Top Hard Rock & Metal Stories🗞

For April 2022

These were the Top Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) news stories for the month of April 2022 from several of the sites covering the genre(s).

Speaking of stories, I sat down with my pal Caleb Shomo for what turned into a very candid, heartfelt, in-depth conversation about quitting booze.

📸: Knotfest.com

---

BLABBERMOUTH.net 🗣

1. Are JON BON JOVI's Vocals 'Livin' On A Prayer'? The Early Verdict On BON JOVI's Current Tour

2. OZZY OSBOURNE Reportedly Applies For 'Rehab Wing' At U.K. Mansion

3. TED NUGENT Defends His Comments About TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death, Says He Was 'Being Compassionate And Empathetic'

4. TED NUGENT Weighs In On TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death: 'Substance Abuse Is Selfish'

5. JOURNEY's DEEN CASTRONOVO Says Soundman Change Resolved ARNEL PINEDA's Long-Running Vocal Issues: He's 'Singing Better Than Ever'

6. JOHN 5 Explains 2003 Onstage Incident With MARILYN MANSON: 'I Just Snapped'

7. MAMMOTH WVH Cancels Remaining 'Young Guns' Tour Dates

8. METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Still Fuming' Over 'Load' And 'Reload' Artwork, Says Cover Artist

9. JOE SATRIANI Confirms He's Been 'Talking With ALEX VAN HALEN and DAVID LEE ROTH For About A Year' About New VAN HALEN Tour

10. BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Still Doesn't Know What Producer RICK RUBIN Did On '13' Album

---

Lambgoat.com 🐑🐐

1. One killed, four others shot during California death metal show

2. Ex-Lorna Shore frontman CJ McCreery to launch new band on Friday

3. Dance Gavin Dance bassist Tim Feerick dies

4. Ex-Lorna Shore vocalist CJ McCreery launches new band Immortal Disfigurement

5. Sleep Waker kick out vocalist Hunter Courtright

6. Parkway Drive cancels North American tour with Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder, Stick To Your Guns

7. This Is Hardcore 2022 lineup takes shape

8. Sergio Vega (Quicksand, ex-Deftones) launches new projects

9. Ex-King Conquer bassist Adam Whited dies

10. Megadeth opening for Five Finger Death Punch on U.S. tour

---

Loudwire.com 💥⚡️

1. Steve-O Reveals the 2 Meanest Rock Stars He's Ever Met

2. Herman Li Launches Guitar Across Stage, Tragic Results Captured

3. The Heaviest Album to Ever Hit No. 1

4. Guns N’ Roses Superfan Meets Axl Rose on Street in California

5. MGK Goes Undercover as Reporter, Gets Roasted to His Face

6. Read the English Translation of Lyrics to Rammstein's 'Zick Zack’

7. Queen's Brian May 'So Frustrated' by Taylor Hawkins’ Death

8. Corey Taylor Stops Slipknot Show to Direct Medics to Injured Fan

9.  MJK Shows Anti-Slap Technique He Says 'Could've Saved Chris Rock’ 

10. John 5 Reveals Reason for 2003 Onstage Fight With Marilyn Manson

---

MetalInjection.net 🤘🏼💉

1. Let's Compare MACHINE GUN KELLY & GHOST's First Week Album Sales

2. MACHINE GUN KELLY Is Done With Rock

3. GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Names The Modern Band He Sees As An Inspiration

4. JIM CARREY Recounts His Surreal Experience Hearing PANTERA The First Time

5. LES CLAYPOOL Names The Five Albums He Listened To A Lot During PRIMUS' Early Days

6. Watch: DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Throws Guitar To Crew Member During A Show, Crew Member Doesn't Catch It

7. Radio Host EDDIE TRUNK Slams Bands Who Lip Sync Live: "It's The Norm In Pop, It's Gotta Stop In Rock"

8. 25 German Black Metal Bands That Deserve More Love

9. Watch: DAVE MUSTAINE Goes Incognito And Hands Picks Out To Kids Before MEGADETH Show

10. JOHN 5 Explains Why He Beat Up MARILYN MANSON On Stage In 2003

---

MetalSucks.net 🤘🏼😜

robzombieofficial

A post shared by RobZombieofficial (@robzombieofficial)

1. Video: Jon Bon Jovi Struggles to Sing “Wanted Dead or Alive” During Last Week’s Raleigh Show

2. Gojira’s Mario Duplantier On Taylor Hawkins: “It’s Not the First Time a Fragile Soul Is Sacrificed On the Altar of Entertainment”

3. And the Most Expensive Rock Song to Use In A Movie Is…

4. Ted Nugent Says He Showed “Great Compassion” In Condemning Taylor Hawkins, Outraged Fans Are the Real Problem

5. King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Can’t Stop”

6. Zakk Wylde Shares Honest Memories of Lemmy: “He Was Just Skin and Bones at That Point…”

7. And the 2022 Bullsh*t Metal Grammy Goes To…

8. Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton, Artist Who Made Molds of Rock Star Wangs, Dead at 74

9. Metallica Release Whiskey Named ‘Rye The Lightning,’ Which Is Clever Until You Find Out They Played It The Album

10. Rob Zombie Sneaks New Shot of Sheri as Lily Munster Into Zeuss Birthday Post

---

ThePRP.com 🕺🏻🪨🏰

📸: Annette Rodriguez/ThePRP

1. Sergio Vega Speaks Further On Leaving Deftones, Reveals His New Project Will Feature A Song With Ex-Every Time I Die Vocalist Keith Buckley

2. Watch Deftones Perform With Two New Members, Give Live Debut To B-Side Track “Lovers” At Tour Kickoff (Updated)

3. Watch Korn Sing The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way”

4. There’s A Pantera Song Featured In The New Film Sonic The Hedgehog 2’

5. These Are The ’10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs Of All Time’ According To Revolver

6. Tool, Etc. Vocalist Maynard James Keenan Demonstrates Technique That ‘Could Have Saved Chris Rock’s Life The Other Night’

7. Nine Inch Nails’ First Live Show Since 2018 Saw The Return Of A Fan Favorite And The Live Debut Of A David Bowie Cover

8. Machine Gun Kelly Accused Of Plagiarizing Paramore With Recent Bring Me The Horizon Collaboration “Maybe”

9. Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Recently Hung Out With The Cast Of ‘Letterkenny’

10. Mudvayne Announce A Pair Of Summer Headlining Shows

---

Instagram 📸

Followers

knotfest

A post shared by KNOTFEST (@knotfest)

1. Loudwire 884k (+13k) 

2. AltPress 832k (+1k) 

3. Kerrang! 448k (-1k) 

4. Knotfest 444k (+7k) 

5. Metal Injection 258k (-) 

6. Rock Sound 237k (-) 

7. Revolver 241k (+2k) 

8. Metal Hammer 213k (+1k) 

9. MetalSucks 79k (-1k) 

10. Decibel 74k (+1k) 

---

YouTube 📺

Total Subscribers 

1. Loudwire 1.88M subs (+10k)

2. Rock Feed 669k (+4k) 

3. Punk Rock MBA 374k (+6k) 

4. AltPress 347k (-) 

5. BangerTV 336k (+1k) 

6. Metal Injection 284k (+1k) 

7. Rock Sound 211k (-) 

8. MetalSucks 145k (+1k) 

9. Revolver 144k (+3k) 

10. Kerrang! 130k (-) 

11. Knotfest 103k (+1k) 

12. Rocked 92k (+5k) 

---

Facebook Engagement This Week 

1. Loudwire 951k (38 posts) 

2. Revolver 625k (99) 

3. Blabbermouth 619k (133) 

4. Metal Hammer 461k (88) 

5. Metal Injection 363k (81) 

6. MetalSucks 250k (55) 

7. Ult Classic Rock 239k (87)

8. AltPress 126k (43) 

9. Kerrang! 67k (52) 

10. Lambgoat 42k (41) 

---

Apple Podcasts 🇳🇴

Hard Music Interviews 
May 4, 2022 

1. No F’n Regrets with Robb Flynn (GaS Digital) 

2. One Life One Chance (Toby Morse) 

3. Drinks With Johnny (Sound Talent) 

4. Appetite for Distortion (AFD) 

5. Trax by Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) 

6. The Jasta Show (Gas Digital Network) 

7. Meep Meep Podcast (Meep Meep) 

8. Let There Be Talk (Dean Delray) 

9. The Motörcast (Motörhead Official) 

10. The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle (Sound Talent) 

11. REVOLVER Fan First (REVOLVER Magazine) 

12. Speak N’ Destroy (PopCurse) 

13. The Riffhard Podcast (Riffhard) 

14. The Punk Rock MBA (Finn Mckenty/STM) 

15. Into The Necrosphere (Jackie Smit) 

16. The Metal Hammer Podcast (Music @ Future) 

17. The Downbeat (Craig Reynolds) 

18. Dan O Says So (Everygreen) 

19. Lead Singer Syndrome (Shane Told) 

20. The Peer Pleasure Podcast (EVR/STM) 
    

---

kerrangmagazine_

A post shared by Kerrang! (Official) (@kerrangmagazine_)

altpress

A post shared by Alternative Press (@altpress)

rocksound

A post shared by Rock Sound (@rocksound)

decibelmagazine

A post shared by Decibel (@decibelmagazine)

metalhammeruk

A post shared by Metal Hammer (@metalhammeruk)

More About Me.