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The 8 Ball 3.15.14: Top 8 Songs About Drinking Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 03.15.2014 From Metallica's "Whiskey in the Jar" and Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" to Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools ," Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 songs about drinking! Welcome, one and all, to the 8 Ball in the ... (more)

There are still some seats left for the second annual San Francisco Giants' Metallica Night.

Lois Stephens Staff Reporter The members of heavy metal band SHATTERED SUN never thought a tour which literally left them stranded would ultimately result in their being signed by industry legends.

Advocate staff photo by LEILA PITCHFORD-ENGLISH -- From left, David Carr, drums, Mac Powell, lead singer, and Tai Anderson, bass, members of longtime band Third Day, play at the Rivercenter in Baton Rouge in October 2011.

The three-day rock and metal event will return to the grounds of Knebworth House from Friday, July 4 to Sunday, July 6. All campsites will open on the Thursday.

Metallica fans with tickets to the band's South American shows will get a bonus -- a new song.

Coroner echoes father's calls for improved safety at ski resorts after the death of 23-year-old Aleksander Owens-Thurston from Hooley The University of Surrey graduate was not wearing a helmet when he was thrown into a metal pole supporting a snow cannon which was not covered by foam padding.

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx will soon be a married man again. The rocker is tying the knot with girlfriend Courtney Bingham in a ceremony in Hollywood this Saturday.

FROM HELL is a new horror concept heavy metal band. Their debut release on Scourge Records on April 8th, 2014 is called Ascent From Hell and it is as heavy as it is epic! FROM HELL is the brainchild of George Anderson aka Aleister Sinn, the live narrator of this horror story.

Fans were justifiably bummed when early Norwegian black metal greats turned experimentalists Ulver dropped off the Maryland Death Fest bill due to health concerns.

Dave Ellefson 's a happy guy these days. The Megadeth bassist is on vacation in California with his family, getting a little R&R before the band prepares to head back out on tour -- this time for a couple of U.S. dates and then on to South America.

Altitudes And Attitude, the band formed by thrash bassists David Ellefson of Megadeth and Frank Bello of Anthrax, have released a video for their track Tell The World.

Musicians from a Paraguayan juvenile symphonic orchestra play their instruments made out of recycled trash during a rehearsal in Asuncion on February 19, 2014 - by Norberto Duarte For one group of poor kids in Paraguay, however, who have found international fame by forming an orchestra which uses instruments built from trash, it is quite literally ... (more)

Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker leader David Lowery has been particularly vocal about the this issue online and was no different in person.

Police say they have leads but have not made any arrests over the suspicious fire late last month at St Barnabas Anglican Church.

Discussing the impact of the nu metal genre, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy noted that the style is making a comeback these days, resulting in frequent use of nu metal riffs among modern metal acts.

After it was announced earlier this year that Wayne Static would be playing Static-X's 1999 debut album 'Wisconsin Death Trip' on a 2014 tour, the dates and venues have now been unveiled .

Killer Be Killed , a supergroup consisting of Soulfly 's Max Cavalera , Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato , Mastodon 's Troy Sanders and former Mars Volta drummer Dave Elitch have officially announced full details of their upcoming self-titled debut.

The 5th edition of the "Rock Meets Classic" tour blasted off in Berlin this week for this season's extraordinary collaboration, mixing a fresh improvisational format with some of the heaviest power chords in popular music history.

Jerry Warden is a conduit for promoting heavy metal in the North Texas area. The former lead singer of Warlock, one of the first heavy metal bands in DFW, started in the early '80s hosting live shows in the middle of a pasture christened "Heavy Meadows."