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Steel Panther's 'Balls Out' Ads Deemed Too Racy for UK

A poster for Steel Panther's 'Balls Out' album has been deemed too sexually suggestive by regulators in the U.K. ...Read More »

Today Is Nigel Tufnel Day -- Where Will You Be Smelling the Glove?

Today on Nov. 11, 2011 we celebrate heavy metal's most infamous Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel. ...Read More »

Steve Vai Attempts to Break World Record For World's Largest Online Guitar Lesson With Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel

Vai Guitar legend Steve Vai is nothing if not ambitious. He is attempting to break one of the ...Read More »

Gothic Slam, 'Just a Face in the Crowd' -- Rediscovered Steel

Gothic Slam formed in 1984 as part of the fledgling American thrash scene. The band's blue collar ...Read More »

Judas Priest, AC/DC Win Big at 2010 Grammys

The 2010 Grammys have come and gone, with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé walking away the night's ...Read More »

Stephen Colbert Robs Spinal Tap of Best Comedy Album Grammy

The Grammys are known for not getting it right when it comes to metal. Ahem, Jethro Tull over ...Read More »

Top 10 Funny Songs in Metal

Metal is one of those genres that takes itself so seriously, it's automatically hilarious. That's ...Read More »

Fake Metal Band Group of Death Created for 2010 World Cup

It's the mother of all soccer/metal publicity stunts, like Spinal Tap with a soccer backstory! ...Read More »

Spinal Tap's 'Back from the Dead' Grammy-Nominated for Best Packaging

Designer Brian Porizek has been nominated for the Best Packaging for his stand up work for Spinal ...Read More »

Anvil Proudly Embraced Inner Spinal Tap for 'The Story of Anvil' -- Video

The documentary film 'Anvil: the Story of Anvil,' by Sascha Gervasi ('The Big Tease,' 'The ...Read More »

White Noise: News on Van Halen, Them Crooked Vultures, Shadows Fall, Rammstein and More

Enough with the lists, folks. Is it just us, or does it seem like everybody's obsessed with them ...Read More »

Spinal Tap 'Make Your Own Video' Contest

Hey you! Yeah you, kid with the great video camera and who quotes Spinal Tap at every opportune ...Read More »

New Releases: Amorphis, 1349, Sworn Enemy, Madder Mortem and More

Sworn Enemy - 'Total World Domination' - Century Media I think of hardcore and ...Read More »

Spinal Tap 'Back From the Dead' -- Full Album Stream

'"Back From the Dead' is our triumph over death," says Spinal Tap. "In fact, some of our greatest ...Read More »

NOFX's Fat Mike Takes On Iron Maiden, Responds to Avenged Sevenfold Insult

Never one to pull punches and avoid controversy, NOFX frontman Fat Mike is now ready to incur the ...Read More »

White Noise: News on Godsmack, Kiss, Converge, Spinal Tap and More

Man, what a gorgeous weekend we had here in New York, despite what every single meteorologist told ...Read More »