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Marilyn Manson Contracts Swine Flu
"Unfortunately, I am going to survive," he assures us all. Despite all of his media trials and tribulations, MySpace reported that Marilyn Manson has contracted the H1N1 virus -- better known as swine flu.
While the flu season is heavy upon us all, Manson finds humor in the situation...
Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Is the Prank Master
Fresh off the Metal Masters Tour -- where they shared a bill with Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell and Testament -- Motörhead sat down with Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles to talk about life in the legendary lane. Phil Campbell, who's been holding down lead guitar since the mid-80s for Lemmy, chuckled over a few celebrated pranks from the mega tour.
"I rode a ...
How Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan Got Hooked on Photography
Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan recently spoke to with the Gauntlet about his life-long connection with photography. Most interesting was when Crahan told the story of how his photography career was launched.
Rolling Stone magazine had a photo shoot which focused on the Slipknot masks 10 years ago...
Phil Anselmo Reflects on Pantera and His Past
While prepping for a show with Down at the House of Blues in Boston last week, Phil Anselmo took some time to talk to Dave Wedge at the Boston Herald. Anselmo's been in more than a few bands -- many of which have gone on to gain recognition and respect within their hard rock genres...
Alice In Chain’s Frontman Lists His 10 Favorite Albums
After 14 years, Alice In Chains is still a household name. Many musicians were inspired by the band's releases during the height of grunge and '90s alternative rock, and the death of vocalist Layne Staley in 2002 was a shock in the music world...
Maggots Vs. Juggalos: Can’t We All Just Get Along? — VIDEO
Two brave soldiers from Louisville, Ky. cornered themselves between the fridge and the stove to achieve world peace. Horrorcore is the world in question, where fans of Slipknot (maggots) and Insane Clown Posse (juggalos) just can't get along...
Rammstein ‘Pussy’ Video Is Straight Up Porn
Remember 'Du hast'? Rammstein have continued to thrive in the German scene that fuses metal and dance music, and they're about to penetrate our brains with the new video for 'Pussy,' the first single from their upcoming album, 'Liebe ist für alle da' (Love Is There for Everyone).
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New Psyopus Video Has Visuals as Brutal as Its Music
A brutal song deserves a brutal video, and Psyopus have one-upped themselves since their premiere of 'The Burning Halo' about three months ago. The video featured a lot of live footage, but their latest premiere -- which is exclusively on Ultimate Guitar -- for the song 'Duct Tape Smile' is everything you'd hope for from an avant-garde metal band from way upstate New York...
Vernon Reid Talks About Living Colour and Being Metal
Living Colour carved out their own piece in the genre-bending spectrum. Formed in 1983 in New York City, they were best penned on paper as funk metal, but reached such a much wider fan base. You may remember them best for the single "Cult of Personality," which sounded like Bad Brains on a pop music bender (and won them a Grammy in 1989)...
Max Cavalera Loves Metal – Who Knew?
Sepultura dominated the heavy metal scene in the '90s, and the band has achieved a legacy that is best represented by the ongoing efforts of frontman Max Cavalera. Currently working with his latest project, Cavalera Conspiracy, he's also in the process of writing new songs for Soulfly and anticipating a record release next year...