411 Mania — News and thoughts on Judas Priest considering a lawsuit against GAP, Headbanger's Ball being possibly cancelled, Hydra Head Records shutting down, Bon Scott getting a statue in his honor and more! more info
Brooklyn Vegan — According to Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, the heavy-metal legends are considering legal action against clothing retailer the GAP over a T-shirt design-which has since been removed from the company's website-that bears an undeniable resemblance to... more info
Metal Injection — A few weeks back, we posted an image showing eery similarities between a new GAP shirt design and the classic Judas Priest album, Screaming For Vengeance . The GAP has since removed the design, as the link now points to something completely different... more info
Metalsucks —
So hey remember how last month The Gap started selling the above shirt design, which is clearly and undeniably a complete rip-off of the cover of Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance? Yeah so it turns out you can’t do that, and now Judas P... more info
411 Mania — News and thoughts on Rob Halford discussing Judas Priest's future, Vince Neil's son holding a benefit concert for the Colorado shooting victims, Cinderella cancelling a show due to a small stage and more! more info
Metal Injection — Maybe when a GAP designer Doug Johnson stole his idea for the latest boy's tee design from the Judas Priest classic Screaming for Vengeance, maybe they (wrongfully) assumed no metalheads would notice. Well, one did, specifically Mastodon guitari... more info
Metalsucks —
So this is pretty weird. According to Metal Insider, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher recently posted the below photo along with the message “Leave it to The Gap to steal ideas for kid T-shirts… Seriously poor taste”: The image on the right w... more info
411 Mania — News and thoughts on Sebastian Bach discussing a possible Skid Row reunion, Lamb of God's frontman being stuck in jail, Judas Priest possibly releasing a new album this year, Slipknot's frontman passing out on stage and more! more info
Guardian Music — As the Rolling Stones prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig, we visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for an interview with Mick Jagger in 1987 by the late Tom Hibbert for Q... more info