{"id":302,"date":"2015-12-31T00:41:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=302"},"modified":"2016-11-17T00:46:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T23:46:57","slug":"10-of-the-most-metal-things-to-happen-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"10 of the most METAL things to happen in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the boom of Bring Me The Horizon to some of the greatest co-headline tours in recent years, metal blogger Dan Hudson looks back on the most outrageously rock things that 2015 had to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. That\u2019s The Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like them or not, because of Bring Me The Horizon\u2019s fifth album That\u2019s The Spirit, we\u2019re closer than we\u2019ve ever been to having a legitimate metal headliner that can contend with the likes of Iron Maiden and Metallica. If you don\u2019t believe me\u2026<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yywtE-fXvFU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>2. Rock albums all over the charts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026including Enter Shikari\u2019s The Mindsweep at No. 6, Five Finger Death Punch also at No. 6 with Got Your Six and Lamb of God\u2019s VII: Sturm und Drang reaching No. 7; showing how metalheads continue to buck the trend of music fans not paying for music.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1OIxKYmdG0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>3. That\u2019s Not Metal Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two blokes talk about metal for two hours every week with an obscene amount of knowledge and passion. In no time at all they\u2019ve built up a loyal following and regularly feature highly in the iTunes music podcast chart. Get involved now at thatsnotmetal.net and @NotMetalPod.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. THAT Drum solo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you were lucky enough to go to one of M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce\u2019s last ever UK shows, there\u2019s really no need for you to see another drum solo ever again.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Po-diYSc4K0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>5. Barack Obama confirms he is not the singer from Korn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In one of the more bizarre stories of the year, a war veteran meets Korn frontman Jonathan Davis but thinks he is hallucinating. When he then subsequently meets Obama, The President stated: \u201cI want to assure you, you are not hallucinating. You are actually in the White House. Those cameras are on. I am not the lead singer from Korn.\u201d Davis says \u2018he couldn\u2019t believe it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Korn perform their debut album in full<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other Korn news, 2015 was the year that Jonathan Davis resurrected some past demons in London and Manchester, as the California titans performed their debut album in its entirety, including an emotional Daddy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Limp Bizkit play in a tent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After several years of playing festival stages, Fred Durst\u2019s nu metal heroes played in a tent. He wore pyjamas. We moshed. A lot.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lc44lDeXWnQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>8. John Coffey singer seamlessly catches beer at festival.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly the coolest thing ever happened this year at Pinkpop in Holland.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTlFk-chSh4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Slam Dunk\u2019s continued rise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To give you an idea of just how big Slam Dunk now is, in Leeds the festival totally dominated the city, and the after-party took place in the Leeds Arena. An actual 13,500 capacity arena. We already can\u2019t wait for 2016!<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Monstrous co-headline tours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2015 was the year of huge co-headline rock tours. Slipknot, Korn and King 810, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and Alice Cooper, Def Leppard and Whitesnake, AND the Pop Punk\u2019s Not Dead tour ensured no headliner left home this year without a monstrous support act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the boom of Bring Me The Horizon to some of the greatest co-headline tours in recent years, metal blogger Dan Hudson looks back on the most outrageously rock things that 2015 had to offer. 1. 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