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Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend

That Tupac hologram probably gave the whole industry a scare, but for the moment it looks like tribute bands are safely ensconced as the only way you'll be able to see, say, Pantera live. A night of cover bands at the Marquee, don't-call-it-chillwave at Last Exit Live, the less-wordy parts of Grac ... More >>

Cowboys N Hell

Pantera Tribute Act Cowboys N Hell On The Best Cover Bands in Phoenix

People either love or hate cover bands. Some think they are fantastic tributes, while others think they are blatant rip-offs. Personally, I love tribute bands. They give music fans a chance to hear songs live and celebrate a favorite band--and often it's a band that's disbanded, one you'll never b ... More >>

Will Nine Inch Nails' New Music Really Be F***ing Great?

It's rare that musicians or other people in the public eye actually admit they've been lying--unless they're found out, Tiger Woods-style--but Trent Reznor is excited about his own "betrayal" of Nine Inch Nails fans. I guess the lie is okay when the truth stuns and excites millions of fans, right? ... More >>

Eight Metal Bands That Killed It at Rock on the Range; See Three in Phoenix Soon

Founded in 2007, Columbus, Ohio's Rock on the Range has become one of heavy metal's largest events, and every year, it just gets bigger and better. As Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach said in an interview: "As far as rock festivals in America go, Rock on the Range in No. 1 in my book. Straight f****n e ... More >>

11 Ways to Survive Music Festivals on a Budget

Let's face it: Arizona isn't exactly prime real estate for music festivals. Yes, we have the party-hard atmosphere of Country Thunder and the locally beloved McDowell Mountain Music Fest, the EDM-drenched Soundwave and some killer jazz fests. But our fair desert doesn't yet have the appeal or pull o ... More >>

UFiesta Preview: Stone Sour's Corey Taylor on Dave Grohl and New Music from Slipknot

Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is pulling double-duty this year in more ways than one. Stone Sour is putting out its second album in as many years; the first was House of Gold & Bones Part 1, which dropped last year, and the second, House of Gold & Bones Part 2, came out in April. La ... More >>

Zakk Wylde Has Written a Guide to "Bringing Metal to the Children"

When I heard Zakk Wylde was coming to town, I immediately assumed it was by way of Black Label Society. I couldn't wait to see his guitar prowess once again -- including his wonderful dedication to the pinch harmonic -- and his hits from more than two-dozen albums spanning almost 30 years. But this ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2013

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2013

When Did Metal Fans Start Hating Each Other?

As a metal head, I often face lots of people who assume I don't listen to anything else. Of course, I'm guilty of it too. It's the first agitated thought I have when douche bags roll up next to my car blasting Soulja Boy and all I want to do is ram into them. I automatically assume they have terri ... More >>

The 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

10 Best Things I Heard in 2012

So long, 2012. You were a weird, uncomfortable, and scary year. You were also wonderful, at times so unbearably wonderful that I thought my brain was going to explode as I struggled to wrap my head around your pure, blindingly bright joy. You had all the things a monumental year should: elections, ... More >>

Korn at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 10/27/12

Korn @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10/27/12 The Arizona State Fair got its yearly dose of metal when Korn paid a visit to the valley last night at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The nu metal pioneers treated fans of all ages to a career-spanning set consisting of hits, covers, and sta ... More >>

Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian Shows Off His "Blood & Guts"

Just in time for the Halloween season, noted heavy metal icon and horror enthusiast Scott Ian of Anthrax has launched a new web series,Blood & Guts, on the Nerdist YouTube channel. Ian visits various horror-oriented special effects studios, gets a close-up look at famous movie props (think the ori ... More >>

Recommended Roadtrip: Southwest Terror Fest This Weekend in Tucson

In the past I have definitely bitched about how the Southwest gets skipped over by a lot of metal festivals. But here's some good news: our fair state is finally putting on one of its own. This weekend the Southwest Terror Fest goes down in Tucson, serving as a crazy-ass kick-off to the Halloween se ... More >>

Is Vinnie Paul of Hellyeah and Pantera Going to Open a Strip Club in Phoenix?

Back in 2007 when Vinnie Paul and Chad Gray announced their new band Hellyeah, fans weren't sure what to expect of group made from members of Mudvayne, Pantera, Damageplan, and Nothingface. No doubt it was going to be heavy, but would it gear towards visual theatrics and sonic experimentation like M ... More >>

Is Heavy Metal Really The Devil's Music?

See also: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson to Headline KUPD's Desert Uprising See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" Last week, I found myself in an awkward conversation with douchebag with a popped collar and frosted tips. He asked me if I worshipped "the Devil," lo ... More >>

Corsets and Grindcore; The Dudes Get it Right, the Bitches Own It

Once again I found myself writing a Metal Monday column on a plane with a glass of whiskey. I'm headed to Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, to see Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, and about 30 other acts (stay tuned for that review next week). Most importantly, I'm sitting nex ... More >>

Alice Cooper: No More Mr. Bad Guy

Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy and Five Other Self-Help Books From Eccentric Sources

Sometimes help can come from the unlikeliest of places. You might not think of Ozzy Osbourne as a self-help guru, but you sure as hell can't say the the dude doesn't know how to survive. His years of hard living benefit his new book, Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy, out on bookstore shelves today. In the b ... More >>

Wrestle War

Lady Gaga, Rise Against, Disturbed Join Korn's BP Boycott. Oh, Yes, and Creed Too!

​When news of Korn's boycott of BP broke last week it sorta looked like a joke. I mean, at first, it was pretty much just marble-mouthed Jonathan David, his band and fellow 90s-refugees Backstreet Boys.Now, well, the lineup is not awesome or anything, but it's getting better. One huge, relevant ar ... More >>

Incoming: John Mayer, Cake, Asia, Scorpions, Slightly Stoopid

"I called my penis what? Why would I tell that to a reporter?"​Up on the Sun contributor/club guru Benjamin Leatherman couldn't have said it better in regards to this week's announcements "Shit week for announcements."There is hope, however, in this meager group. That hope rests on the strong come ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Records Tempe

​Though spring break may be fast approaching, college kids are still buying up the latest and greatest at Zia Records in Tempe. Though indie rock typically makes up most of the top ten album sales at this location, there are a few unexpected records that made the cut this week.While Joanna Newsom ... More >>

Nick Jonas & The Administration and Other New Releases

Take in the eye candy that is Nick Jonas​If there's any teeny bopper performer who really stands out for having musical chops these days, it's Nick Jonas, the youngest JoBro--and also the cutest. The 17-year-old Virgo writes much of the Jonas Brothers' music and is the bonafide leader of ... More >>

An Eviscerating Experience: GWAR at Marquee Theatre on Saturday, November 14

Photos by E. GrovesGWAR singer Oderus Urungus​Nothing was sacred in splatter metal band GWAR's theater of costumed insanity at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Saturday. Michael Jackson's face got ripped off. Babies were disemboweled. President Obama's noggin got partially severed and was rolling a ... More >>

Party Favors: At Rasputin's Equestrian Manor, the Debauchery Continues Well Past Closing Time

Scare City: What To Do and Where To Go on Halloween

FX Marks the Spot

West-side horror emporium centers on a bloody piece of local color

Smooth Criminal: Urban Artist DOSE Takes Graffiti from the Street to the Museum and Beyond

Al Jourgensen and his thoughts on George W. Bush, the Internet as an "anarchy punk-rock threat," and the end of Ministry

OutKast's Andre 3000 acts up with Will Ferrell in Semi-Pro

Brown Box Breakout

DJ AL3 pushes all envelopes

Splattered

Talking torture, politics, and not-so-sweet revenge with James Wan

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Diamonds in the Rough

Loose Screws

The patriotic pigeon uses the bleedin’ facts to peck holes in the rantings of 9/11 conspiracy wacktivists!

Eating for Two

War Games

Colonel Kreme and Staff Sergeant Jett dive-bomb Mardi Gras for the Mother of All Sadisco Battles

Rogues' Gallery

Racists, louts, and terrorists earned their place among the best of 2005

Your Government at Work

SuperMix Saturday

Our nightlife ninjas brave crackheads and broken bra straps to party 'til dawn at RedMonkey

Caught on Disc

Finding ultraviolence on DVD, and old-school punk on CD

Ghost in the Machinist

Christian Bale brings gloomy mystery to life

Shark Bait

Blair Witch meets Jaws

Molten Wax

The Ozzfest Project

Aspiring documentarian Carlos Gonzales is Ken Burns with needle tracks and frostbite

Night & Day

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