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
Geezer Butler Reveals His Surprising Pick for the ‘Worst’ Black Sabbath Album
Do YOU agree with him?
Metallica Announce Four-Night ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Residency
They'll be there almost all week!
10 Rock + Metal Albums Critics Hated That Became Classics
What were they thinking?!
Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Hospitalized for Altitude Sickness + Still Performs in Colombia
'I wouldn’t want to wish [this] on my worst enemy.'
Slash – ‘Most of’ What GN’R Did Back in the Day ‘Would’ve Gotten Us Canceled’
'I'm just glad that we didn't have the internet back then!'
Watch Nirvana, Heart’s Wilson Sisters + More Accept 2023 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
Congrats to all of the recipients!
Jason Newsted Starting a ‘Heavy’ New Band, Auditioning Guitarists
He also performed a brief in-studio VIP concert!
Metallica’s James Hetfield Warns Fans Against Falling for Fake Accounts
Heed Papa Het's advice!
Dave Grohl Just Got His Own Comic Book, and It’s Awesome
There goes my hand-drawn hero!
Foo Fighters Issue Statement on Future Without Taylor Hawkins
'We're going to be a different band going forward,' the band writes.