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The process of writing a song is different for everyone. Sometimes inspiration strikes quickly and everything comes together in a matter of moments, while, other times, musicians will spend years or even over a decade trying to complete just one track. In the case of Megadeths iconic "Peace Sells... But Whos Buying?," it was only "a couple hours" from start to finish, according to bassist David Ellefson. In an extensive conversation on the "No Fuckin Regrets" podcast (audio below), hosted by Ma...

From nothing to an all-time hit, just like that.

Pissing Razors   Between Heaven and Hell - Pissing Razors, Rodriguez, Joe [Voc Fork Tongue You Never Know Three Release Date: 8/22/2000 Style: Greg Morgan (4 out of 5 stars) "Pissing Razors, having drawn comparisons to Pantera, Machine Head, Sepultura, and even Fear Factory, are back with thier third album in as many years. The sounds of Feilds of disbelief are definaltley punishing, ranging from slow crunching Macine Head style riffage, to almost a Dillenger Escape Plan and Slayer kind of ...

Robb Flynn of Machine Head. CREDIT: Gina Wetzler/Redferns Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn has shared a number of abusive comments he’s received since the release of his recent poem, ‘Vomitous Creatures And Cretins’. The poem, which was written to address last week’s Capitol riots, called those who took part in the siege “ charlatans with no morals“, adding that “ the Maga’s have come, to the tune of Trump’s pied piper beckoning⁠/ And with nary a scratch, a few cans of teargas, ...

By the time Forbidden released their debut album, Forbidden Evil, on September 30th, 1988, the NorCal crew had some big shoes to fill. The Bay Area thrash scene had already given birth to many important and highly influential metal acts including Exodus, Death Angel, Testament, Possessed and, of course, Metallica (who had relocated from Southern California in 1983). Forbidden had been kicking around the scene for three years up to that point, so they were well aware of the regions legacy — a...

The San Francisco Bay Area is known far and wide as the epicenter of the Eighties thrash movement, and one of the bands central to the scenes second wave was Forbidden. While they may not have achieved the same widespread recognition as Bay Area forebears like Metallica and Exodus or peers like Testament and Death Angel, Forbidden left an indelible mark on the genre with two now-classic albums — the 1988 debut Forbidden Evil (which was also the bands original name) and the 1990 follow-up Tw...

Its wild to think that 2011 was 10 years ago. Yet here we are, a decade removed from what was unquestionably a great year for rock and metal. Speaking of which, do you have a favorite album from 2011? Because, just in case you forgot what was on offer, weve compiled a list of 77 rock and metal albums that are turning 10 this year. The selections run the gamut from all manners of rock to multiple subgenres of metal. That includes banner works from the likes of Children of Bodom, Five Finger ...

The bad blood between Megadeths Dave Mustaine and Metallica no longer exists — and hasnt for years — but it remains a crucial part of metals history. After the band fired Mustaine in 1983, they retained his songwriting contributions and in a new episode of "No Fuckin Regrets," the podcast hosted by Machine Heads Robb Flynn, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson looked back on the day Mustaine first heard Metallicas debut record,  Kill Em All. Recollecting the pivotal moment when Metallicas first...

If there’s one primary focus that will define 2020, it won’t be music. It will be the word  pandemic. The world stood still for months on end as anxiety crested, humans recessed into homes, and physically going outside began to feel foreign and poisonous. Thankfully, artists thrive when their backs are against the wall, with some of the best music ever created coming as an outpouring of the soul when the deck was stacked. 2020 felt no different. With a never-before-seen mutating human viru...