• The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' Tops Album Chart Over Brett Eldredge, Gary Clark Jr

    The Weeknd continues to have plenty of madness behind his new album Beauty Behind the Madness. For the third week in a row, the sizzling R&B album - which features hit singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills" - has topped the U.S. albums chart. His reign on the Billboard 200 continues, besting new releases by Bring Me the Horizon, Brett The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' Tops Album Chart Over Brett Eldredge, Gary Clark Jr, Gary Clark Jr. and more.

  • Fetty Wap Joins Taylor Swift for 'Trap Queen' on '1989' Tour

    Taylor Swift has once again managed to grab one of the stars of the summer for her ongoing "1989" tour, as Fetty Wap joined the biggest-name-in-music (right now) to perform his hit "Trap Queen" in Seattle. The bestselling performer of the year has already nabbed guest spots from The Weeknd, Jason Derulo and Nick Jonas during the tour.

  • The Smithsonian and Slayer Team Up for a Thrash-Metal Mini-Doc

    The Smithsonian Institutes's National Museum of American History will display a new mini-documentary highlighting the roots of thrash metal and more precisely, Slayer. The six-minute video titled 'Slayer: The Origins of Thrash in San Francisco' may have its blemishes, but it provides insight into how metal's most ominous rockers morphed into leading craftsman of their genre.

  • Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Travis Barker and More: Face and Head Tattoos in Music

    Young Thug shocked the world when he revealed that he had gotten an ice cream cone tattooed on his face in tribute to Gucci Mane. "Shocked" might be a bit of a stretch, considering that the rapper has been on a tear of unpredictable behavior since the release of his Barter 6 album. First he tried to cop the name Tha Carter 6 from Lil Wayne (and in an "unrelated" incident, his road manager was just arrested for allegedly shooting at Weezy's tour bus). The he got the "tribute" tattoo. What next? Will he start wearing clocks on chains as a "tribute" to Flava Flav? Anyway, all we have right now is that Young Thug got some fresh ink, and it's on his face. Here are six other prominent musicians that have used their heads as showcases for questionable art installations.

  • Rating First Thrash Albums Without Founding Members: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and More

    Slayer announced today that its new album 'Repentless' would be released later this year, marking the thrash group's first time without guitarist Jeff Hanneman (who died during 2013). Some would argue that it's sacrilege (rim shot) for Slayer to continue without Hanneman. Before we weigh in on the matter, we're going to look at the rest of the big names in the thrash metal scene to check out how they did after they lost one of their founding members. Check out the bands (Metallica, Megadeth and more), the albums they released, and how those albums stack up against the rest of the band's catalogue.

  • Slayer Announces 'Repentless' Release Date, First Album Without Jeff Hanneman

    Slayer has long been at work in the studio but the iconic metal band finally released an official drop date for Repentless, the band's first album of new material in more than six years. The group released a teaser video for the album, which declares that it will hit shelves on September 11, exactly 14 years after the release of its God Hates Us All.

  • Slayer Shares 'When the Stillness Comes' From Upcoming 11th Album [LISTEN]

    Slayer has released a new single titled "When the Stillness Comes," which will be included on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2009's 'World Painted Blood.' The tune hit the Internet a few days before its official Record Store Day release (listen here). Guitarist Kerry King sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the song and the new album.
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