TV icon Alan Thicke has died … TMZ has learned. We’re told Alan had a heart attack while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center around noon today, and pronounced dead there. Law enforcement sources tell us … a company that recovers organs was contacted, […]
Conor McGregor may be taking the next 10 months off from fighting in the UFC but that doesn’t mean the current lightweight champion isn’t keeping busy. Rumors first surfaced last week that McGregor was being considered for a small role on “Game of Thrones”, which films part of the show in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now UFC […]
The idea that success equals happiness pisses me off. It’s funny to think that just because you’re successful you’re now immune to the full range of the human experience. But we also realise that we’re not kids any more, we’re not youngsters with this teen angst and this feeling of ‘why does the world piss me […]
a brand new interview with Ireland’s Overdrive, AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates was asked what he thought of METALLICA‘s idea to produce and release a video for every track on the band’s latest album, “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct”. He said: “Yeah, that was a stroke of genius. There’s nothing like having some healthy competition. We really strive to think outside the box, by taking […]
Emerson, Lake & Palmer singer, bassist and guitarist Greg Lake died yesterday (Dec. 7) after what the band’s Facebook page describes as “a long and stubborn battle with cancer.” Lake, who came to fame as the singer on King Crimson‘s first two albums, formed ELP in 1970 with drummer Carl Palmer and keyboardist Keith Emerson of the Nice. The group went […]
METALLICA, DISTURBED, BARONESS, GOJIRA, KORN, MEGADETH and PERIPHERY are among the nominees for the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 12, 2017 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. The nominees in the “Best Metal Performance” category are as follows: BARONESS – “Shock Me”GOJIRA – “Slivera”KORN – “Rotting in Vain”MEGADETH – “Dystopia”PERIPHERY – “The Price Is Wrong” METALLICA‘s “Hardwired” is also nominated […]
“I had lost control over the muscles in my mouth. My lips were slack-jawed. I was drooling all over myself,” singer writes in ’18 and Life on Skid Row’ In the hedonistic new memoir 18 and Life on Skid Row, Sebastian Bach details his excessive life fronting glam-metal stalwarts Skid Row and his career resurgence as […]
Aa Shia LaBeouf is calling Soulja Boy’s bluff. In response to Soulja Boy banning the actor from Atlanta, LaBeouf has released a new freestyle in which he claims he’ll be in the ATL when he has free time. “I’m an accessible spectacle/I’ll be in Atlanta when my schedule is flexible,” he raps in his new “Hat Trick Freestyle.” This bizarre […]
The final moments of The Walking Dead Episode 7×07 featured a sinister giggle from Negan as he held baby Judith in his arms on an Alexandria porch. Fans were immediately going wild, worried about Judith’s safety in the hands of such a maniac. Could Negan kill Judith? A baby? According to executive producer Gale […]
The Machine Is Back At It In 2017! North America. Europe. UK. Isreal. #GnFnR #NotInThisLifetime Tour Newly announced “Not in This Lifetime” tour dates: Europe May 27 – Dublin, Ireland, Slane CastleMay 30 – Bilbao, Spain, San Mames StadiumJun. 02 – Lisbon, Portugal, Passeio Martimo De AlgesJun. 04 – Madrid, Spain, Vincente Calderon StadiumJun. 07 – […]
Dave Mustaine says that he has “tremendous respect for Kirk Hammett,” claiming that the METALLICA guitarist was “almost 100% accurate” in his recent assessment of the MEGADETH mainman’s relationship with his former band. Mustaine, who was the original lead guitarist of METALLICA, was dismissed from the band by drummer Lars Ulrich in 1983. He was replaced by Hammett and went on to form MEGADETH and achieve worldwide success […]
Former Wildabouts bassist Tommy Black sent the following tribute exclusively to Alternative Nation to mark the one year anniversary of his bandmate Scott Weiland’s death. December 3, 2016 I lost my best friend last year on this day. I remember standing side by side speaking at Jeremy’s funeral… two friends died in the Wildabouts in […]
