“Dave Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That’s how lucky he has been and how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. In ‘Mustaine’ he tells a story that will inspire, stun and terrify.” -James Hetfield
Welcome to a Wednesday Metal Rats. Just one day after Alice Cooper weighed in on the GUNS N’ ROSES reunion wondering why founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin wasn’t a part of it, there is a rumor he will participate in a limited role. Cooper said yesterday, “I don’t know about drums, but certainly Izzy…
QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate stars in the psychological thriller “The Burningmoore Incident”. The film focuses on the murderous rampage that took place in March 2010 in Bayside, Queens, as the construction team of Cole Contracting was being video taped by multiple cameras on the first day of what was to be a home makeover reality show. By sundown the house was a bloody scene of carnage.
And even though the decades since grunge and thrash brought the march of the glam metal movement to a virtual standstill, there still remains a cult following of folks that refuse to let the genre die. Read More
Hey Hey it’s Thursday… here is a quick 80’s metal update to provide an illusory sense of being on top of stuff :). With AC/DC’s Brian Johnson sidelined, probably forever, because of near total hearing loss, who will replace him to finish out the current tour? Some names being floated are Sammy Hagar,…
Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier 2010 North American Tour with special guest Dream Theatre, began June 9th in Dallas and made a stop this past weekend in San Bernardino, California. METAL SHOP’s Ralph Cartel was there and brought us some photos. [print_gllr id=1951]
“Words are the most powerful things we possess. They shape our very lives and determine who and what we are… I renounce, denounce and pronounce that I will never play that song [“Animal”] live again.” -Blackie Lawless (from Blackie Lawless Renounces His Past Sins by Brian Reesman) Read More