Slipknot has been entertaining fans for nearly 30 years, and despite the lineup changing with only one founding member remaining, the energy has never dwindled. The band is known for their crazy headbanging and strange masks that help fans identify each member. Of late, the main buzz around the band is the new guy that…
In 1983, Slayer released their debut album. Three years later, they broke into the mainstream with “Reign in Blood,” a killer album that would go on to set the bar for thrash metal. Their music isn’t pleasant, it’s never nice, and it rarely makes for easy listening. But that doesn’t mean it’s not sensational. As…
Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” was the album that lunged this band to the top. Aerosmith, a young band at the time, was staffed by an unabashed group of courageous young men, adventurous, unafraid and ready to show the world their gutsy, imprudent style, which “Toys in the Attic” did. This breakthrough album was initially…
What exactly is the meaning of Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” album? People have been speculating about this off and on, but there are a number of possible meanings. Even the band members themselves have been reluctant to provide too much information. In fact, they have gone on record to say that it is a very personal…
Genesis are the musical equivalent of Miracle Whip. Some people love them, citing their inarguable influence on prog-rock as reason enough to worship at their altar. Other people hate them. The reason there is simpler: Phil Collins. But anyone who claims that Genesis were awesome while Peter Gabriel was frontman and abysmal after Collins took…
Kat Stacks, whose real name is Andrea Herrera was the bad girl who shook up the hip hop industry. According to this site, Kat Stacks was born in 1989 in Venezuela. The internet personality is well-known for bringing up controversy in the pop culture universe. She has appeared in several videos on YouTube that have…
Lynyrd Skynyrd may have been the most famous band to emerge from Florida in the 1970s, but Molly Hatchet came a close second. You wouldn’t expect a band named after an infamous 17th-century ax murder to play sweet little folk songs, and you’d be right. Molly Hatchet’s brand of Southern rock was hard, loud, and,…
Now that music is easier to release than ever before, it’s becoming harder and harder for artists to stand out. However, 600 Breezy has managed to carve out a path for himself in the competitive industry. Born and raised in Chicago, 600 Breezy has become one of the city’s hottest up-and-coming rappers. Although he hasn’t…
It’s tempting to dismiss Grand Funk Railroad as a wannabe Cream. After all, it’s what people have been saying for years. But before they were trashed, trivialized, and summarily dismissed, they ruled the world. For a few years in the 70s, bands didn’t get much bigger. They sold out stadiums, stormed the charts, and even…