If only Slipknot had campaigned more in the red states
It wasn't miscounted ballots in Broward County or anywhere else in Florida that lost Slipknot the top Billboard album slot to rapper The Game, it was overeager retailers and early Soundscan sales that forced Slipknot to settle for #2. Because these pre-release numbers were included in last week's chart, Slipknot were credited with selling 238,272 copies of All Hope is Gone, just 13 shy of The Game's total for LAX. But, taking into account last week's sales, Slipknot shifted, 239,213 total units -- 175 more than The Game. Slipknot's 2004 album, Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses, also entered the charts at #2, with sales of 254,000. Click more to see Slipknot at the Mayhem Fest. Read more...

"We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong."

The words on the CD cover are written in the same font as Iron Maiden's logo and above the statement there's a picture of a lightning storm bursting from a disco ball and striking a multicolor dancefloor that seems to be bursting into flames. The album is by Tragedy and it's described right under the logo as "an All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees." Read more...

We'll make any excuse to post a hot picture of Pamela Anderson. In this case, however, it's totally relevant because she's the ex-wife of both Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, who got a bit testy during Alicia Keys' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, resulting in Rock smacking Lee and Lee being escorted from the premises.

Rock has yet to comment on the scuffle that may turn out to be the greatest rock and roll beef since Scott Weiland challenged Axl Rose to get in the ring in 2006, but Lee, as always, has a lot to say.

In a new post on TommyLee.TV, Motley Crue's drummer dismissed Rock as a "wuss" and said he was about to "knock this jealous no-career-havin' country bumpkin the f--- out" when venue security intervened. Read more...

They're not affiliated with American Idol, but Austria's Starmania is pretty much the same show with a different name --- and, apparently, a more lenient audition policy.

Here, the judges prove that they're not quite ready for a corpse-painted black metal contestant. Maybe he would have fared better if he'd slashed his face with a razor blade or drank lamb's blood from a golden chalice.
Starmania Audition...A Bit Disturbing

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A heavy metal fan in Sweden is so obsessed with his favorite music that the state of Hässleholm in the southern part of the country has deemed him psychologically impaired and eligible for financial assistance from Employment Services.

According to Blabbermouth.net, the story was first printed in the Swedish publication The Local, which reported that 42-year-old Roger Tullgren underwent psychological analysis after losing numerous jobs because he stayed out late at so many shows he couldn't make it to work the next day. He claims to have attended almost 300 rock shows last year.

"The fact that I am so into music has affected my work situation to the extent that I have had to quit some jobs," he said.

Tullgren started seeing a psychologist when he was fired from his last job and went on welfare. When the analyst realized the severity of the man's situation, he had Tullgren sign a paper that indicated his "heavy metal lifestyle" was a "disability" and the man became qualified for a wage supplement.

He has since gotten a job as a dishwasher at a local restaurant, but still receives his weekly payment from the government. In addition, his new manager allows him to go to concerts as long as he makes up for missed hours another time. And he's allowed to listen to metal while washing up.

After hearing about the case, an occupational psychologist in Stockholm was flabbergasted: "I think it's extremely strange," he told The Local. "Unless there is an underlying diagnosis, it is absolutely unbelievable that the job centre would pay out. If somebody has a gambling addiction, we don't send them down to the racetrack. We try to cure the addiction, not encourage it."