Louder Than Hell!!!

The official Tumblr page for "Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal." Out now on !t Books/Harper Collins.

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Happy Easter everyone!

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have a nice holiday.

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RIP

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A Look Back: Nirvana's Kurt Cobain + Alice in Chains' Layne Staley Die on April 5

Here’s a tribute piece I wrote for Loudwire.com about the deaths of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley.   On April 5, 1994, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain died, while Alice in Chains' Layne Staley would pass on April 5, 2002.

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32 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica

On April 1, 1983, Kirk Hammett found out a phone call requesting him to audition for Metallica was not an April Fool's joke.

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ABBATH Puts IMMORTAL To Rest, Launches New Band

2015 will bear witness to the return of Abbath.IMMORTAL’s frontman and founding member, whose real name is Olve Eikemo, has been writing and rehearsing fervently, with a deluge of new material …

FUCK

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Rage Against the Machine Bassist Tortures John McEnroe, Bursts into Flames For New Band Future User

What do tennis legend John McEnroe, dethroned bicycle racer Lance Armstrong, and veteran record producer Brendan O’Brien have in common? The band, which Commerford formed about three years ago with multi-instrumentalist Jordan Tarlow, has recently released its debut album SteroidsorHeroin along with videos for the songs “Clockwork,” “Mountain Lion,” “Medication Nation,” and “Supernatural.” And that’s where the celebrity guests come in, and things start to get weird.

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33 years of “The Number of the Beast ”

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On this day, March 23, in 2014: Gwar frontman, Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus passed away. Dave was 50. Oderus was 43 billion years old.

Today’s soundtrack: Gwar Gwar GWARGWARGWAR!

Today’s screening: “Phallus in Wonderland”

Today’s quote: “A lot of bands have tried to do what GWAR does, but no band has ever taken it as far as GWAR has. No one has ever out-sicked us. You think these Walmart behemoths of the music industry like Marilyn Manson or Rob Zombie are really scary people? That they have any kind of revolutionary agenda? All they care about is making money, and hanging out with their director buddies as they throw gala award ceremonies to circle jerk each other into a frenzy. GWAR is where GWAR should be: In the drawer marked filth.”

Today’s ill-advised tattoo: http://tinyurl.com/kqmczyp

Sleep well, sweet Prince.

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15 Years Ago: Pantera Unleash 'Reinventing The Steel'

On March 21, 2000, Pantera released what would be their final studio album, 'Reinventing the Steel.'

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@Steel_Panther at Wembley Arena, London Sophie Jane’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Photography 

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And just a few years ago they were playing dive clubs...

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The first Slayer buttons. 

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Jerry Cantrell. Happy Birthday, Jerry!

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Happy belated birthday to Jerry Cantrell!

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Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads recording during the Blizzard of Ozz sessions, May 1980

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RIP, Randy Rhoads, who passed away March 19, 1982. Gone, but not forgotten.

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Exclusive: With Legal Obstacles Out of the Way Tool Are Again Hard at Work

In mid-February, Tool guitarist Adam Jones posted a short film on his Facebook page in which Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee walks into the lounge of a studio where both bands are working, and asks Jones what he’s doing.