Do you think Shawn Crahan is a fan of Baseball.The only reason I ask is because I always see him carrying around that baseball bat in photos. I mean I know he beats on the kegs and shit while on stage, but he also has it for photo shoots. I’m just wondering if he carries it everywhere like he ...

Being a online music nerd has its perks, but unlike our music-producing associates, we don’t have the privilege of having legions of fans throw themselves at us (except for maybe Blake, but that’s stretching it). This year, the Buzzgrinder writers decided to turn the social aspect of the...

Late last summer, Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone and The Game's LAX engaged in a SoundScan battle to the death, almost. Initial returns had LAX ahead of the masked Iowans on the albums chart by a mere 13 copies, but a hasty recount put Slipknot in the drivers' seat, with a victory margin of 1,134 album...

Slipknot are set to headline this year's Download Festival at Donington Park on June 13th. "We are very much looking forward to laying waste and raising hell at this year's Download Festival," Corey......

Finalmente oggi sono state date tutte le notizie che volevamo sapere sul Gods Of Metal 2009 - a partire dalla fondamentale location, per arrivare agli headliner e ad un nutrito gruppo di nomi di altro calibro. Di seguito, potete leggere direttamente il comunicato dalla Live In Italy.Che dire. Onesta...

Even though we saw some great shows and amazing albums in 2008, we’ve also seen our share of craziness. I’ve compiled a list of some crazy things that have happened this year that I can think of off the top of my head. Byzantine breaks up…3 days after they release Oblivion Beckons....

Looking back at some of my reviews of 2008 I can’t help but express how much I hate doing reviews sometimes. Sometimes you get excited for a newly released cd and love it for the first couple listens. Some are great cds with good sound but then later on you read what others stated in their rev...

Corey Taylor, frontman for Slipknot, weighs in on his opinion of Coldplay and their latest album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. “That is one of the most self-celebratory pieces of **** I’ve ever ******* heard in my entire ******* life. Go suck a ******* ****. Are you watching (Chris)...

Metal Martyr Best Live Shows Of 2008. I’m going to break this down by single bands and not so much the tour or show name. I saw a good amount of shows this year. In fact I went to more shows just this year than I ever have in my whole life before before this year. This year has had some great ...

It’s that time of the year again and the Grammy Nominees for Hard Rock/Metal categories are out and I hope you weren’t expecting anything great. The usual “Big Names” get thrown in the mix just because of their names and history. Nothing groundbreaking here in my opinion. Bes...