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Dave Mustaine Would Reject The Chance to Play With Metallica Again

Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine recently held a Fan Q&A on his Twitter account where he was asked whether or not he would be interested in playing with Metallica should the offer ever arrive. He replied with: 'I would be honored (to be asked), but I would not." Mustaine... Read More

Songs that Saved Nikki Sixx's Life

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has lead quite the life. He's played in one of the biggest bands in the world, he lived the rock n' roll lifestyle to the point where he was dead for two minutes, he's become a talented photographer, and he's published a memoir, The Heroin Diaries . But music has... Read More

Slash & Axl are Speaking Again

In light of guitarists DJ Ashba and Bumblefoot leaving Guns N' Roses , it seems that the day that would never come has arrived. Because Axl Rose and Slash are reportedly back on speaking terms again. In an interview with Sweden's Aftonbladet TV, the reporter asked Slash, "I've heard that you've... Read More

Metallica, Foo Fighters, Black Keys Rumored to Play New England Festival

As the summer of 2015 draws to a close, next summer can't come soon enough. Because New England's music festival business is going to be a lot busier in 2016. The plans for America Rocks , a brand new 2-day long music festival held along Narragansett Bay on June 25th and 26th, 2016, are currently... Read More

How Much Do Rock Bands Make at Concerts?

If you're in a huge rock band, then everybody thinks that you must be swimming in dough. But how much money are they actually making? Thousands? Millions? We glanced at Billboard's Boxscore report , and Metal Injection's earnings report for a little more insight. Keep in mind, these numbers are... Read More

25 Years Ago: Alice In Chains Debuts 'Facelift'

That's right. 25 years ago today, Alice In Chains , a grunge/metal band stemming out of Seattle, WA introduced their album Facelift to the world. The music world was in a strange stasis in the summer of 1990. Pop was still on top, heavy metal was on the way out, and grunge was a mere sapling that... Read More

Lady Gaga Wants to be the Next Iron Maiden

Not many people could have pictured pop star Lady Gaga as big fan of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden . In an interview with CR Fashion Book, she explains why she would rather be seen as the new Iron Maiden than the queen of pop Madonna . "They're one of the greatest rock bands in history, in my... Read More

Gene Simmons' Home Searched by LAPD Child Crimes Investigators

KISS member Gene Simmons had his home investigated by the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD had a warrant to search Simmons' home, but neither Gene nor any members of his family are considered suspects in their investigation. "The Simmons... Read More

10 Ugly Band Breakups

Recently, the dating website for married people who want a little side-action AshleyMadison.com was hacked and the emails of all 37 million of its subscribers were leaked. Because of this, we imagine that the divorce (possibly murder) rate will slightly increase. Breakups can get ugly sometimes... Read More

How Dee Snider Lost Everything, and Got It All Back

The 1990's were not kind do Dee Snider . The upsurge of the grunge movement put the '80s hair metal bands on the back burner, including Twisted Sister . In an interview on "Breakfast Television" a talk show in Toronto, Snider spoke of the '90s saying "Grunge rock was, like, the cure for 'hair metal... Read More