CHICAGO — Local metalhead, avid corpse paint donner and frequent leather pants wearer Zachary Petrosyan is reportedly fed up with constantly being mistaken for a…
That Sucks: Metal Band the Singing Kind Not the Screaming Kind
FARMINGTON, N.M. — Local man Derek Romero received the disappointment of a lifetime after the metal band he had devoted nearly two minutes of his…
“Still Got It” Says Bassist Remembering How to Play Incorrect Version of ‘Schism’ Riff
CHICAGO — Local bassist Tim Bolz announced this morning that he has “still got it” after remembering how to play a wildly incorrect version of…
Hundreds of Metalcore Bands Scatter When Attendant Shines Flashlight Into Abandoned Industrial Building
LANCASTER, Pa. — Hundreds of metalcore bands were seen scurrying off in different directions in a local factory late yesterday evening after night watchman Bill…
LOS ANGELES — Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor is reportedly preparing an upcoming national tour with bandmates staffed exclusively with “random dudes” he found…
Sludge Band Would Be Death Metal If They Weren’t so Goddamn Tired All the Time
INDIANAPOLIS — Members of sludge band RESINator expressed a desire to play faster, heavier death metal, but admitted that they are just exhausted all day,…
Yamaha Unveils New Korn Signature Edition 89-Key Piano
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Popular instrument manufacturer Yamaha announced a partnership yesterday with flagship nü-metal band Korn to produce a signature model 89-key piano, excited…
Sound Guy’s Ponytail Used to Tour With Sabbath
TUCSON, Ariz. — A local sound guy’s ponytail bragged yesterday that it used to tour with the legendary metal band Black Sabbath during a recording…
Facebook Content Flagging Feature Prevents Grindcore Fan From Ever Posting Their Favorite Bands
ERIE, Pa. — Self-proclaimed grindcore aficionado Eduard Riva has vanished from the internet in recent months, as Facebook’s content flagging protocols continue to catch and…
Quarantined Pantera Fan Running Out of Drywall to Punch
DALLAS — Laid off mall security guard and avid Pantera fan Jamie Gunderson has essentially torn his apartment down to the studs with his fists…
PHOENIX — Stead Ned, the guitarist for the Ned Flanders-inspired heavy metal band Okilly Dokilly, is worried about his missing gear after loaning his guitar…
Isolated Tribe Just Learning About Dimebag Darrell’s Death
TRØNDELAG COUNTY, Norway — News of departed Pantera guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s 2004 death just reached the isolated Kjårn tribe deep in the cold and…
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — Local nü-metal band Hog Washer can’t decide which of the countless butthole puns they thought of over the last six months…
Opinion: All These Tables Need to Move Against That Wall
The world is changing and the local music scene is no different. People are bringing politics into everything, every band has opinions they’re cramming down…
Pantera Fan Uses “Intellectual” As Slur
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Local Pantera fan Blane Butts referred to another customer at Ingles Supermarket as an “intellectual” yesterday in an apparent attempt to insult…