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The year’s news begins and ends with Jay Weinberg. 4/1 Drummer Jay Weinberg debuts a new mask. Weinberg worked with Japanese artist Solid Blackline to create a new mask specially for Knotfest Japan shows. 6/7 Just prior to the start of a European tour, Slipknot co-founder and percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) states that he will…
Metallica’s “72 Seasons” was released amid a very busy year. NCAA bans Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” during the first round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in March. The Virginia Tech Hokies use the song as entrance music. The ban was to keep the Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum venue ‘neutral’. No matter. Virginia Tech fans respond by loudly chanting “Enter…
The Final Countdown – Europe The title track from the band’s third album was based on a keyboard riff written by lead vocalist John Tempest. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 in ’86. Funky New Year – The Eagles The B-side of “Please Come Home For Christmas,” the song was composed by…
Next year, Slipknot will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut by playing “Slipknot” in its entirety. “You’re talking about the anniversary of one of the greatest Metal albums,” stated percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) in a recent Kerrang! interview “You think for one moment that this album isn’t going to be played in…
“We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic Metal/Rock band,” stated Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel. “In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements.” Within Temptation formed in South Holland, Netherlands. A year later, in 1997, they released their debut album “Enter,” which established the band in the…
Megadeth has teamed with The Realest for an exclusive memorabilia auction, including stage-played and signed items, kicking off on November 27th. “There’s a whole world out there of really valuable, important stuff that if somebody is a fan of an artist or an athlete, or anybody… they wanna get something authentic that belongs to that person,”…
Following the sale of an Eric Clapton guitar for $1.27 million, a Kurt Cobain guitar goes for $1,587,500 during Julien’s Auctions “Played, Worn And Torn: Rock N’ Roll Iconic Guitars And Memorabilia” event (on 11/17). The “Skystang I” guitar was played by the late Nirvana frontman during his final public performance on band’s ’93 – ’94…
While still in high school, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and Jimmy Sullivan (drums) – known as The Reverend – shortened to The Rev – founded Avenged Sevenfold. The group developed a Metal/Punk hybrid that got them signed by indie label, Hopeless. Their ‘01 debut “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet…
Four albums into their career, Warlock began work on what was planned to the be their follow-up to “Triumph And Agony,” which was their highest Billboard charting album, peaking at #80. The band disintegrated during the ’89 album “Force Majeure” becoming Doro’s solo debut. A year later, her self-titled sophomore set dropped. The album however failed to ignite the U.S….
Pantera (pictured above) have announced an additional leg of their North American tour leg with Lamb Of God. Guitarist Zakk Wilde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante joined Pantera‘s original members, frontman Phillip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, in late ’22 to honor late founding members and brothers, guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. Earlier this year, this edition…