Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

Not even heavy metal headbangers like Slipknot's M. Shawn Crahan are exempt from some of the telltale signs of mellowing with age.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — It may be called the Hell On Earth Tour, but it was more like heaven for the headbangers who showed up the disparate bill of Rob Zombie and Slayer on Friday night (July 22) at the DTE Energy Music Theatre.

Dethklok is the brainchild of Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, who helped create the imaginary American-Scandinavian death metal band for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim segments "Metalocalpyse." The TV band was very real at the Armory — or were they? Since the entire set (save the final encore of "Fansong") was delivered before a backdrop of animated Dethklok action, the live show soon became a ...

Details for BRÜTAL LEGEND multiplayer are emerging like a viking longship’s prow cutting through the fog with Led Zep’s Immigrant Song blaring in the background. Yeah, the metaphor isn’t the best but it’s all I could come up with on low caffeine. Here is a wallpaper worthy gallary and a whole mess of color coded, multiplayer facts for you to digest with your morning dose of metal. IRONHEADE HEADBANGER The mighty Headbangers of Ironheade ar

Anton CorbijnUpon learning that they had won The Plain Dealer's Rock Hall readers' poll, the veteran headbangers of Metallica -- from left, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich -- could barely contain their excitement. ONLINE AUDIO: A...