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Five Finger Death Punch Team Up With Rob Halford [AUDIO]

Dubba G — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:42:48 +0000

Five Finger Death Punch are back at it and they called in a little help! The new Five Finger Death Punch single is called Lift Me Up and features a guest appearance by the metal god himself, Rob Halford! The new tracks debut was during the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards Show. FFDP singer Ivan [...]

Megadeth Anounce 2013 Gigantour Dates [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:50:31 +0000

Dave Mustaine and company are ready to do it again! The 2013 version of Gigantour will feature Black Label Society, Device, Hellyeah, Newsted, and Death Division! Pretty kick ass lineup this year huh?? I soooooo hope it comes through El Paso! (Lubbock July 13th is the closest they get to us so far!) The new [...]

El Paso Rockers Get Together To Benefit The Waco Victims

Dubba G — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:46:16 +0000

Saturday, the wildest party in town is on the east side!! A bunch of local bands are getting together to raise money for the victims of the recent explosion in Waco! Hit up The Rock House (located in The Cockpit, 9828 Montana) Saturday and party with Suicide Romance, Crash, P. W. A. B. K., Distorted [...]

Slayer Guitarist Dead At 49 [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:39:22 +0000

Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer, passed away earlier today. Jeff formed Slayer in 1981 with fellow guitarist Kerry King. The bands publicist released the following statement: Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. He was 49. [...]

Hard Rocking Police Officer Busted [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:00:24 +0000

New York heavy metal band seeks guitarist. Must have 2 good arms, be willing to travel and have no fear of cameras. A cop in New York claimed an arm injury to keep his $90k salary coming while he went on tour with his heavy metal band, Cousin Sleaze. (“The Police” was already taken.) Being [...]

Golf And Heavy Metal Go Together Like Peanut Butter And Jelly [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:19:44 +0000

If the peanuts and the fruits were bashed into jelly by a battleaxe I guess. Seriously; golf evokes images of country clubs, stuffy rich people in weird clothes and green jackets. Not tattoos, piercings and long hair! There are a lot of rockers hitting the links these days. Alice Cooper has always been an avid [...]

Sexy Harp Twins Cover Iron Maiden And The Walking Dead [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:06:36 +0000

These two are every metal loving guys dream! Ok, ok … so only one of these videos is metal related. Sue me. The Harp Twins are Camille and Kennerly (don’t ask me which one is which) and they are officially my new obsession. They’re twins, … a long and not so secretly held fantasy of mine … [...]

Iron Maiden Lyrics Taught In Texas University [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:30:44 +0000

Finally, a little respect for metallic lyrics! Linguistics expert Martin Jacobsen at the west Texas A & M University came up with the idea to study heavy metal lyrics and his students LOVED it!! Jacobsen said: The students were mad for it – they thought it was crazy and they loved it. I threw it [...]

Worst Heavy Metal Releases Of 2012 [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:11:24 +0000

It’s the last day of the year and the best/worst lists have already been floating around for a while now. Here comes another one! This time it’s a “worst of” list I found at MSN.com. I agree with some of them (Geoff Tate, I’m looking at you…) but In This Moment? Really?? That disc kicks [...]

Christmas Lights And Metal … Ya' Gotta Love 'Em [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:36:18 +0000

These two houses are pretty insane! I know, I know … Christmas is over. I’m still feeling it though so here are a couple of cool videos for you to check out. I did’nt do any lights this year at my place … I never had the time. I never even got to go out [...]

England Rules – More People Are Followers of Heavy Metal as a Religion Than Scientology!

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:16:15 +0000

A recent census in England had some really cool results under the religion section. People claimed some amazing religions across the county, with "Jedi Knight" as the number one "other" religion followed in the UK. There was a push for that, as well as a push for people to put "Heavy Metal" as their religion, too. "Heavy Metal" beat out even "Scientology", with almost three times as many followers!

The Birth Of Heavy Metal

Dubba G — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:38:30 +0000

Heavy Metal is hands down, absolutely, posi–effing–tively my favorite form of music! Ever thought about who “invented” it? Ok, “invented” may not be the right way to phrase that but it had to start somewhere. Who would you say was “that guy”. (or those guys … whichever.) An article I found at ultimateclassicrock.com lists bands [...]

Dogs Rock! [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:56:15 +0000

Sit … stay ….. MOSH!! I’ve seen this video at least a billion times … and it NEVER gets old!! I laugh every time I watch him! Does your pet rock out?? If so, send me a video and I’ll post it here!

Need A Band For Your New Years Eve Party? How About Guns N Roses Or Maybe A Bunch Of Thrash Metal Bands??

Dubba G — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:33:03 +0000

New Years Eve parties and head bangin’ go together sooo well!! Wanna addd some thrash to your New Years Eve, catch “The Thrash Years” tomorrow night on VH-1 Classic! As part of their Metal Evolution sries, New Years Eve gets Metal Tharshin’ Mad!! Read more and check out other cool Metal Madness they have coming up [...]

Heavy Metal Takes Over VH-1!!

Dubba G — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:55:33 +0000

Heavy Metal Rules! VH-1 is all about the Metal in November. November 11th has been declared National Metal Day and in honor of that, VH-1 is busting out with a ton of metal programming!! Look for live performances by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, Iron Maiden and more!! Not to mention “Behind The Music-Remastered” features [...]

William Shatner Goes (Zakk) Wylde!!

Dubba G — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:28:06 +0000

Turns out Captain Kirk is a metal head!! William Shatner is recording another album. (…Shudder…) This time though, he’s headbanging with none other than Zakk Wylde!! Read the whole story via rocknewsdesk.com And you thought Spock was the only badass on The Enterprise …. The Captain RAWKS!!

KLAQ Listener in the Making: Baby Cries Until Parents Play Iron Maiden! [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:29:15 +0000

Here’s a video: “Iron Maiden Make Me Happy” where a two-year-old in a car seat cries because he wants to listen to them. Eventually his mom put on the song “Fear of the Dark,” and he smiled, gave a thumbs up, closed his eyes, and started jamming to it. Here’s a clip of the kid crying [...]

Rock Tattoos, Heavy Metal Tattoos, We Got Em' All …. Trouble Is, They All Suck! [PHOTOS]

Dubba G — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:12:25 +0000

Ever seen a tattoo that made you go WTF?? Hey … maybe I should have saved this for tomorrow……. I think tattoos rock .. even have a couple myself .. but let’s face it; they don’t all come out just right! Here are a few that maybe could have used a little more thought from loudwire.com! [...]

Swedish Man Goes Mental Over Metal! Saxon Lead Singer Wants Metal Mass!

Dubba G — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:49:30 +0000

These guys are fighting for their right to party!! Biff, of Saxon fame, wants Metal to be a religious experience. Roger Tullgren of Sweden, fought a lengthy battle for official permission to dress as he wants and rock out when he wants. Work included ....... if he shows up!! (I wanted the same thing myself. I just got a job in radio though. Saved me SOOOOOO much time!!)

11-11-11 = National Heavy Metal Day!!

Dubba G — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:00:19 +0000

Get your fists in the air!! 11-11-11 has been declared National Metal Day and VH-1 Classic is gonna get you all revved up for it with a plethora of metal programming throughout November!! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!! Read more here at reuters.com! I can’t wait … gotta find my air guitar(s), buy some hair spray and start planning the parties!! [...]