Last July, Nine Inch Nails said goodbye to its English fans with a show at London's O2 Arena. Joining Trent Reznor onstage was British synth-pop pioneer Gary Numan for performances of the latter's "Metal" and "Cars."

Someone's head exploded at a Metallica concert in Tampa, Florida, Saturday night. Well, we can't be sure about that, but hearing the band play "Through the Never" -- originally found on their self-titled 1991 blockbuster -- for the first time in 16 years must've been a mindblowing experience for the thousands of fans in attendance at the St. Pete Times Forum.

Let the lyric-parsing begin!

Greasepaint and tube socks can go a long way. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation this morning announced that KISS -- KISS! -- and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, along with Genesis, LL Cool J, the Hollies, and reggae star Jimmy Cliff are among this year's batch of nominees for induction into the Rock Hall of Fame.

Let's make some good come out of something bad. Scott Ford, bassist for the Greg Dulli-led Twilight Singers, was recently compelled to have surgery for a life-threatening periodontal condition. The procedure cost Ford, who also hosts a popular online radio show on his website fordradio.blogspot.com, $50,000.

No matter how big or small, metal bands have a stake in looking like bad asses. In that, Metallica, the biggest metal band of them all, is no different from any of their head banging brethren.