CINCINNATI — Local father and metalhead Conrad Dungy has forbidden his children from opening up any mosh pits until Christmas morning, sources close to the…
NEWTON, Mass. — Recently discovered Anal Cunt demo tapes will be released later this year, detailing new subjects former frontman Seth Putnam once considered “gay,”…
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — EMT student Lindsay Taugida set a record yesterday during a class test in reaching 220 beats-per-minute while performing CPR, officials at the…
Watching Slayer Live Gave Me the Courage to Tell My Girlfriend I Sacrificed Her Cat to Satan
Music sets you free. It’s like an enema for your soul. I know that sounds like lame hippie shit, but it’s true. I felt it…
Insane Clown Posse March Boycotted By Intersectional Juggalos
WASHINGTON — The Insane Clown Posse’s planned march on Washington D.C. to protest the federal classification of “Juggalos” as a gang was boycotted by intersectional Juggalos…
CLEVELAND — Tensions erupted earlier this week when local metal band Six Inch Fetus struggled to determine who would be the one member required to…
I Saw Primus Last Night and Met Seven Different People Who Play Bass and Talk About It a Lot
Before seeing Primus for the first time last night, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I knew that I would probably get to see…
It’s Been Six Days And Sleep Are Still Playing (Please Send Food)
When I heard that doom metal gods Sleep were playing “Dopesmoker” in its entirety on an outdoor stage in Death Valley, I knew I had…
Born-Again Metalhead Only Listens to Old Testament
SAN FRANCISCO — Born-again metalhead Pete Ericson will only listen to Testament albums released before 1992, claiming those records are “the sacred works of metal…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local stoner metal band Soundmurder are making “painful” sacrifices to accommodate a tedious, sober search for a new day job following their…
Step Papa Roach a Little Younger and Cooler
LOS ANGELES — Dreamworks Records executive Michael Sawchuk announced earlier today that the label has dropped nü-metal band Papa Roach in favor of a more…
Gene Simmons Signs Ban on Transgender Soldiers Serving in KISS Army
LOS ANGELES — Controversial KISS frontman Gene Simmons announced earlier today that, effective immediately, transgender people will be banned from serving in the KISS Army.…
You’ve Never Really Experienced Metallica Until You’ve Seen Them Live, From 5,000 Feet Away, in the Upper Deck, Behind the Stage, Next to the Men’s Bathroom
I’m sorry, you don’t like Metallica? I don’t think I understand that statement. You just never got into them? What does that even mean? Have…
It’s Been Long Enough: Time to Defend Nu Metal
Back in the early 2000s all my best friends were metalheads. People knew me as the guy who could rank every Metallica album; the guy…
SAN FRANCISCO — Confused stoner Tyler Harrison participated in a sleep-study program believing the nocturnal testing session would actually be a thoughtful dissection of the doom-metal…