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.
BLABBERMOUTH.net 🗣
Are JON BON JOVI's Vocals 'Livin' On A Prayer'? The Early Verdict On BON JOVI's Current Tour
OZZY OSBOURNE Reportedly Applies For 'Rehab Wing' At U.K. Mansion
TED NUGENT Weighs In On TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death: 'Substance Abuse Is Selfish'
JOHN 5 Explains 2003 Onstage Incident With MARILYN MANSON: 'I Just Snapped'
METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Still Fuming' Over 'Load' And 'Reload' Artwork, Says Cover Artist
BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Still Doesn't Know What Producer RICK RUBIN Did On '13' Album
Lambgoat.com 🐑🐐
One killed, four others shot during California death metal show
Ex-Lorna Shore frontman CJ McCreery to launch new band on Friday
Ex-Lorna Shore vocalist CJ McCreery launches new band Immortal Disfigurement
Loudwire.com 💥⚡️
Herman Li Launches Guitar Across Stage, Tragic Results Captured
Guns N’ Roses Superfan Meets Axl Rose on Street in California
Read the English Translation of Lyrics to Rammstein's 'Zick Zack’
Corey Taylor Stops Slipknot Show to Direct Medics to Injured Fan
MJK Shows Anti-Slap Technique He Says 'Could've Saved Chris Rock’
John 5 Reveals Reason for 2003 Onstage Fight With Marilyn Manson
MetalInjection.net 🤘🏼💉
Let's Compare MACHINE GUN KELLY & GHOST's First Week Album Sales
GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Names The Modern Band He Sees As An Inspiration
JIM CARREY Recounts His Surreal Experience Hearing PANTERA The First Time
LES CLAYPOOL Names The Five Albums He Listened To A Lot During PRIMUS' Early Days
Watch: DAVE MUSTAINE Goes Incognito And Hands Picks Out To Kids Before MEGADETH Show
JOHN 5 Explains Why He Beat Up MARILYN MANSON On Stage In 2003
MetalSucks.net 🤘🏼😜
Video: Jon Bon Jovi Struggles to Sing “Wanted Dead or Alive” During Last Week’s Raleigh Show
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Can’t Stop”
Zakk Wylde Shares Honest Memories of Lemmy: “He Was Just Skin and Bones at That Point…”
Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton, Artist Who Made Molds of Rock Star Wangs, Dead at 74
Rob Zombie Sneaks New Shot of Sheri as Lily Munster Into Zeuss Birthday Post
ThePRP.com 🕺🏻🪨🏰
There’s A Pantera Song Featured In The New Film Sonic The Hedgehog 2’
These Are The ’10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs Of All Time’ According To Revolver
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Recently Hung Out With The Cast Of ‘Letterkenny’
Instagram 📸
Followers
Loudwire 884k (+13k)
AltPress 832k (+1k)
Kerrang! 448k (-1k)
Knotfest 444k (+7k)
Metal Injection 258k (-)
Rock Sound 237k (-)
Revolver 241k (+2k)
Metal Hammer 213k (+1k)
MetalSucks 79k (-1k)
Decibel 74k (+1k)
YouTube 📺
Total Subscribers
Loudwire 1.88M subs (+10k)
Rock Feed 669k (+4k)
Punk Rock MBA 374k (+6k)
AltPress 347k (-)
BangerTV 336k (+1k)
Metal Injection 284k (+1k)
Rock Sound 211k (-)
MetalSucks 145k (+1k)
Revolver 144k (+3k)
Kerrang! 130k (-)
Knotfest 103k (+1k)
Rocked 92k (+5k)
Facebook Engagement This Week
Loudwire 951k (38 posts)
Revolver 625k (99)
Blabbermouth 619k (133)
Metal Hammer 461k (88)
Metal Injection 363k (81)
MetalSucks 250k (55)
Ult Classic Rock 239k (87)
AltPress 126k (43)
Kerrang! 67k (52)
Lambgoat 42k (41)
Apple Podcasts 🇳🇴
Hard Music Interviews
May 4, 2022
No F’n Regrets with Robb Flynn (GaS Digital)
One Life One Chance (Toby Morse)
Drinks With Johnny (Sound Talent)
Appetite for Distortion (AFD)
Trax by Avenged Sevenfold (A7X)
The Jasta Show (Gas Digital Network)
Meep Meep Podcast (Meep Meep)
Let There Be Talk (Dean Delray)
The Motörcast (Motörhead Official)
The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle (Sound Talent)
REVOLVER Fan First (REVOLVER Magazine)
The Riffhard Podcast (Riffhard)
The Punk Rock MBA (Finn Mckenty/STM)
Into The Necrosphere (Jackie Smit)
The Metal Hammer Podcast (Music @ Future)
The Downbeat (Craig Reynolds)
Dan O Says So (Everygreen)
Lead Singer Syndrome (Shane Told)
The Peer Pleasure Podcast (EVR/STM)