When Christopher Lee died recently at the age of 93, the memorials and biographical news segments came pouring. We learned that Christopher Lee was in the British Special Forces We learned that Lee was not only in a James Bond…
Marilyn Manson Mourning A Loss: His Mother Has Passed Away
Heavy metal musician Marilyn Manson may be best known for his dark, cutting, and brutal vocals and his dismal and dissonant instrumentals, but a few days ago some real darkness entered into his life. His mother has passed away. “Barbara…
Ozzy Osbourne Has Bat Trouble Again
In a twist of a tale that will surely leave heavy metal fans chuckling, Ozzy Osbourne once again has a bat problem. The heavy metal Prince of Darkness is famous for several pieces of rock and roll lore, one of…
Scorpions Drummer Jailed for a Month in Dubai
Scorpions drummer James Kottak was arrested at Dubai International Airport for drunk and disorderly conduct on April 3, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the crime of insulting Islam. According to Dubai state-run newspaper The National, Kottak…
‘Metallica Through The Never’ Hits Netflix
Metallica Through the Never is now available on Netflix’s streaming service in the U.S. This didn’t appear on our most recent list of coming releases, but sure enough, here it is. The Netflix description is as follows: Veteran heavy metal…
Dave Brockie Of GWAR Found Dead In Richmond Home
Founder and lead vocalist of the thrash metal band GWAR, Dave Brockie, was found dead in his Richmond home on Sunday. According to Dionne Waugh of the Richmond Police, the authorities were called to Brockie’s residence at around 6:53 p.m.…
Here’s Metallica Performing The Star-Spangled Banner
Metallica frontman/guitarist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett played “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Giants/Dodgers game a few days ago, in a segment that in some ways felt like it could have been the intro to a Metallica album of…
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dies Of Liver Failure
Jeff Hanneman, one of two guitarists for the legendary heavy metal band Slayer, has died of liver failure. He was 49. The above image currently appears on the band’s official site, where they shared the following statement: Slayer is devastated…
New Devil May Cry Trailer Features Urban Destruction
Straight from this weekend’s New York Comic Con, Capcom has released a new trailer for Devil May Cry. Unsurprisingly, it looks a lot like older Devil May Cry games and features a similar combo and juggling fighting style. Judging from…
BitTorrent Testing Peer-To-Peer Video Streaming
BitTorrent changed the way we shared information. Now they’re changing the way we stream information. BitTorrent in association with Dean Guitars will be live streaming NAMM Jam this Friday night from 6:45 p.m. to midnight. The live stream will be…