Metallica on Vice

The Slayer Christmas Sweater Is a Disgrace

Sure, you can make the argument that the Three Wise Men following a star through the desert in search of a Baby King to give him resin is kind of the Christian religion’s "Seasons In The Abyss" video. But I simply cannot reconcile the inherent cheekiness of a Slayer Christmas sweater with what the band represents to me and to the world. Full story

Anti-Nowhere League Bought Harleys Thanks to Metallica

Anti-Nowhere League are not your typical English punks. The band, which has been around since 1980, is more likely to dry-hump Kelly Bundy on your dad’s couch than protest an oil spill. They’re blue-collar outlaws, not art school misanthropes. We sat down with two of the band's m… Full story

Iron Maiden Is Great Thanks to Murder

Some friends of mine in New Jersey had a theroy about Iron Maiden. They surmised that the first five Maiden albums were perfect metal records, mainly because every song was about, alluded to, or conjured up images of killing. Even the instrumentals, which is pretty damn impressiv… Full story

Megan's iPhone

I've known stylist Megan Delaney for over 15 years. She's originally from Seattle and when she moved to New York City I'd call her from a landline, but back then it was just called “the phone” because cell phones were still a luxury. I’d pick her brain about the city for hours be… Full story

Sucking Her Love

Riffing with Angela Boatwright

Angela Boatwright and I went to the same high school in Columbus, Ohio. Actually it was this half-day career center downtown where we learned photography, and we went there different years. So we never met. But when I did finally meet her, she would rant on and on about heavy met… Full story

Dr. Feelbad

"Everybody knows life is just bitches and money." Full story