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Metal pioneer Jonny Z recounts 40 years of Megaforce Records with book

Before Megaforce Records co-founder Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula got in the game, the term “heavy metal” usually referred to long-haired radio rock from the ’70s. Once Z quit his day job and invested in Metallica, he did as much as anybody to harvest modern metal. Working on a shoestring budget, Z and his partners grew […]

Top 10 metal soundtracks that took movies to the next level

Soundtracks are an important part of movies, but given they mostly want to appeal to a wide audience, metal is often left out of the film industry. When a heavy band does make it into a movie, it’s something fans celebrate for years to come, even if the majority of the movie’s audience doesn’t always […]

Slayer mark end of the road with announcement of final live shows

Slayer just announced The Final Campaign, the last leg of the band’s farewell world tour.  Last week, the band was teasing that the “end” was coming this fall, but didn’t clarify what that meant and fueled a bunch of fan theories.  Read more: Palaye Royale descend into madness in “Nervous Breakdown” They posted a video […]

Ministry, 3TEETH share philosophies, Alex Jones, Dimebag—and attitude

After a series of well-received performances in the U.S., Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen—the industrial-rock icon who drafted the blueprint for every band daring to pair wild electronics and samples with a stack of guitar amps—is gearing up for his band’s upcoming tour of Europe with L.A.-based new-gen industrial act 3TEETH.   Jourgensen and 3TEETH frontman […]

Ministry, Cold Cave to tour behind Wax Trax! documentary

After earning accolades on the film festival circuit, activity surrounding Industrial Accident: The Story Of Wax Trax! Records kicks into high gear. Starting with a special event on Record Store Day (April 13) at the House Of Vans in the label’s hometown of Chicago, this first of six dates combines a viewing of the documentary […]

Cold Waves' industrial rock festival lineup crashes across three cities this year

Cold Waves, the industrial-rock/electronic-rock festival is looking to spread its once-dormant virus across three cities next month. The lineups feature old-school progenitors such as ohGr (featuring Skinny Puppy frontman Ogre), Front Line Assembly and former Ministry member Paul Barker’s Lead Into Gold, Meat Beat Manifesto and next-gen sonic apparatchiks HIDE and the Black Queen (featuring […]

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) signs book deal for memoir on manslaughter trial

Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe has signed a book deal with Da Capo Press for a currently untitled memoir. The memoir will consist of his own account of the events of the past year of his life. This includes his arrest, incarceration, trial and acquittal for manslaughter following the incident at Lamb of God’s […]
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