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Megadeth Shred a Live Version of a New Song "Kingmaker" from Brussels [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:37:40 +0000

The new Megadeth album Super Collider comes out on Tuesday! I've heard two songs from the album so far. The first one, "Super Collider", I wasn't over the moon about. It's a straight-forward rock song, something you might find on Risk-era Megadeth. Not horrible by any stretch of the imagination, but probably not a song that will be high on my playlist.

But the second song they even let out in a really cool way.

More New Black Sabbath Songs Live – Check Them Out! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:30:29 +0000

Black Sabbath's new album, 13, is not far away! They've been playing shows and performing some new songs from it, and thanks to the internets, we have the chance to hear the songs before the album even comes out!

Get your Sabbath fix with some live new stuff! Blow up some computer speakers!

Soilwork and Hatchet Rocked El Paso Thursday Night at Tricky Falls!

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:47:46 +0000

A month or so ago, I saw an event pop up on my Facebook feed for the show with Jeff Loomis and Soilwork in El Paso. They had Bonded by Blood on the bill as well, so with that lineup, I was instantly ready to go. Unfortunately, I work Thursday nights, so I was sad.

Then one day (Wednesday night), Glenn asked if I could cover his show so he could take care of some personal business, and I jumped on it! I could go!

Some small problems...

Cattle Decapitation's Drummer Has Bigger Huevos Than You – Plays Concert Right After Surgery

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:41:56 +0000

Cattle Decapitation's drummer David McGraw is on tour with the band right now, and when they hit Berlin yesterday, he decided to forgo the usual touristy things like sight-seeing. He didn't even feel like just sleeping in or reading a book on cow revolution or the cow subjugation of the human race.

Instead, he went to a German hospital and had a "gnarly abscess" removed from his armpit! Yay, fun! Then, he did what anyone would do right after surgery. He went and played his full on death metal show.

Remember When MTV Actually Played Music? Behind the Scenes of Headbangers Ball [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

I remember watching Headbangers Ball every week, looking to see new bands, cool(?) new videos, and sometimes the weird stuff that happened during the interviews. I remember when Rob Zombie spent like four months painting the set! It was always fun to watch Dave Mustaine torment the hosts relentlessly. Relive the best years of MTV, [...]

New Album Releases for April 9, 2013 – Device – Stone Sour – Volbeat and More! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:24:39 +0000

Hey guys, tomorrow a bunch of great music gets released officially to the world! Tuesday is my favorite day of the week because of this! Here’s what’s coming out tomorrow that I think you’ll like. See my picks of the week after the jump. Picks of the week: Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies [...]

Download a New Volbeat Song for FREE – "Room 24″ Features King Diamond

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:56:12 +0000

Hey guys, it’s all about the Volbeat, and even more about the FREE STUFF, right? Well, now, you can have both! Click here to download a new track from Volbeat’s upcoming “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies” album, called “Room 24″. It features the dark lord King Diamond on it, and it’s a pretty heavy, kick-ass [...]

Phoenix Metal Band Flotsam & Jetsam is Back with a New Album and Zach Galifianakis on Bass [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:48:50 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Flotsam and Jetsam since I first heard “Suffer the Masses” back in the 80′s. They were fast and heavy, with a different style and sound than a lot of the other bands out there. I’ve followed them for years since, through band changes, not-so-great albums, Eric’s country side-project and more. [...]

Two Toddlers Adorably Sing Heavy Metal In The Backseat [VIDEO]

Lisa Sanchez — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:42:10 +0000

If I ever have kids, this is what they would be like. Check out this video of two little boys getting down with some metal music! I adore them!

What 2013 Album Releases Are You Looking Forward To?

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:35:44 +0000

There are a lot of new albums coming out this year, and I’m really excited for so much awesome new music! What albums are you looking forward to this year? Is you favorite band releasing something this year? Tell me about it! Here are a few albums I’m looking forward to (in no particular order): [...]

Learn to Shred Like 30 Of The Best Guitarists – All In One Solo! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:30:57 +0000

Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated with guitar playing. It looks cool, sounds cool, gets girls, and makes people money. What more could you want out of one activity? The only downside?

The years spent building the chops, alone in your room, missing out on all the fun. In hopes of getting all the girls, money, and fun later.

Robot Heavy Metal Band Takes On Motorheads Ace Of Spades [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:13:27 +0000

When geeks decide to build a band, they seriously ”build” a band!! (and I’m not talking Rush here!) Meet Compressorhead, the worlds “heaviest” metal band! Yep, they’re all robots and they all really play their own instruments. (Of course the drummer, Stickboy, does have a slight advantage over mere human drummers. He’s got 4 arms!) Fingers [...]

Death Metal Elvis [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:02:59 +0000

Blue Suede Shoes … like you’ve never heard it before! Something funny … and kind of annoying … to start your week off today! Blue Suede Shoes is, to many, the song that started it all for rock n roll. When Elvis rocked the Carl Perkins tune up a bit, turned all the girls on [...]

Metal Masters 4? A Clinic, A Concert, A Jam and A Cool Video

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:45:00 +0000

A while back, some music companies got together and wanted to create a unique sort of musician's clinic that got away from the traditional clinic approach of some dude noodling around to some pre-recordings, and put together a killer lineup of drummers, guitarists and bass players to create Metal Masters. It was so successful, they've now done four of these things, and it keeps getting better and bigger.

Get a Little Deeper Into Anthrax' "Among The Living" with Google Play's Audiobiography

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:36:45 +0000

Anthrax has been one of my favorite bands since I was a kid in the 80's, listening to Fistful of Metal, State and Euphoria, and of course, Among the Living. ATL was the album that really launched Anthrax into the music world and solidified their position as one of the Big 4 (the others being Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, of course). Google Play has a cool AudioBiography with Anthrax talking about Among the Living, check it out here.

Six Fantastic Metal Covers of Pop Songs That Will Make You Forget About Carly Rae Jepson

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:23:25 +0000

There have been so many covers of this "Call Me Maybe" song floating around, it's getting really obnoxious. Everyone and their dog has done a cover version. There's even a version out using dialog from the Star Wars movies! So I've gathered some heavy cover versions of some other pop songs that I really like for you to enjoy! I can almost guarantee you that there's at least one you haven't heard.

Some of Johnnie's Favorite Songs to Eat Brains To – A Zombie-pocalypse Tribute

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:49:42 +0000

Here I am, sitting in the control room at KLAQ, playing El Paso's Best Rock, and wondering where I can get me some bath salts. Do you think Bed Bath and Beyond has had a huge run on the stuff this past week? I seem to know a lot of people who wouldn't fight becoming a zombie. (Ask Stephanie the Corporate Computer Babe for her reasoning behind this.)

Paintera: Metal Heads Paint a Room With Their Hair! [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:41:10 +0000

This so ROCKS! It doesn’t paint a room very well…but it ROCKS! What they need are a few more metal heads to cover their whole bodies in paint, then get a mosh working. Still, kudos for originality!

Korn's Jonathan Davis: 'We're Not a Metal Band'

Jeff Giles — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:25:33 +0000

Korn have never exactly been the kind of band that tries to please critics — or, for that matter, anyone else but themselves — so when their tenth studio album, ‘The Path of Totality,’ was greeted with wildly mixed reactions last December, it was pretty much par for the course, albeit with one crucial difference: the new record, which finds the band experimenting with dubstep and electronic textures to a greater degree, was seen by some as a betrayal of their metal roots. As you might expect, the members of Korn see things differently.

Juliet Sharpe with a Music Video for Her First Hardcore Song – By the Way, She's 8

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:19:19 +0000

I don’t know what’s going on down under, but Australia has turned out a kick-ass little 8-year-old! Her name is Juliet, she’s the son of an Australian produced named Rob Sharpe. They got together and put out this hardcore song about her dog that she loves (Robert) and her stinky pet fish. They say the [...]