Beartooth’s ‘Aggressive’ a compelling statement for the validity of heavy rock music in 2016
Beartooth Aggressive Back when Caleb Shomo was fronting electro-metal unit Attack! Attack!, nobody really expected him to forge a path of his own in heavy music. When he started making club tracks under the name Class, nobody was expecting any kind of Skrillexian success from some dude collecting recording gear in a basement in Columbus,...
Slipknot postpone tour dates after Corey Taylor receives "unplanned" spinal surgery
Slipknot are postponing the first few weeks of their upcoming tour with Marilyn Manson and Of Mice & Men following frontman Corey Taylor’s “unplanned” spinal surgery. Read more: Slipknot guitarist stabbed in the head after fight with brother “I am recovering nicely, and all went well!” wrote the singer in an official statement. “I need a little...
Rewind to the 2015 APMAs with Corey Taylor of Slipknot
Flash back to last year's APMAs where our Red Carpet correspondents Ash Costello and Keith Buckley talked with Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Besides joking around about where he put his Grammy ribbon, Taylor also presented last year's Vanguard Award to Rob Zombie and performed with Halestorm later during the show! This year, Slipknot is nominated for “Best...
New Sims update breaks down gender barrier
Not only is the Sims' music taste great (it's previously featured All Time Low, Paramore, New Politics)—but the life simulation video game is forward-thinking as well. According to Guzzlefish, even though all in-game characters have been bisexual for a long time, the Sims has completely broken down the gender barrier with its new update. Read more: Bring...
13 badass marching band covers of your favorite songs
Here are some high school and college groups that stepped out of their comfort zones. Instead of patriotic, child-friendly favorites, they played some unconventional choices that fit right in when blasted by huge ensembles. Read more: 10 stunning tattoo sleeves dedicated to bands RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – “Bulls On Parade” (George Mason University) This video shows...
New documentary chronicles teen metal sensation Unlocking The Truth—watch the trailer
Breaking A Monster is a music documentary that follows the rise of African American teen heavy metal sensation Unlocking The Truth. Watch as filmmaker Luke Meyer catches the band's fascinating coming-of-age story as they go from playing a combination of heavy metal and speed punk in Times Square to entering a $1.7 million record deal. Check out the...
Here's video of a young Taylor Swift rocking out to Paramore
Here’s something for your Friday: A video of Taylor Swift rocking out at a Paramore concert in 2009. According to the video’s description, she was accompanied by her friend and backup singer Liz Huett. The show took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Listen: Here's what it would sound like if Taylor Swift joined Paramore It’s...
Members of New Years Day, Rob Zombie join forces for goth pop side project The Haxans
If you're being haunted by the same old monster mash-ups and the classic party tunes that blast through cobwebbed speakers of every haunted house every year, it may be time to turn to a new wave of goth pop—the witch wave, that is. Ash Costello of New Years Day and Matt Montgomery of Rob Zombie...
Watch Melanie Martinez's unsettling new video for "Alphabet Boy"
The Voice-alum and emo-pop songstress Melanie Martinez has crafted a childlike aesthetic through her debut album Cry Baby and its subsequent videos. Read more: 8 lyrics from emo-pop queen Melanie Martinez that will give you the feels “Alphabet Boy,” her ninth video, might be the most unsettling yet. The clip features an eerie singalong to the bitter, tongue-in-cheek...