The late, great Jimi Hendrix was voted No. 1 by a panel of professional guitarists and other experts in a new Rolling Stone poll of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Two other hard rocking trailblazers ranked in the Top 10 were Eddie Van Halen at No. 8 and Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page at No. 3.
Churning out their own brand of iconic metal for 30 years now, Metallica may be one of the most influential bands in the world, but according to drummer Lars Ulrich, “I don’t think Metallica would be where Metallica is today if it wasn’t for Iron Maiden.”
The Lou Reed & Metallica collaborative album ‘Lulu’ is without a doubt the most infamous, reviled and debated upon release of 2011. Paolo Gregoletto, bassist for American metalcore band Trivium recently shared his “view” on the album, claiming that any fan who claims to understand ‘Lulu’ must be on some sort of drug trip.
Legendary producer Rick Rubin is known for his work on massively successful releases from the likes of Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park, but Corey Taylor, whose Slipknot recorded their 2004 album ‘Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)’ with Rubin, doesn’t exactly have a glowing review of the experience.
A music fan in England apparently committed suicide earlier this year because a show by the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures (featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones) left him with such severe tinnitus — a constant ringing in the ears — that he couldn’t sleep for three months, a UK coroner’s investigation reported.
November 17, 2011 I'm new to Volbeat...I started getting into them late last Spring when "Fallen" hit the airwaves.
I had heard the name kicked around for a little while but didn't bother to dig any deeper because I've usually got a full plate of stuff I'm listening to on a daily basis. Not that I don't have room for something good it's just that I'm fortunate in that most rock and metal is solicited to me these days so I don't have to go out and find something to listen to.
How best to describe ‘Lulu,’ the new album by art rock icon Lou Reed and heavy metal gods Metallica? This video of the infamous “No No No” cat reacting to the unholy collaboration says it all, really.
Metallica fans started a riot today (Oct. 28) in Gurgaon, India, as crowd control issues prevented the band from playing their first ever show in India. Approximately 20,000 eager fans were waiting in the audience as a surge of metalheads jolted forward creating a domino effect, which caused crowd-control barricades to collapse, injuring several people.
Metallica played the United Arab Emirates for the first time and at least “One” video has surfaced. More after the jump.
After a four-year layoff, Machine Head recently stormed back with their seventh album, ‘Unto the Locust,’ and fans immediately responded by giving the band the highest-debuting release of its career.
Riding high with a top 30 album, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn recently sat down with Loudwire to discuss the creative process behind the new record, the band’s impressive longevity, and some of the music that’s inspiring him today.
Metallica and Lou Reed keep releasing teasers and trailers for the “Lulu” thing they did. And no matter how much they release nothing has kept it from sucking. If we were in space it would be a black hole of suck. On a porn set
