. There’s a really lengthy explanation of the world below, which I’m sure means quite a bit to […]

“Sincere Respects To You” – SIR BRIAN MAY Marvels At ANTHONY VINCENT’s Cover Of SYSTEM OF A DOWN Performed In The Style of QUEEN

Multi-instrumentalist and online content creator Anthony Vincent‘s covers of “Jump Around,” “W.A.P.“, and “Break Stuff” have certainly gotten some love from Metal Injection. But one would imagine that love from the very own Sir Brian May himself – astrophysicist and lead guitarist of Queen, of course – feels probably second to none. Anthony Vincent posted to Instagram […]

BRUCE DICKINSON Remembers How Fans Turned Their Backs On His Solo Career After He Left IRON MAIDEN In 1993

When Bruce Dickinson walked away from Iron Maiden in 1993, a lot of metalheads treated it like treason rather than a career move. Decades later, he’s still trying to wrap his head around how hard some fans took it – and what that says about the way heavy music builds identity around bands. In a […]

DAVE ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH “Lost The Plot” During The Risk Era: “We Zigged And The Rest Of The World Zagged”

On the latest episode of the “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal” podcast, hosted by Brian Slagel, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson revisited one of metal’s longest-running arguments: did grunge really kill hard rock and metal in the early ’90s, or did it just force bands to evolve? Speaking less like a bitter survivor and […]

Mastodon To Play At Mystic Festival In 2026

Mastodon Along With Bloodywood To Play At Mystic Festival In 2026 Mastodon, Bloodywood, Today Is The Day and Kanonenfieber all represent different continents, generations and aesthetics, but they’ll all find a place at Mystic Festival, as it celebrates all that’s heavy. Mastodon Mastodon is a beast, ruthlessly spitting out the sceptics who claim that all […]