Perry loves Tyler

There has been quite the publicity stunt a lot of drama in the press about Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, their fights, the disbandment, the whole shebang. But now Joe Parry has grown up and recently told an interviewer that he wishes Steven the best of luck. Awww *cue ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ chorus*

“Steven wants to spend time in L.A. and do this,” Perry says of ‘Idol.’ “He’s always talked about doing stuff like that and I think he wants to try his hand at that. Let him go at it. That’s an interesting endeavor. I hope he’s really happy doing it.“

Read full article here.

About time they grew up. But don’t be surprised if in the next interview the sparks fly again.

More Dimebash info

Rumor had it that Phil Anselmo was gonna perform at Dimebash, apparently he isn’t. Blabbermouth confirms it saying he’s ‘sick.’

The planned setlist looks amazing though, so make the jump and read it, and also check out some photos.

Heheheadlines

Kids say the darndest things. Scott Ian says The Damned Things (pictured above). You see what I did there? Hehehe… Anyways, this band gave an interview which you can watch after the jump. That’s it, not much else to add. This isn’t CNN, you know.

Accept frontman Mark Tornillo said “We have every intention of making more records.” Dose Of Metal said “We don’t have any intentions to buy any of them.” Then he started bragging about his deal with Nuclear Records and stuff, read full interview here and witness the modesty.

Primal Fear are hitting South America like a hurricane. Only they don’t destroy houses, just eardrums. Anyway, check out the dates after thy jump.

Dave Wyndorf’s name makes him sound like he’s the CEO of a surfboard manufacturer. He’s actually the vocalist for Monster Magnet. He also gave this interview where he said the new album was meant to be played live. Of course it was, live shows is where the money is right now in the music industry.

Friday Top 10: Best cover songs

Who likes cover songs? I do! Ever since Heavy Metal was born, bands covered each other like crazy. Did you know that Black Sabbath covered a song on their very first album? I did!

So now I’m going to bring you the Top 10 best cover songs in metal. Are you excited? I am! Just make the jump.

Are you metal enough for Helloween?

German power metal band Helloween have decided to have a little fun with their fans.  Slide on over to this site to prove Helloween how metal you really are.  I did the test and scored 100%.  It’s so ridiculous how metal I am.  Feel free to post your score.

Jump the page to see videos of each Helloween member showing how metal they are