Our friends at Demon Factory have just done a bio page for skateboarding legend Tony Alva. Alva was one of the real pioneers of the sport and known as a guy who’d never back down from a fight. Who knows? Had he come around a few years later he might have gotten [...]

Got this thing from Affliction announcing that an actor from ‘Twilight’ would be making an appearance at their Melrose Avenue store. While we respect the fact that he’s scratching out a beefy check to a worthy charity, we take our job as an educational resource for junior high school teachers very seriously.

For [...]

In 1981 you could make a very good case that Van Halen kicked more ass than any band on the planet. Their split with David Lee Roth in 1985 began a long inexorable decline for the band, but in this video they’re in their prime:

Here’s a clip of the mighty Bolt Thrower doing ‘No Guts No Glory’ at their recent Maryland Death Fest performance:

Via Blabbermouth:
They don’t have any US dates yet, but Cavalera Conspiracy rocks. The band includes Sepultura founding members Max and Igor Cavelera and Mark Rizzo from Soulfly:
Aug. 01 - Ankkarock Festival - Korso, Vantaa, FIN
Aug. 07 - Summer Sonic Festival - Osaka, JPN
Aug. 09 - Summer Sonic Festival - Tokyo, JPN
Aug. 20 - Pukkelpop [...]

…and there was much rejoicing.
There will be no Limp Bizkit performance at UFC 100. Via MMA Junkie:
Rap-metal group Limp Bizkit’s previously announced July 10 performance at Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort has been canceled.
Ticketmaster.com was the first to announce the cancellation of the event, which was set to coincide with a weekend [...]

This is too cool. More pics and the story at the Japanese culture blog Shibuya246:

The perspective shots showing how big the robot is are unreal.
Gundam Odaiba @ Shibuya246

Also via Shockwaves TV:
Here’s the killer video for Mastodon’s ‘Oblivion’:
Mastodon "Oblivion"
New Mastodon video @ Shockwaves TV

Via the excellent metal blog Shockwaves.TV:
Someone ran some video during Megadeth’s recent show with Slayer in Vancouver, BC. They caught a preview performance of ‘Headcrusher’ from the forthcoming album ‘Endgame’. Y’all know we love us some Megadeth here at SAVSCI so check it out:

Pretty sure we’ve posted this before but its a) Ozzy and b) awesome: