The shredder for one of our favorite up-and-coming bands on the pleasures of Zakk Wylde’s solo for “No More Tears.”

Members of Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Machine Head, Guns N’ Roses, Hatebreed, and Suffocation mourn the loss of a legend.

Relive the magic!

There will never be another just like him. He is the only one.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE’RE TALKIN’ ABOUT???”

He is a renaissance man, a polymath, a thinker, a genius. For thirty goddamn years.

Dudes have personal reasons for loving Townsend. Let’s focus on the many universal reasons for loving Townsend.

Lamb of God are arguably the tightest band in metal, and Blythe is the spark that ignites the band’s riff engine.

Sometimes all you need is a sac fly.

Few artists are this raw, authentic, and exposed.

Vince ranks the past week’s Top 10 heavy hitters.

We’re laughing our asses off at his top-notch stage banter.

Axl subs in for Vince this week and adds SIX new bands to the charts.

HINT: none of them feature Steve Stevens on guitar.

This week’s top stories include Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and more.

Are Neil Fallon and Jon Stewart secretly the same person?

The Earth Rockers grace the cover of the April 2013 issue!

Suffocation nab the top spot while Meshuggah, Puscifer and Devourment also make strong showings and Kvelertak and Intronaut keep on keeping on.

U will listen (to all of this week’s new releases), u will love (many new jamz), u will laugh (at hilarious cover art and under-punctuated band names).