30 years of Roadrunner Records
As we mentioned the other week, Roadrunner Records has now been fully acquired by Warner Music Group. Whether this is a bad thing or not remains to be seen, but I’m fairly sceptical. With this in mind, and with the label being 30 years old, now seems like a better time than any to have a look back at the company, its formation and how it grew into one of, if not, the biggest Metal label today. It also happens to be one of the most controversial Metal labels, depending on who you talk to…
Read on after the jump.
Axl Rose in Guitar Hero battle
A legal battle that is (anyone surprised?). It seems Axl Rose, after three years, has decided that now is the right time to sue Activision over the use of the Guns ‘N Roses classic, Welcome To The Jungle, in the game, Guitar Hero III: Heroes Of Rock. Rose is obviously scraping the barrel of people left he can sue, since the game came out way back in 2007.
According to Metal Hammer, Axl claims that he had an agreement with Activision, who release the Guitar Hero games, that they could use the track only on the condition that they would not feature either Slash or Velvet Revolver in the game.
That reminds me, my baby is currently throwing its toys out the pram, so I’ll have to finish this post now sorry.
Iron Sikth
Perhaps one of the more bizarre stories I’ve heard recently, apparently members of Iron Maiden and former Math-Metal monsters, Sikth have joined forces to form a brand new supergroup, along with some bands I’ve never heard of.
According to Metal Hammer, the new band will consist of *deep breath*Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith (pictured above), Sikth vocalist, bassist and drummer Mikee W. Goodman, James Leach and Dan Foord, Murder One guitarist Dan Marshall and Vacant Stare keyboardist James Manning. The supergroup are going by the name of The Primal Rock Rebellion.
The band have have a live date booked for Saturday, January 15 in High Wycombe at Bucks Student Union according to this site.
New Crowbar song
We care for you guys, hence why we’re posting this photo for you to see. We know you plan on binge-eating this Christmas so there you have it, some topless action from a few guys who should definitely keep their shirt on. If you still feel like eating after that, it means you’re Rob Halford.
Kidding, kidding… Anyway, new Crowbar, bitches. It’s called “Cemetary Angels” and you can stream it here.
Tuesday Trivia: A friend in need’s a friend indeed
Who says black metal is all about the negative stuff? There are a lot of things that celebrate true friendship — group church burnings, arian gangs and satanic cults, just to name a few. Read on for details on one such story.
