Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has released a cover of Metallica‘s “(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth” as part of the upcoming all-star compilation album No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All. You can listen to Ellefson’s take on the late Cliff Burton‘s legendary bass solo below. “It was a total honor to be asked to participate in […]
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider explained why classic-era bassist Mark Mendoza won’t be joining the band on their newly announced 2026 reunion tour. “I can only simply say irreconcilable differences and leave it at that,” Snider told radio host Eddie Trunk on Wednesday. “I can’t get into the weeds. I can’t go down that path and […]
Wolfgang Van Halen is clearly taking shots at somebody on Mammoth‘s new single “I Really Wanna.” Some clues from the song and video seem to suggest his target is none other than David Lee Roth. You can watch the video for “I Really Wanna” below. Like many of Mammoth’s previous videos, this one shows off Van Halen’s […]
The world of heavy music was alive and well on late night TV Monday (Sept. 8) as both Spinal Tap and Drowning Pool appeared on competing late night talk shows. And in both cases, there was some extra draw than their usual appeal that made it must see viewing. It’s not every day that heavy […]
Do you remember these nu-metal era rock radio hits? Odds are, it’s probably been a while since they’ve been on your radar. But even bands such as Korn, Staind and Chevelle have hits that once populated the airwaves seemingly fall by the wayside and get lost in the shuffle as they’ve largely been phased out of […]
The past year has seen two major masked bands celebrating the 25th anniversaries of their breakout albums, so we ask you … which is the better band — Slipknot or Mudvayne? That is the battle this week in Chuck’s Fight Club. on the Loudwire Nights radio show. Slipknot’s self-titled major label debut for Roadrunner Records […]
What was the best time in The Sword‘s career? Frontman John D. Cronise shared his thoughts on that topic as he sat down with Full Metal Jackie for a chat on her weekend radio show. One of the great and perhaps surprising experiences of 2025 is having The Sword back on the touring circuit after […]
Tonight (Sept. 7), an all-star cast of musicians came together to a perform a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards). The tribute featured Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Extreme‘s Nuno Bettencourt, punk star Yungblud and longtime Ozzy keyboardist Adam Wakeman. Previously this summer at the Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham, England, Yungblud sang a cover of Black Sabbath‘s “Changes” […]
Linkin Park are currently on the road in support of 2024’s From Zero. Yesterday (Sept. 6), they played the PHX Arena in the hometown of late singer Chester Bennington – Phoenix, Ariz. – and two very special people (Bennington’s high school choir teacher and her son) were in attendance, prompting frontman Mike Shinoda to say some […]
Here is everything you need to know about My Chemical Romance‘s fictional world called Draag. It only took two shows for My Chemical Romance fans to start putting together the puzzle pieces of everything that may or may not be hidden in the messaging onstage during the “Long Live”: The Black Parade North American Tour. […]
