Metal news from the Supercrank blog. Tributes to the legends we lost, big tour announcements, festival lineups, and stories from the scene going back to 2005.
Iron Maiden finally has their own beer, named after one of their best songs: Trooper beer. About Trooper Trooper launched in 2013. Iron Maiden made it with Robinsons, a family brewery in Stockport, England. Bruce Dickinson is a real ale fan, and he helped pick the flavor. It is a golden British ale, easy to […]
If you ever get lost in the sea of metal, the Map of Metal will help you find your way. Follow the threads to see how genres relate. See it here: The Map of Metal. What it is The Map of Metal is an interactive chart of metal genres. Each style is drawn as an […]
Want a vintage Slayer t-shirt from 1983? In 2010 there was one on eBay with a buy it now price of $1,062.50. It was printed on a Screen Stars blank, back when tees were 50% cotton and 50% polyester. I remember those shirts. They shrank in the dryer and the plastisol ink peeled right off. […]
In May 2010, Ozzy Osbourne scared the pants off people at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York. What happened Ozzy stood perfectly still in the spot where his wax figure normally goes. Fans walked up to take photos with “the statue.” Then Ozzy moved. The screams were real. It was a promo for his […]
Ronnie James Dio died on May 16, 2010, after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 67. His wife and manager Wendy Dio shared the news with fans. Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May… Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever. A […]
The world has lost one of its best artists. Frank Frazetta died on May 10, 2010. He was 82. He was one of my favorite artists. Why Frazetta matters to metal fans Frazetta painted the Conan paperback covers in the 1960s. Those images changed how fantasy art looked. Muscles, monsters, and lots of motion. His […]
I guess the rumors are true. Peter Steele died of heart failure in April 2010. He was 48. He will be missed. I loved going to L’Amour in Brooklyn to see Type O Negative rock out. Who Peter Steele was Steele was the 6 foot 7 bassist and singer from Brooklyn. Before Type O Negative […]
Alchemy Gothic have unveiled the Five Finger Death Punch microphone stand. Catch them on tour: War Is The Answer mp3 download: Five Finger Death Punch on Amazon About the mic stand Alchemy Gothic is an English brand famous for pewter jewelry and gothic gifts. In 2010 they built a custom microphone stand for Five Finger […]
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Orianthi was picked as Michael Jackson’s lead guitarist for his This Is It shows in London. The run was set to start on July 13, 2009. She is one badass guitar player. What happened next Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, before the shows began. Rehearsal footage became the movie This Is It later […]
In the summer of 2006 it became official. CBGB, the legendary New York rock club, was closing for good after more than 30 years. The history Hilly Kristal opened CBGB on the Bowery in 1973. The name stood for country, bluegrass and blues, the music he planned to book. Instead, it became the home of […]
This is the red version of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning sticker. Only 500 were printed. Somebody won it on eBay in 2006. Final price: $2,247.22. Why so much? Early Metallica items are some of the most collected pieces in metal. Ride the Lightning came out in 1984 on Megaforce. It was their second album and […]
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One year after we lost Dimebag Darrell, this was the message left for him by the Ride for Dime crew. He came to rock… and rocked like no other with twice the size of Texas. Our beloved brother, companion, mentor, idol and friend… we love you Dime… until we meet again. Remembering Dime Darrell Abbott, […]
