If you’re reading this, congratulations, you survived another brutal year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was yet another colorful twelve months of news this past year, as we begrudgingly said goodbye to some legendary musicians, watched several legal battles play out, saw the class of 1999 in Limp Bizkit, Korn and Slipknot release some new music and weathered one hell of a golden shower.
Here’s what you, the readers of this site, checked out the most during the past twelve months:
- #25. Shinedown’s Brent Smith & We Came As Romans Helped Spiritbox Out Of Their Financial Jam Following Limp Bizkit’s Tour Cancellation
- #24. Tommy Vext Is Officially Out Of Bad Wolves (Updated)
- #23. Slaughter To Prevail Reportedly Considering Legal Action Against Sumerian Records Over Alleged Contract Dispute
- #22. Brass Against Vocalist Sophia Urista Urinated On A Fan’s Face Onstage At ‘Welcome To Rockville’
- #21. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Comments On COVID-19 Vaccines & Live Shows: “People Act Like Getting A Vaccine Is Signing A Deal With The Devil”
- #20. See Post Malone Cover Alice In Chains & Black Sabbath With Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Jane’s Addiction Members
- #19. Tool, Etc. Frontman Maynard James Keenan Confirms His ‘Letterkenny’ Fandom, Jokes About Getting A Part On The Series
- #18. Psychosexual (Ex-Five Finger Death Punch) Launch Rebooted Band With New Single “Devil From Hell”
- #17. Slipknot Discuss Their New Single “The Chapeltown Rag”, Reflect On Joey Jordison
- #16. Tommy Vext Issues Statement On His Exit From Bad Wolves, Launches $100,000 GoFundMe For New Album & Studio Bills
- #15. Dance Gavin Dance Drummer Matt Mingus Headed To Rehab Following Onstage Ejection At Detroit, MI Show
- #14. Slipknot Drummer Jay Weinberg Unveils His New Mask
- #13. John Joseph (Bloodclot, Cro-Mags JM) Calls Out Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl For Playing Shows Exclusively To Vaccinated Fans
- #12. Limp Bizkit’s First Show Of The Year Took Place Without Drummer John Otto
- #11. Staind’s Aaron Lewis Debuts Music Video For His Controversial Track “Am I The Only One”
- #10. Hear Limp Bizkit Tease New Track At Chicago, IL Show, Watch Fred Durst Rock His New Look
- #09. Every Time I Die Frontman Keith Buckley Claims He Has Been “Ostracized” From The Band Over His Lifestyle Changes
- #08. Wolf Alice Frontwoman Ellie Roswell Says She Caught Marilyn Manson Filming Up Her Skirt At A Festival
- #07. Courtney Love Slams Dave Grohl & Trent Reznor, Plans To Dispute Nirvana Rights Arrangement
- #06. Maynard James Keenan (Tool, Puscifer, Etc.): “I Feel Like Social Media And The Internet Has Really Driven A Wedge In Between People”
- #05. Ex-Girlfriend Of Tommy Vext Says She Now Stands With His Past Domestic Violence Accuser, Vext Responds With Abuse Allegations Against Her
- #04. Korn’s Jonathan Davis Performing Live With The Aid Of A Throne As He Continues To Struggle With ‘COVID After-Effects’
- #03. Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell Abbott Once Bought Incubus Wrangler Jeans On Tour Because Their Own “Fit Wrong”
- #02. Machine Gun Kelly Says He Scrapped A “Terrible” Verse Written By Slipknot’s Corey Taylor For “Tickets To My Downfall”, Taylor Responds With Receipts To The Contrary (Updated)
- #01. Maynard James Keenan Reveals Which Track He Feels Serves As The Best Introduction To The Music Of Tool