Metal Anarchy

  • KISS’ Gene Simmons Blasts Fans Accusing Him Of Being Greedy: “Get Out Of Your Loser’s Mentality, And Try To Win In Life”

    Gene Simmons (KISS) has blasted fans for calling him greedy. The musician says people need to “get out of [their] losers’s mentality, and try to win in life.”

    The following exchanges were spurred by a new post promoting the new film “Deep Water”:

    Exchange #1:

    Fan: “Don’t you have ENOUGH money yet Gene???”

    Simmons: “This is a loser’s question. Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk all get up every day and try to make more. No matter how much they’ve got. Get out of your losers’s mentality, and try to win in life, every day.”

    Exchange #2:

    Fan: “So youre a loser because all you love is money? Wow, no wonder you sold your soul for money and you’ll rot away as a band that held on so long that your reputation will be nothing for the rest of human history.”

    Simmons: “Timmy, i’ve paid more than $100 million in taxes. I’ve created thousands of jobs, which enabled thousands of people to feed their families. I’ve contributed millions to wounded warriors, pediatric aids and support 1400 African children. And what have you accomplished in life?”

    Exchange #3:

    Fan: “Why does making more equal to winning in life ?”

    Simmons: “Because by earning more, you create more jobs, by spending more money, which provides other people with being able to support their families. Without earning more, you can’t even give to charity, much less support your family.”

    Exchange #4:

    Fan: “Didn’t you copyright the money bag image?”

    Simmons: “Yes. But respectfully, the legal term is ‘trademark.’”

    Exchange #5:

    Fan: “Actually to focus on acquiring more , when you already have more than enough makes you a fool that is ignoring other aspects of personhood . It actually makes you vapid and boring. To waste time getting stuff you obviously can’t take with you is retarded.”

    Simmons: “How about this. Stop looking at my plate and mind your own business. What makes me happy, is to never stop, and continue to add value to my family, their future generations, to charity, and to these blessed United States of America. Sending good wishes to you.”

    Exchange #6:

    Fan: “Ever thought about helping homeless dogs an shelters you pos?”

    Simmons: “Yes, John. We have five rescue dogs. And I’ve contribute to tens of thousands to rescue dogs. How about you?”

    Exchange #7:

    Fan: “Once you’ve worked an office job or a blue collar job you can ask that question again.”

    Simmons: “Well…I started working at 12 years of age working for a butcher, grinding the fat from the butcher’s block. I delivered newspapers. I was the assistant to the director of the Puerto Rican interagency council. I was the assistant of the editor of Vogue magazine. And I was a 6th grade teacher. And what have you done with your life, Chad?”

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  • Jutes Announces North American Tour

    Jutes has announced a summer/fall North American tour. Wilt will open on most dates, while In Color and Mothica will also perform on select dates.

    Tour Dates:

    08/11 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren *~
    08/13 Denver, CO – Summit *~
    08/15 Chicago, IL – House of Blues ^~
    08/16 Detroit, MI – The Majestic ^~
    08/20 Toronto, ON – The Opera House ^~
    08/22 Montreal, QC – Warped Tour
    08/23 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club ^~
    08/27 New York, NY – Irving Plaza ^~
    08/28 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts ^~
    08/30 Charlotte, NC – The Underground ^~
    09/01 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre ^~
    09/02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Heaven ^~
    09/05 Houston, TX – House of Blues *~
    09/08 Austin, TX – Emo’s *~
    09/10 Dallas, TX – House of Blues *~
    09/12 Mexico City, Mexico – Warped Tour
    09/16 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live *~
    09/17 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room *~
    09/19 Nashville, TN – East Side Bowl *~
    09/20 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
    09/23 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *^~
    10/01 San Diego, CA – Music Box *~
    10/04 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock

    * with Mothica
    ~ with Wilt
    ^ with In Color

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  • Ladrones Premiere “Ay Ay Ay” Music Video

    Ladrones have premiered a new video for their new song “Ay Ay Ay.” You can check that out below:

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  • Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Shares Support For Ousted Military General Randy George

    Tool’s Maynard James Keenan has taken to social media to voice support for his friend and former classmate Randy George. The four-star general was recently serving as the U.S. Army’s chief of staff until Secretary of War Pete Hegseth forced him to retire.

    Keenan said the following:

    “As long as I can remember I wanted to be an artist in some way. Visual, musical, performing. Wasn’t certain what. Just that the Arts was where I was supposed to be. However, after H.S. graduation, the reality of tuition set in. My family were living on a teachers salary. Not much left over after bills. Grants and student loans weren’t going to cover it.

    So I joined the Army to take advantage of the Army College Fund. And as it turns out, I excelled in the military. Not what I was expecting. I was awarded Distinguished Graduate from both basic and advanced training. Then after many many rounds of testing I was chosen to attend U.S.M.A.P.S. and to apply to the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.

    As you can imagine most of my classmate at West Point Prep were there with a singular mission. To be a West Point graduate and serve in our military. Focus, drive, a plan, and zero compromise. I, on the other hand, was one of the few with doubts and inner conflict.

    So when my heart spoke louder than the outside influencers and I declined my appointment to West Point, most of those around me saw it as a huge mistake. But a handful were very supportive. They knew me well enough to respect that decision. One of those supportive classmates was my Cross Country teammate, Randy George.

    If you’ve been wading through the flood of news lately, you may recognize that name. Randy went on to be a Four Star General and Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army. He was approaching his 40th year of service. I can’t even imagine how disappointed and upset he must feel for having been “asked” to retire early. So I’m just here to return that favor of support. We’re here for you, Randy. Might be time for a beer or three. See you soon.”

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  • Torena Release New Song “Extinction”

    Torena have released a new song titled “Extinction.” The track was produced by Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues) and it can be streamed below:

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  • Stanley Simmons Announce May California Shows

    Stanley Simmons, the project featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have booked some May shows in California. Here’s the dates:

    05/04 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues Voodoo Room
    05/06 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
    05/10 Morro Bay, CA – The Siren
    05/13 Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall

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  • The Ocean Share 2022 Live Video For “Oligocene”

    The Ocean have shared a 2022 live video for their song “Oligocene.” You can watch that below. The track is from the band’s 2020 album “Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic.”

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  • Incendiary, Comeback Kid, Set Your Goals, Etc. Set For 2026 Within These Walls Festival

    The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Within These Walls festival. The event will take place at The Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ on September 19 and it will feature: Incendiary, Comeback Kid, Set Your Goals, Skycamefalling, I Am The Avalanche, B.D.R., Beg For Life, Commoner, Darasuum, Eyes Of Salt, George Moshington, Maldita Gente, Mishap, No Cure, Price Of Life, Sorrower, Stateside, This Is Hell, Time X Heist, and Wristmeetrazor.

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  • Buckcherry Have Seven Songs Written For Their New Album

    During a recent interview Mark Strigl, Buckcherry singer Josh Todd offered an update on the band’s next album. According to him, the group already have seven songs written.

    Todd said the following:

    “Actually, as soon as I get off here, I’m gonna record an idea that I’ve been thinking of. We’ve already written — God, Stevie and I have written, like, seven songs already for the new record. And this is just us working out a little bit before we hook up with Marti Frederiksen. Because once we get with Marti, we write very fast. I told Marti, I go, ‘Let’s just make a BUCKCHERRY record in two weeks,’ ’cause we can. And it’s great. We write very fast and efficiently.

    When we fly to Nashville and we do songwriting with Marti, it’s pretty amazing because we’ll get a hotel room, and we have this schedule where Stevie and Marti will link up in the mornings and they’ll get a good musical composition together. And then they’ll send it to me by, like, 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. Then I’ll write lyrics and melodies all night in my hotel room. And then I come down the next day and sing it. And then the process starts again. I’m, like, ‘Marti,’ I go, ‘I’ve always wanted to just make a record from beginning to end in two weeks, and no breaks, no days off.’ And he’s, like, ‘We can’t do that.’ He said that to me at one point. And then the next record, cut to ‘Roar Like Thunder’ we just did it, he goes, ‘You know what? I think we can do it.’ And I go, ‘Yeah, we can.’ And it’s fun. It’s challenging, and it’s really exciting making records.

    Yeah, ‘Roar Like Thunder’ came out last year, and we tour two years on a record. So what we do on the second year of a record cycle is we start accumulating demos and ideas, and then by the end of the year, we’ll go in with Marti, we’ll do the songwriting and we’ll record a new record and drop it sometime next year, like probably before summer or at summer.”

    He also added the following about working with Marti Frederiksen:

    “Oh, we have a long, long history. We met up with Marti way back, on the ’15’ songwriting cycle. He co-wrote ‘Sorry’ with us. And that’s when the relationship started. It just blossomed. I just love him. And when we get in a room with him, it’s, like, he just really understands this band for the right reasons. And when we write songs, it’s, like, the best idea wins. There’s no egos. It’s fun, and I learn a lot. He’s a really talented guy. And I think he learns a lot from us as well. And we have a lot of fun together.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Watch Good Teal Cover Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name”

    During their April 3 show at Blkbrn in Highland Park, NJ, Good Teal performed a cover of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below:

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