Metal News

Scott Ian is a huge KISS fan, but he has an unusual opinion about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: who cares? The Anthrax frontman counts the members of KISS as his very first musical heroes -- having seen them at Madison Square Garden as a little kid -- but tells ABC News Radio, "I saw an interview Paul [ Stanley ... (more)

Metallica, . . . And Justice for Jason When bassist Jason Newsted joined Metallica, legend has it that his bandmates hazed the shit out of him - among other things, they're supposed to have deliberately buried all his bass parts inaudibly low in the mix of 1988's .

By Gerald Shankel , president and chief executive officer of Rockford, Ill.-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International , a professional organization with more than 2,100 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry.

What do you do when you have a 10-gallon brew kettle with no volume markings ? If you're [Itsgus], you use science to etch some markings with a few household items and a 9V and you call it a day.

Armed with his Dad's old electric guitar, 11-year old Ivan Stone Anderson launched his future career.

If you're still trying to evaluate just how great last night's Mike Modano jersey retirement ceremony was, you're not alone.

Washington, D.C. Rep. Frank Wolf on the House floor today delivered the following remarks imploring the Obama Administration to do more to protect Christians in Syria: "Much ink has been spilt regarding Secretary of State John Kerry's comments this weekend characterizing Vladimir Putin's outrageous incursion into Ukraine as a '19 century' But if we ... (more)

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey have recorded an album together. Former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson will appear at Knebworth's Sonisphere 2014 Festival A terminally-ill rock legend will made an emotional return to Knebworth Park this summer as part of the Sonisphere 2014 Festival.

Police in Australia have charged a super-hero wannabe who they say stole a Batman costume from a thrift store while wearing nothing but a G-string, Metro reports.

Metallica 's 1991 self-titled album -- known by almost everyone as The Black Album -- is set to turn sweet 16...million in sales.

Many recent novels have melded stories from the past and the present - "Orphan Train," "The Storyteller" and "Calling me Home."

Since forming in 1981, Motley Crue 's lineup has remained relatively stable. While both Vince Neil and Tommy Lee tried their hands at solo careers, they were eventually brought back into the fold.

A cold rain is coming from the East and it threatens to envelop us all. No, you can all emerge from beneath your desks and from behind your sofas, for this cold rain is not the beginnings of a natural disaster, merely one of the giants of Japanese rock music, arriving on our modest shores.

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has always seemed like a pretty nice guy. He's perpetually kept a low profile and stayed in the very long shadow of band leader Dave Mustaine, who frequently made headlines criticizing the U.S. government, trashing his former bandmates in Metallica, and getting busted for drugs.

German thrash originators Destruction are heading back to Texas in support of their latest release, Spiritual Genocide .

Kat Candler' s acclaimed coming-of-age family drama " Hellion " starring Josh Wiggins, Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis will screen at SXSW on March 9. Paul plays Hollis, a grief-stricken widower and mostly absentee father to two young boys.

You're gonna want to steer clear of this CUPID. The Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone, or "stun copter," can deliver 80,000 volts of pure projectile terror directly into the skin of an ill-intentioned hoodlum.

March is a good month if you're a fan of heavy metal music as Amazon.com has once again started its "March is Metal" promotional sale .

University of Missouri records show a master plan for an apartment complex where a firefighter recently died recommended in 2008 that the complex be demolished because of its poor condition.

BEAVIS and Butt-head are two boys so stupid they once forgot how to wee, who treat dog bites by pouring sports drinks into them, and who believe it's possible to get yourself pregnant.