Flashback 1982 – METALLICA’s First Show With Cliff Burton

On December 6th, METAL SHOP celebrated eight years streaming on the web via Live365.com and we’re thrilled to be one of the most listened to Rock Stations Online in the ‘metal’ genre.   A ‘Big Thanks’ to everyone who tunes in daily from your desktop at work or increasingly, with your smartphone or other mobile…

  North America’s biggest thrash tour in 20 years rolled into SoCal August 30th at the Long Beach Arena. METAL SHOP’s Ralph Cartel was there for American Carnage with Slayer and Megadeth and shared some great photos.   [print_gllr id=1988]

  METAL SHOP’s Edward Flores attended the Bass Player LIVE! (presented by Hartke) Concert & Awards Show Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the historic Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California.   Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler was honored and musicians who took part included Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Sebastian Bach…

  ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone?’ For a David Lee Roth fan, we now know.   In 1999, Greg Aulick took pictures of Roth’s performance in Austin, Texas with a disposable camera, but lost it after partying a little too hard.   12 years later, that camera is being returned thanks to Facebook…

  Fun read at 411mania.com. Glam was originally from the 70’s but received a major make-over through the hard rock that was being championed from the gutters of the Sunset Strip. Glam metal went from the cool rebellious underground rock to capture the minds of kids. Read More  

  Launching a new month and Spring Break for me starts now, but the 80’s metal rolls on 24/7 on METAL SHOP.   Here’s a 2-minute readup on this mostly Fool-free Friday, April 1st.   There is nothing to contradict the earlier reports of Axl Rose guest singing for AC/DC on the remaining 10 scheduled…