Top Hard Rock & Metal Stories 🗞

The month of August 2021

Top Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) News Sites 💻📱

August 2021 Total Engagement¹

1. Loudwire 1.06M (Biggest Story: ICP)

2. Consequence 713k (Foo Fighters)

3. Louder Sound 478.6k (Bruce Dickinson/Metallica)

4. Blabbermouth 353.8k (Nirvana Baby)

5. Metal Injection 270k (Corey Taylor)

6. Revolver 184.8k (Pantera)

7. Lambgoat 129.5k (Corey Taylor)

8. Brooklyn Vegan (Insane Clown Posse)

9. Kerrang! 113.1k (Corey Taylor)

10. Rock Sound 53.6k (Black Veil Brides)

11. The PRP 52.1k (Jonathan Davis)

12. Brave Words 47.5k (Gene Simmons)

13. Knotfest 45.3k (Slipknot)

14. MetalSucks 41.3k (Gloryhammer)

15. Alternative Press 27.2k (Foo Fighters)

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90 Day Alexa Rankings²

1. Blabbermouth - 18,295

2. Consequence - 21,166 

3. Loudwire - 30,512 

4. Brooklyn Vegan - 35,123 

5. Louder Sound - 35,722 

6. MetalSucks - 57,384 

7. Metal Injection - 59,945

8. Kerrang! - 61,724 

9. The PRP - 66,417 

10. Alternative Press - 68,506 

11. Revolver - 81,974 

12. Brave Words - 170,737 

13. Knotfest - 255,282 

14. Metal Insider - 302,167 

15. Decibel Magazine - 309,768 

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Facebook Followers (All-Time)

1. Metal Hammer 2.08M

2. Consequence 1.82M

3. Loudwire 1.49M

4. Kerrang! 1.39M

5. Alternative Press 1.3M

6. Blabbermouth 1.26M

7. Metal Injection 1.21M

8. Revolver 994.2k

9. Rock Sound 697.8k

10. MetalSucks 475.1k

11. Knotfest 372.1k

12. Decibel Magazine 187.3k

13. Brooklyn Vegan 105.4k

14. Lambgoat 90.9k

15. The PRP 16.1k

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YouTube 📺 (All Time)

1. Loudwire 800.5M views / 1.78M subs (since 2011) 

2. Rock Feed 137.9M views / 623k subs (2015) 

3. AltPress 106M views / 345k subs (2008) 

4. Metal Injection 72M views / 275k subs (2006) 

5. Kerrang! 55.5M views / 126k subs (2008) 

6. Revolver 31.8M views / 126k subs (2005) 

7. MetalSucks 26.1M views / 143k subs (2013) 

8. Metal Hammer 19.2M views / 85k subs (2009) 

9. Knotfest 11.39M views / 92k subs (2014) 

10. Lambgoat 1.97M views / 6k subs (2006) 

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Hard Rock, Metal, Punk(ish) Stories with Most Engagement, August 2021 💻📱

LOUDWIRE.com 

1. INSANE CLOWN POSSE’s VIOLENT J Suffering From Heart Failure (120k total engagement) 

2. NANDI BUSHELL Finally Got To Perform Live With FOO FIGHTERS 

3. ZAKK WYLDE Will Be Part of OZZY OSBOURNE’S Touring Band in 2022 

4. GUNS N’ ROSES’ ’Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Has Hit One Billion Streams 

5. RAMMSTEIN Chosen as Soundtrack for the German Paralympic Team 

Consequence.net

1. NANDI Joins FOO FIGHTERS for ‘Everlong’: Watch (59.8k Total Engagement) 

2. Over Half of KID ROCK’s Band Tests Positive for COVID-19 

3. FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church with BEE GEES Cover: Watch 

4. Baby On NIRVANA’s Nevermind Sues Band for Child Sexual Exploitation 

5. LIMP BIZKIT Cancel U.S. Tour Due to Safety Concerns 

TheGuardian.com

1. Baby On Nevermind Cover Sues NIRVANA Over Child Sexual Exploitation (45.4k) 

2. Brian May: ‘I Never Have a Single Day Without Thinking About FREDDIE’ 

3. Why Don’t You Get a Jab? OFFSPRING Drummer Ousted After Refusing COVID Vaccine 

4. ‘We Were Called Heretics and Ostracized’: THE STRANGLERS On Fights, Drugs and Finally Growing Up 

5. SEX PISTOLS Win Legal Fight Against JOHNNY ROTTEN Over Songs 

RollingStone.com 

1. IRON BUTTERFLY Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79 (40k) 

2. See FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church with BEE GEES Classic 

3. Baby On NIRVANA’s ‘Nevermind’ Cover Sues for Alleged Child Pornography 

4. NINE INCH NAILS Cancel All Shows for 2021 Due to COVID-19 

5. NIRVANA’s ‘Nevermind’ Art is Not Child Pornography, Lawyers Say 

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Pitchfork.com

1. ROBERT PLANT and ALISON KRAUSS Announce First Album Together in 14 Years, Share New Song (29k) 

2. NIRVANA Sued by Baby from Nevermind Album Artwork for Child Pornography 

3. MTV VMAs 2021: FOO FIGHTERS to Receive First-Ever U.S. Global Icon Award 

4. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’s TOM MORELLO Announces New Album, Covers AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and PEARL JAM’s EDDIE VEDDER: Listen 

5. PARAMORE’s HAYLEY WILLIAMS Gets Songwriting Credit On OLIVIA RODRIGO’s ‘Good 4 U’ 

RevolverMag.com 

1. Watch 8-Year-Old Girl Cover PANTERA’s ‘Walk’ with Kid Band (19.2k) 

2. IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON: Secrets, Surgeries and ’Senjutsu’ 

3. See 6-Year-Old Boy Cover KORN’s ‘Here to Stay’ with Kid Band 

4. See JUDAS PRIEST Reunite with GLENN TIPTON at First Show in Over 2 Years 

5. See COREY TAYLOR Play SLIPKNOT’s ‘Wait and Bleed’ with Solo Band 

MetalInjection.net 

1. COREY TAYLOR & His Band Dressed Up Like KISS For A Recent Show (18.8k) 

2. Remembering ALICE IN CHAINS’ LAYNE STALEY with 10 of His Greatest Moments 

3. Watch: FOO FIGHTERS Joined by 11-Year-Old NANDI BUSHELL for ‘Everlong’ Performance 

4. Dusty Hill’s Widow Thanks ZZ TOP Fans After Dusty’s Passing 

5. LIMP BIZKIT Cancels Remaining Tour Dates Over Safety Concerns 

GuitarWorld.com 

1. BILLY GIBBONS: ‘I Was Fearless When I Started Playing, But Learning That F Chord Was Miserable!’ (17.5k) 

2. FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church Protest with Disco Drive-By 

3. Watch NANDI BUSHELL’s Dream Come True as She Plays ‘Everlong’ Onstage with FOO FIGHTERS 

4. JAMES HETFIELD’s Isolated Guitar Tracks from …And Justice for All and Master of Puppets Prove His Picking Precision is Unrivaled 

5. ZAKK WYLDE Details ‘Genius’ Plan to Reunite BLACK SABBATH’s Original Lineup 

LouderSound.com (Metal Hammer)

1. BRUCE DICKINSON: ‘None Of Us Had the Balls to Step Up - But METALLICA Did’ (16.8k) 

2. COREY TAYLOR Performs SLIPKNOT’s ‘Wait And Bleed’ Maskless for the First Time 

3. The ‘Nevermind’ Baby is Suing NIRVANA for ‘Child Pornography’ 

4. METALLICA Release Tribute to CHRIS CORNELL with Vinyl 

5. KISS’ PAUL STANLEY: ‘How Could You Not Be a METALLICA Fan?’ 

BrooklynVegan.com 

1. INSANE CLOWN POSSE Going On Farewell Tour; VIOLENT J Has Heart Failure (9500) 

2. QUICKSAND Debut New Live Lineup with CAVE IN’s STEPHEN BRODSKY (Watch) 

3. WINO Addresses ERIC WAGNER’s Death & ‘Current Medical Politics’ In New Statement 

4. FAILURE Say ‘Album 6 Coming Soon,’ Post Video from Studio 

5. ‘Becoming LED ZEPPELIN,’ First Ever Band-Authorized Documentary, Premiering in September 

Lambgoat.com 

1. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announce New Album, Premiere First Single (9100) 

2. LIMP BIZKIT and Their Fans Paid Tribute to JOEY JORDISON at a Show Last Night in Iowa 

3. WHITECHAPEL Expected to Release New Album in October 

4. CHELSEA GRIN Vocalist Says He Won’t Play Shows Where Vaccination is Required 

5. INSANE CLOWN POSSE’s VIOLENT J Suffering from Heart Condition, Duo Announce Farewell Tour 

Blabbermouth.net 

1. Baby On NIRVANA’s ’Nevermind’ Cover Sues Band for ‘Child Pornography’ (7800) 

2. QUEENSRŸCHE’s Atheist Singer Blasts SKILLET’s Jesus Loving Frontman Over Anti Mask Comments 

3. DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down Offer to Support MÖTLEY CRÜE On ’The Stadium Tour’: ‘I Don’t Open for Bands That I Influenced’ 

4. COREY TAYLOR Tests Positive for COVID-19: ‘I’m Very, Very Sick’ 

5. DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Wanted to Make a Band That Was ‘More Metal Than METALLICA’ 

RockSound.TV

1. WATCH: BLACK VEIL BRIDES Conclude The ‘Blackbird’ Story in Their New Video for ’Torch’ (7700) 

2. TWENTY ONE PILOTS’ ‘Heathens’ Is Now Certified 9x Platinum in the U.S. 

3. TWENTY ONE PILOTS ’Saturday’ is the No. 1 Song On Alternative Radio in the U.S. 

4. DAVE GROHL Plays Drums On a Track On HALSEY’s New Album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ 

5. WATCH: BRING ME THE HORIZON’s OLI SYKES Joins YUNGBLUD Onstage in London 

Kerrang.com 

1. COREY TAYLOR Tests Positive for COVID-19: ‘I’m Very, Very Sick’ (7400) 

2. NANDI BUSHELL Finally Performs Live with FOO FIGHTERS, And It’s the Absolute Best 

3. NIRVANA Are Being Sued by the Baby from the Nevermind Cover 

4. LIMP BIZKIT Embrace the Dad Vibes as FRED DURST Unveils New Look at Lollapalooza

5. OLI SYKES Joins YUNGBLUD Onstage for First-Ever Live Performance of ‘Obey’ 

ThePRP.com 

1. THE WEEKND Reveals DEFTONES Were a Huge Inspiration To Him On Past Release (5300) 

2. BROKEN HOPE to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ’Swamped in Gore’ At August Shows 

3. CHIMAIRA’s ‘Pass Out of Existence’ Set for First-Ever Vinyl Release 

4. DEFTONES’ STEPHEN CARPENTER Shares ‘My Own Summer (Shove It)’ Guitar Playthrough Video 

5. SHINEDOWN’s BRENT SMITH & WE CAME AS ROMANS Helped SPIRITBOX Out of Their Financial Jam Following LIMP BIZKIT’s Tour Cancellation 

Knotfest.com 

1. SLIPKNOT, GOJIRA and A DAY TO REMEMBER Added to Welcome to Rockville 2021 (3400) 

2. VMAN Details Auditioning for SLIPKNOT, Getting Fitted for His Mask, and Filling the Shoes of the Late PAUL GRAY 

3. Read the Heartfelt Tribute to JOEY JORDISON from Former Roadrunner Records A&R, MONTE CONNER

4. Home, Alone: JINJER Feel the Room Closing In On ‘Wallflowers’ 

5. ANTHRAX Introduce 40th Anniversary Bourbon Whiskey, ‘Anthrax XL’ 

AltPress.com 

1. FOO FIGHTERS and VIOLET GROHL Live at Lollapalooza (2800) 

2. MARK HOPPUS and TOM DELONGE I After School Radio 

3. GIRLS AGAINST BOYS ‘House of GVSB’ Reissue 

4. How BLINK-182 Are Still Impacting the World 

5. Best Punk Albums of 1998 

MetalSucks.net 

1. GLORYHAMMER Fire Vocalist; Allegations Surface of Abuse and Racism Against Other Band Members (1700) 

2. RAMMSTEIN Frontman TIL LINDEMANN Arrested in Russia 

3. COREY TAYLOR Says New SLIPKNOT Album Has Some ‘Darker, Heavier Sh*t’ 

4. Video: MÖTLEY CRÜE’s VINCE NEIL Actually Finished a Set, Still Sounds Like Crap 

5. CHELSEA GRIN Vocalist Denies World His Talent to Protect Himself from 5G 

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The Most-Viewed Hard Rock, Metal, And Punk(ish) Stories in August 2021 💻📱 for Metal Injection, MetalSucks, Brave Words, Lambgoat, The PRP, and Blabbermouth.

MetalInjection.net 🤘🏼💉

1. LIMP BIZKIT Cancels Remaining Tour Dates Over Safety Concerns

2. Chris Stapleton Turns METALLICA's "Nothing Else Matters" Into A Country Anthem

3. RAMMSTEIN Frontman Till Lindemann Arrested In Russia

4. Joey Jordison's Bandmates in SINSAENUM: "We Did Everything In Our Power to Help and Couldn't Get Through To Him"

5. MÖTLEY CRÜE's Vince Neil Plays First Show Back Since Disasterous May Gig – How'd He Do?

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MetalSucks.net 🤘🏼👅

1. Rammstein Frontman Til Lindemann Arrested in Russia

2. Video: Toyah Willcox Covers “Because the Night” (Patti Smith, 10,000 Maniacs) for King Crimson’s Robert Fripp

3. Video: Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Actually Finished a Set, Still Sounds Like Crap

4. Gloryhammer Fire Vocalist; Members Accused of Abuse and Racism

5. Scott “Wino” Weinrich (The Obsessed) Says Covid-19 is a “Depopulation Tool” Created by U.S. Government

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BraveWords.com ⚔️👊🏻

1. GENE SIMMONS Apologizes To DAVID LEE ROTH - "I Am So Sorry And Ashamed"; Video

2. IRON MAIDEN Frontman BRUCE DICKINSON - "You Cannot Imagine How Long We've Wanted To Tell People About The Album"

3. GLORYHAMMER Part Ways With Vocalist THOMAS WINKLER

4. PAUL STANLEY Issues Update On COVID-19 Condition - "Some Really Rough Days Behind And Hopefully Just A Few More Ahead"

5. GENE SIMMONS Talks End Of The Road Tour, KISS' Decision To Cancel Meet & Greets - "If One Fan Infects Any One Of Us, The Entire Tour Is Cancelled"

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Lambgoat.com 🐑🐐

1. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor tests positive for Covid-19: 'I'm very, very sick' 

2. Limp Bizkit cancel remainder of tour with Spiritbox 

3. Insane Clown Posse's Violent J suffering from heart condition, duo announce farewell tour 

4. ex-As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa explains why he quit the band 

5. Chelsea Grin vocalist says he won't play shows where vaccination is required 

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ThePRP.com 🕺🏻🪨🏰

1. Korn’s Jonathan Davis Performing Live With The Aid Of A Throne As He Continues To Struggle With ‘COVID After-Effects’

2. Shinedown’s Brent Smith & We Came As Romans Helped Spiritbox Out Of Their Financial Jam Following Limp Bizkit’s Tour Cancellation

3. Primus’ Les Claypool Has Apparently Been Getting Lessons From Geddy Lee For Upcoming Rush Tribute Tour

4. Hear Limp Bizkit Tease New Track At Chicago, IL Show, Watch Fred Durst Rock His New Look

5. Here’s Better Audio Of Limp Bizkitís New Song ‘Dad Vibes’ From Pro-Shot 2021 Lollapalooza Set

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BLABBERMOUTH.net 🗣

1. DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down Offer To Support MÖTLEY CRÜE On The Stadium Tour: ‘I Don’t Open For Bands I Influenced’

2. COREY TAYLOR Tests Positive For COVID-19: ‘I’m Very, Very Sick’

3. TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Refused To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Before Contracting Virus: ‘He Stood His Ground On The Matter’

4. DAVID LEE ROTH Fires Back At GENE SIMMONS

5. TED NUGENT Explains Decision To Resign From NRA Board

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