The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent

Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des ...
Louder

"It was a time of turmoil. Writers had it in for us: 'Oh my God, haven’t you died yet? Don’t you know, grunge is here!'" The story behind the underrated Iron Maiden clas…

Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of ...
Louder

"Now I'm walking through hell." The story behind tragic Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley's final recording, a movie soundtrack cover featuring some of the bigg…

"I'd been expecting the call for a long time," Alice In Chains drummer Sean Kinney told New York Times journalist Mark Yarm ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2013, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Superstar Singer Who Redefined Honky Tonk with a History-Making Hit

Twelve years ago today, the country music world lost an innovative singer, songwriter, and guitarist who helped define the ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind Adam Sandler’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Holiday Classic “The Chanukah Song” and its Three Revamps (1999-2015)

"There were so many Christmas songs and all us Jewish kids had was a song 'Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel'," said Sandler on 'SNL' in 1994.

All about character: Jane Austen fans on their favorites

Harings says Lizzie is her favorite Austen character. "She has such sharp, sarcastic wit and she's so self-confident, despite ...