Jordan Blum is a former Features Editor at PopMatters and a contributor to Kerrang!, Consequence, PROG, WhatCulture, Metal Injection, Record Collector, and more. He's written books about Jethro Tull, Opeth, and Dream Theater. In his spare time, he likes to yell at strangers about how much Genesis sucked in the '80s.
Jordan Blum
Why Rob Halford Thinks Ozzy’s Retirement From Touring Is the ‘Right Call’
'[H]e has done so much for all of us in rock and metal.'
Former Headbangers Ball Host Hitting The Road to Tell All
His 'One Foot in the Gutter' tour may be coming to a city near you!
Fear Factory Miss First Show of New Tour Due to ‘Extreme Weather Conditions’
It would've been their first concert in seven years, as well as their first with new vocalist Milo Silvestro.
Watch Ex-Megadeth Drummer Chuck Behler Play with Former Bandmates for the First Time in 35 Years
Behler left Megadeth following the release of 1988's 'So Far, So Good... So What!'
Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Hospitalized for Altitude Sickness + Still Performs in Colombia
'I wouldn’t want to wish [this] on my worst enemy.'
Linkin Park’s ‘Lost’ Debuted at No. 1 on This Billboard Chart
It's the first song in over a decade to do so!
Why Doesn’t RHCP’s Anthony Kiedis Use Twitter? Flea Offers Wonderfully Sarcastic Answer
Well, I guess that explains it.
Why Metallica Still Owe Sammy Hagar $200 Over Three Decades Later
NEVER bet against the Red Rocker!
Did Queen Invent Thrash Metal?! Brian May Says This Beloved Song Just Might’ve
'It was one of the first songs we ever played together . . . [and] we just went for it!'
10 Killer Rock + Metal Tours From 1993 We Wish We Could See Now
There were some REALLY diverse line-ups back then!
Why Geddy Lee Switched From Guitar to Bass + How He Joined Rush
'I didn’t know at the time that I’d spend the rest of my life with this crazy Serbian guy.'
Apparently, Machine Gun Kelly Was Electrocuted During His Pre-Super Bowl 2023 Performance + Fans React
His hair stood straight up!
Why Paramore’s Hayley Williams Says People View 2000s Pop-Punk with ‘Rose-Tinted Glasses’
'It was an alternative scene for a reason – it was weird.'