ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME VOTERS SNUB HEAVY METAL, AGAIN

Ethan Sacks of the New York Daily News reports: Heavy metal fans are left banging their heads … against the wall. On Tuesday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled its 2015 class of inductees, and once again iconic hard rock and metal bands like Deep Purple, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were strummed […]

MIKE PORTNOY AND DAVE ELLEFSON DISCUSS METAL ALLEGIANCE

Greg Prato of Bravewords reports: Want to see Anthrax’ Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Frank Bello, Megadeth’s David Ellefson, Testament’s Chuck Billy and Alex Skolnick, Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser, Death Angel’s Mark Osegueda, Mike Portnoy, Chris Broderick, Troy Sanders, and John Tempesta all jam on the same stage? If you live in the Anaheim, California area, […]

STEEL PANTHER SINGER SAYS THE BAND HAS NO INTEREST IN MAKING A “SERIOUS” ALBUM

Blabbermouth reports that singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. Guns) of parody band Steel Panther tells The Tennessean that, despite the band’s cult band status, “now, with where we’re at with 25 employees, trucks and buses, there’s a lot riding on what comes out on our CDs. Plus, we’re getting a lot of […]