Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption” solo popularized the tapping style of guitar playing, and in doing so revolutionized the sound of rock. Not bad for a song that wasn’t even intended to be released. On Sept. 8, 1977, Van Halen were in the midst of working on their debut album. “I showed up at the recording […]
Loathe have announced a North American tour that will find the band performing their critically acclaimed 2020 album I Let It In And It Took Everything every night along the two month run. This news is big lift in the sails, after news last month that Loathe had canceled their upcoming European and U.K. tour dates, shifting […]
Dave Mustaine has been quite a Chatty Cathy lately—which is to be expected since he’s out on the publicity campaign in support of the new Megadeth LP, the very solid The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead! It’s the band’s 16th album and the most alive and relevant Megadeth have sounded in years. That’s surely a […]
It would have been highly unlikely to find the famously prim Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8 at age 96, at a rock concert. Still, the royal matriarch could often be seen shaking hands with musical legends over the course of her seven decade reign. One of the earliest instances of rock entering the […]
If there were to be a sagely wizard of death and gothic doom in the metal space, it would be Nick Holmes. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. The British master of the melancholic face-melt (can we coin that?), balances time between his trend-setting faction Paradise Lost and frontman duties for death metal super-group Bloodbath, the […]
Former DevilDriver guitarist Neal Tiemann has officially joined Carnifex after playing live with the band on recent tours. According to Carnifex vocalist Scott Ian Lewis in an interview with The Jasta Show, Tiemann is currently working on writing the next Carnifex record that will be tracked with Jason Suecof in February 2023. Advertisement. Scroll to […]
This month marks the 30th anniversary of Alice In Chains seminal masterpiece Dirt, and the band is celebrating in a notable way. An anniversary box set is scheduled for release later this month, and this summer, the band announced a collab with Funko! Pop for a series of Dirt-era figurines. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer […]
With 2020’s Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne reestablished himself with help from a new producer, an all-star backing band and a no-fuss recording schedule that lasted less than a week. Andrew Watt, a guitarist who worked with Justin Bieber before transitioning into a producer’s role whose resume now includes Elton John and Eddie Vedder, assembled a crew that […]
Wednesday 13 is back with a plodding, heavy new single called “Insides Out” that feels reminiscent of the early 2000s. It’s got all the squealing effects of yesterday, all the grooves found in the heyday of nü-metal, and all the crushing riffs of… well, take your pick. Just slow all that down a touch and […]
Ozzy Osbourne explained his doubts over the possibility of making an album with former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi. The pair reunited to perform at the U.K.’s Commonwealth Games last month after Iommi recorded guitar parts for two tracks on Osbourne’s upcoming album Patient Number 9. In a recent interview, the singer hinted that a […]