• Slayer Posts Instagram Photos Showing Tom Araya and Kerry King at Work in The Studio

    Most of the metal headlines this year have revolved around the creation of Slipknot's forthcoming release .5: The Gray Chapter. But perhaps the most iconic band when it comes to modern metal, Slayer, also has its mind on new music as was suggested when the band posted photos of vocalist/bassist Tom Araya in the studio on its Instagram earlier this week.

  • 13 Albums That End With Their Title Track

    An album's title track is inevitably given more weight than the album's other songs, because it's natural to assume that the one song the entire album s named after must be something special. However, these artists chose to place even more weight on these particular songs by choosing to close out the entire album with them.

  • 8 Albums Whose Closing Tracks Were Big Singles

    As a general rule in pop music, an album's big single is usually placed towards the beginning, if not at the very top, of the tracklisting, with the album's last track reserved for something less pop friendly. However, these eight artists broke this trend by sticking huge singles at the very end of the album.

  • 6 Great Songs Blamed For Awful Things

    Even though music exists to bring joy into people's lives, there are still some incredible songs that have influenced (or have been blamed for) great tragedies. Here are six songs that have been blamed for awful things.

  • Study Correlates Metals Bands and Economic Comfort

    Metal isn't the genre typically associated with material comfort but an interesting map seems to suggest that "making it rain" and "Raining Blood" are more closely related than we might think. A map created by CityLab.com indicates that the concentration of incomes and metal bands are strongly correlated.

  • 10 Great Albums With Semi-Title Tracks

    The last time I wrote about title tracks, I mentioned songs that were left off of the albums that bore their name. Though these ten songs were placed on the correct albums, their titles are actually slightly different, which means they're technically not title tracks. Here are ten great albums that have semi-title tracks.

  • Six Classic Albums from the ‘80s That Don’t Sound ‘80s

    Though each musical era has its own peculiar trends, no decade can compete with the ‘80s when it comes to bizarre, distinctive record production. Anyone can identify a ‘80s song immediately: chorus on the guitars, reverb on the drums, cheesy synths, and a cold atmosphere. Virtually every album released during the decade succumbed to this style, with these notable exceptions…

  • Guns 'n' Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Kid Rock Headlining Columbus's Rock on The Range

    Music festival announcement season has swung into full gear, and after looking at a couple of lineups, you get the idea for the rest. Many kudos to the many worthy alternative and indie rock bands touring the festival circuit this summer, but few festivals include anything representing the harder-rocking/metal side of music (we're stoked for Deafheaven at Governor's Ball). Rock on The Range, based in Columbus, OH, is the place to be for those into "weight room rock." The show's eighth incarnation brings headliners again.
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