Readers Poll

Time flies when you're reigning in blood! It was Oct. 7, 1986 when Slayer introduced fans to their future metal classic, 'Reign in Blood,' and the music world hasn't been the same since. This Readers Poll reflects on that landmark album and asks you, the metal fans, to tell us wh…

Shock rocker Alice Cooper knows a thing or two about theatrics, but the next stage he performs on may be a Broadway production. Cooper is reportedly in talks to join the cast of the 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' musical, portraying the villainous Green Goblin. This Readers Poll asks if y…

We're coming up on the one-year anniversary of Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker's death, who passed on Halloween night in a motorcycle accident. After spending much of the year mourning the frontman and taking a break from everything to determine their next move, the band revealed in a new post…

There's no doubt about it -- 'Lulu' is one of the most polarizing albums of recent years, with the Metallica and Lou Reed collaboration yielding some vitriolic critical response while others just hopped on the bandwagon with their critical assessment...

Bruno Mars will be headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show this year, but GWAR's name has already been thrown into the hat for 2015, with a Change.org petition recently being started to get the band on one of the biggest stages. That got us to wondering which hard rock and metal acts would have the …

On Sept. 27, 1986 the music world lost one of its great talents when Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was tragically killed in a bus accident while the band was traveling to a show in Sweden. This Readers Poll reflects on his short but impressive career and asks you to tell us which song from the Clif…

The fall touring season just got a little more awesome with the announcement of the Rob Zombie and Korn co-headlining tour dubbed "Night of the Living Dreads." That's a great name for what promises to be an amazing tour, but with such big names fronting this run, it's interesting to get th…

Reissues and special anniversary editions are all the rage, with bands revisiting some of their biggest discs and unearthing previously unheard or unviewed material to celebrate a special landmark. With several 1993 efforts getting 20th Anniversary updates, this Readers Poll asks you to tell us whic…

Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is one of the more outspoken rockers in metal, which makes his recent digs at Avenged Sevenfold all the more interesting. In a lengthy post, Flynn called the band's 'Hail to the King' effort a "covers album," and then offered a Top 10…

It's been a back-and-forth over the past week as Sebastian Bach claimed that he was asked to join Motley Crue in the '90s only to have Nikki Sixx publicly denounce those claims as something that never happened.