They say there’s no such thing as a new story, and the same certainly applies to music. Like words, there are only so many possible notes you can play. Unsurprisingly, a whole lot of songs sound alike. For example, there are numerous jokes about how every pop song is Pachelbel’s Canon in D. Plus, covering…
Late in August 1981, Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), James Hetfield (rhythm guitar/vocals), Ron McGovney (bass), and Lars Ulrich (drums), formed the Metallica band as the original members. In late 1982, the band did, however, had to let go of Dave and Ron. To fill the void Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton swiftly stepped in. Since…
Chris Kael, Kentucky native, and bassist for the heavy metal band, Fiver Finger Death Punch (known by fans as 5FDP) was recently awarded an honor from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Andy Beshear. More specifically, he was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel. As many are not familiar with this honor or its long…
Scientists have been known to look into a wide range of topics. After all, bad assumptions lead to bad conclusions, meaning that it is a good idea to study even the most uncontroversial statements to make sure that they are grounded in the truth. Naturally, scientists have conducted a lot of studies about the effect…
The 1980’s saw the merger of two powerful musical genres: Punk and metal. Known as metalcore, this hybrid born of two dynamic musical styles, soon grew in popularity. More and more people became enamored with this new child of rock. Solely an American invention, metalcore soon found itself in underground clubs across the world, creating…
Chuck Schuldiner was only 16 when he started his first band, Death, which gave heavy metal music a new sound. Unfortunately, he died at 34 when getting ready to release more albums with his new band, Control Denied. The musician knew he was about to die and said that fans would listen to the CDs…
Throughout their lengthy tenure, Five Finger Death Punch have proven to be a force of vengeance in the hard rock/heavy metal genre. The band has relentlessly released album after album since 2005 and refuses to stop or slow down anytime soon. In fact, they’re currently working on another album that’s slated for release in 2022….
Willow Smith inherited Jada Pinkett Smith’s love for rock music but always restricted herself to R&B. However, there was an itch to stretch her limits and explore rock music, but she kept withholding until the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to make use of the idle time recording rock music demos. Now we not only know…
In 1970, a ragtag quartet from Birmingham created a new genre of music. The band was Black Sabbath. The genre was heavy metal. It didn’t emerge from the blue: over the previous few years, bands like Iron Butterfly and Led Zeppelin had been getting progressively heavier. But Black Sabbath was the first band to master…