Brian Johnson goes on tour… Without AC/DC

Brian Johnson is embarking on an American tour, and it isn’t with his band.

He’ll go to 10 different cities to tell stories from his book, “Rockers and Rollers…” Joining him will be Rachel Bolan and Scotti Hill from Skid Row.

Brian just turned 64 this month, so expect a lot of talk about Prostatitis and medication for Prostatitis.

Dates and poster after the jump.

Hetfield says Lulu was ‘a great gift’

Speaking to Artisan News in the video above, Metallica frontman James Hetfield describes the collaboration with Lou Reed as ‘a gift.’

If that’s the case, I hope you kept the receipt Jaymzy.

Source: Blabbermouth

Blast from the Past: Machine Head – Supercharger

Yep, that’s right. I’m going there. Seen by many as the ‘black sheep’ of Machine Head‘s discography, and part of a period in the band’s history that fans largely like to pretend merely did not exist. Supercharger isn’t the most popular of albums and was viewed by some critics as being a further divergence from “real metal”, instead having more than a nibble on the nipples of nu-metal. Dammit Machine Head, you shouldn’t have stared into the eyes of Medusa!

Regardless, earlier this month, Supercharger turned 10-years-old. That’s right, it’s the tenth anniversary and what better time is it, to review the most controversial of Machine Head‘s releases (well, besides The Burning Red maybe)?

Make the jump fuckers before I get all bulldozer on your ass. It’s Supercharger time y’all.

Weekly Dose of Metal: The Rotted

This week’s Dose of Metal comes from English death metal titans, The Rotted.

I don’t have much to say other than, the results are in, and I don’t have chlamydia. Yay! What better way to celebrate than a blast of The Rotted? You can listen to the song ‘Nothin’ but a Nosebleed’ from the 2008 album Get Dead or Die Trying below.

Tuck is metal as fuck… Allegedly

If there’s anything funnier than a band like Bullet For My Valentine, it’s the thought of a member of the band claiming they’re working on a “metal as fuck” new project. I remember vocalist Matt Tuck claiming their second album would be “heavy”. Needless to say, it wasn’t and laughs were had by all, bar 14-year-old girls with red hair.

Speaking to “Metal Zone” host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone, Tuck said, “At the moment, there’s just three [guys in the new band], but there’ll be a minimum of four.” Regarding the new group’s musical direction, Matt said, “It’s, like, far more like Slipknot, Pantera… It’s metal as fuck, you know what I mean?! Stepping away from the melodic, not giving a fuck…”

Source: Blabbermouth

To sum up; Matt Tuck sings in British band Bullet For My Valentine. He is now working on a new, as yet untitled, band/project and claims it will be heavy, in a similar vein to Slipknot and Pantera. Expect it to be as heavy and hard-hitting as the Fred Durst sex tape.