• Peter Thiel is stepping down from the Meta board and will allegedly focus on pro-Trump lobbying

    Peter Thiel is stepping down from the Meta board and will allegedly focus on pro-Trump lobbying

    Conservative tech tycoon Peter Thiel is stepping down from the board of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, after almost two decades on the job, the business announced on Monday.
  • Metaverse craze: AXS, MANA, ENJ, and SAND show no signs of abating

    Metaverse craze: AXS, MANA, ENJ, and SAND show no signs of abating

    Overnight pumps that send coins to the moon are nothing new in the crypto-verse. Over the last week, Metaverse tokens have seen somewhat hyped rallies and a lot of social media attention, as social media giant Facebook announced its 'Meta' rebranding.
  • ‘Sound of Metal’ Is Mostly Another Forgettable Indie Drama

    ‘Sound of Metal’ Is Mostly Another Forgettable Indie Drama

    While the film does a few things right, it doesn’t really merit the plaudits and Oscar buzz that critics are eager to confer it.
  • Before the US election, China decouples, metals will benefit

    Before the US election, China decouples, metals will benefit

    Despite a year 2020 marked by the Covid-19 pandemic which has weakened all the countries of the world, China wants to continue to move in the direction of the decarbonization of its own economy.
  • Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dead at 68

    Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dead at 68

    Frankie Banali, the drummer for heavy metal band Quiet Riot, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 68. His wife Regina wrote in a statement that he had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer since April 2019. The longtime Quiet Riot drummer also played with Billy Idol, W.A.S.P. and Faster Pussycat. “He put up an inspiringly …
  • Metallica to play first 2020 concert for ‘Encore Drive-In’ series

    Metallica to play first 2020 concert for ‘Encore Drive-In’ series

    Metallica won’t let a pandemic make it fade to black. The heavy metal band announced Monday that it will be hitting the stage for the first time this year in a one-night performance airing exclusively at drive-in theaters Aug. 29. The rock legends will perform a full set to an empty theater, but the performance …
  • Marilyn Manson announces new album ‘We Are Chaos’

    Marilyn Manson announces new album ‘We Are Chaos’

    Marilyn Manson has announced his 11th studio album, “We Are Chaos,” out September 11th via Loma Vista Recordings. The 10-track LP was produced by Manson and Grammy Award winner Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker) and one of Manson’s self-portraits is featured on its cover. To accompany the sinister-sounding album, Manson released the lead single …
  • Motörhead to release massive ‘Ace of Spades’ 40th anniversary box set

    Motörhead to release massive ‘Ace of Spades’ 40th anniversary box set

    Motörhead’s commercial breakthrough, “Ace of Spades,” will be the subject of a massive reissue this fall with two previously unreleased live albums and a clutch of alternate versions of the album’s songs. The group is previewing the collection with a previously unheard, gritty live version of the ripping title track recorded at Belfast’s Whitla Hall …
  • Ex-Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar would rather die from coronavirus than not play shows

    Ex-Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar would rather die from coronavirus than not play shows

    Sammy Hagar would rather “get sick and even die” if it meant playing in front of an audience during the coronavirus crisis, the rocker said in a new interview. The former Van Halen frontman, 72, shared his thoughts on the effects of the pandemic that’s sickened more than 9.2 million people and killed more than …
  • Tom Morello responds to fan just realizing Rage Against the Machine is political

    Tom Morello responds to fan just realizing Rage Against the Machine is political

    Guitarist Tom Morello joined the rest of Twitter in piling on a fan who claimed he no longer liked Rage Against the Machine since they’ve become political. The fan, Scott Casteneda, seemingly just realized he had been listening to one of the most popular political rock groups all along when he tweeted at Morello Tuesday …