Editorials 1 LAST WEEK’S SOUNDSCAN NUMBERS REVEALED June 18th, 2007 at 12:08pm Vince Neilstein …Theater, Poison, Tesla, with recurrents from Linkin Park, Ozzy, Nine Inch Nails, Rush, Buckcherry, Megadeth in the top 100. Noteworthy hard-rock and metal releases, with commentary, after the jump. #7:…
Editorials 0 DOWNLOAD THESE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL VIDEOS June 12th, 2007 at 1:00pm Vince Neilstein Though we weren’t able to attend this year’s legendary Download Festival in Donington Park, UK, lucky for you we’ve got the next best thing; we’ve assembled a list of pro-shot…
Editorials 0 WEIRD SIGHTING OF THE WEEKEND June 11th, 2007 at 1:46pm Axl Rosenberg …gay comedian from Kids in the Hall) had some time to relax this weekend: MetalSucks spotted him with his girlfriend in Union Square, leaving a showing of Ocean’s 13. -AR…
Cinemetal 1 VIDEO OF THE DAY: VELVET REVOLVER “SHE MINE” LIVE AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL June 11th, 2007 at 9:34am Vince Neilstein Hot off the presses, a professionally shot live performance of a new Velvet Revolver song, “She Mine,” from this past weekend’s Download Festival in the famed Donington Park, UK. This…
Editorials 50 WE ARE FOOLS FOR NOT GOING TO DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL THIS YEAR June 6th, 2007 at 10:15am Vince Neilstein One year ago this coming weekend Axl and I went to Download Festival in the legendary Donington Park, UK, and I can positively say that those were three of the…
Editorials 40 WHITE LION: FORCED TO DROP OFF POISON/RATT TOUR DUE TO LEGAL BATTLE OVER NAME June 5th, 2007 at 9:58am Axl Rosenberg …Square Garden without their original line-ups. They should just play their gigs and then not talk to one another off-stage, like Aerosmith or Poison. I mean, I doubt I’d see…
Editorials 2280 AT ALL COST ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR WITH ONE DEAD THREE WOUNDED May 17th, 2007 at 1:51pm Axl Rosenberg …Skatepark 6/11 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar 6/13 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 6/19 Marrieta, GA @ Swayze’s 6/21 Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy’s 6/22 Richmond, VA @ Alley Kat’s 6/23…
Editorials 20 WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS DUDE’S HAIR? May 17th, 2007 at 9:59am Axl Rosenberg …say, a new Elvis Costello album; they chose LINKIN FUCKING PARK. So, uh, the mainstream can blow me. ANYWAY, while you ponder the question “Who the fuck still listens to…
Editorials 1 WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT LINKIN PARK’S MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT May 14th, 2007 at 10:03am Axl Rosenberg …disc would probably be anyway, but in much less rageful terms. “In retrospect, it’s clear that the stratospheric success of Linkin Park marked the end of an era. Two eras,…
Editorials 0 WEEKEND METAL UPDATE May 7th, 2007 at 2:13pm Vince Neilstein This weekend’s hottest news stories in metal featured GUNS N’ ROSES (duh), LINKIN PARK, SOILWORK, EVANESCENCE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, and THE PANIC CHANNEL. More info after the jump. The big news…
Album of the Day 1 THE ALBUM OF THE DAY IS… April 25th, 2007 at 10:39am Vince Neilstein …“Pinball Map,” followed by the broody yet brutal “Only for the Weak.” “As the Future Repeats Today” and “Square Nothing” both mix clean arpeggiated guitar picking with In Flames’ trademark…
Cinemetal 0 VIDEO OF THE DAY: NINE INCH NAILS & MARILYN MANSON MAKE-UP… AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN April 24th, 2007 at 6:22am Axl Rosenberg …comeback album, The Fragile. Then, a startling development: at a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, in the middle of a performance of the song in question… MANSON TAKES THE…
Editorials 0 2,000 GUITARISTS ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE A NEW LEVEL OF STUPIDITY April 23rd, 2007 at 11:53am Vince Neilstein From Blabbermouth.net On June 3, 2007, 2,000 guitarists of all ages and skill will gather at Community America Ballpark in Kansas City for the largest ensemble performance of the same…
Editorials 7130 EIGHTEEN VISIONS WILL BE MISSED. BY ME, AT LEAST. April 10th, 2007 at 12:20pm Vince Neilstein …Scott Weiland impersonation (and I mean this in the best of ways), writhing and gyrating about the stage. Just have a look at the above photo taken in Donington Park,…
Editorials 0 WEEKEND METAL UPDATE April 9th, 2007 at 9:12am Vince Neilstein …(feat. Vinnie Paul), LINKIN PARK, and P.O.D. Buddyhead.com reports that the “reunited” SMASHING PUMPKINS will consist of bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION) in…
Editorials 0 REPORT: LINKIN PARK WANTS NEW VIDEO TO START CONVERSATIONS April 6th, 2007 at 12:31pm Vince Neilstein Linkin Park premiered the video for their new single “What I’ve Done” yesterday on MTV. In an interview with Launch.com, MC/guitarist Mike Shinoda states: I think there’s a certain, a…
Editorials 0 NEW YORK’S KNITTING FACTORY TO CLOSE DOORS? April 4th, 2007 at 12:48pm Vince Neilstein Gothamist.com reports that New York’s landmark venue The Knitting Factory may soon be forced to close its doors, following in the footsteps of countless other NYC rock rooms. The 27,000-square-foot…
Editorials 0 LINKIN SUCK WRITE THE SAME SONG… AGAIN April 2nd, 2007 at 2:51pm Vince Neilstein Idolator.com [via Kevipod’s Music] has a leak of the new Linkin Park single, “What I’ve Done.” here What they’ve done is write the same exact four-chord chorus for the millionth…
Reviews 0 NEW YORK CITY IS A DYING WHORE: Down Rocks the Roseland April 2nd, 2007 at 10:39am Axl Rosenberg Okay, so: Vince and I were walking through Times Square to get to the Roseland Ballroom last Saturday night, and I suddenly realized we were on the block where i)…
Editorials 1 METALLICA START TOURING WITH REAL BANDS AGAIN! March 23rd, 2007 at 10:41am Axl Rosenberg After years of failing to help give exposure to real metal and taking crappy acts like Godsuck, Limp Suckit, Suckin Park (Linkin Suck?), and Korn out on the road with…
