Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has been arrested for the second time this month, and this time the charges are quite serious. Earlier in May, Scantlin was arrested on a pair of outstanding warrants — one for driving with a suspended license and the other stemming from a past drug bust — after he was pulled over by police for allegedly speeding. This time around, it was an alleged domestic disturbance that got the attention of Los Angeles police officers.
TMZ reports that the musician was arrested for allegedly roughing up his ex-wife in front of several witnesses. Police were called to a business in West Hollywood, Calif. around 3:30 in the afternoon when they were tipped off to the singer allegedly shaking his ex-wife and the dragging her by the arm or shirt. When police arrived, they spoke to witnesses and the victim before deciding to arrest the vocalist.
Scantlin and his ex-wife have had a tumultuous history. The frontman filed for divorce from model Jessica Nicole Smith in November 2011 and signed the divorce papers in May 2012 with a pair of smiley faces. Earlier this year, Jessica reported her car was missing and sought out Scantlin’s manager to see if the vocalist had any involvement. Though the manager claimed the singer didn’t take the vehicle, it was returned to the location she requested several hours later with some bumper damage and missing a side view mirror.
Scantlin is reportedly in custody with bail set for $20,000.
Courtesy of www.loudwire.com

 

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You can hear the first single off of their new album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, "The Hangman's Body Count" in the 3 o'clock hour with me right here on 997 The Blitz!

Megadeth’s 14th full-length will be titled ‘Super Collider’ and will hit stores in June of this year. Pumped!! \m/

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10 'Darkness Within' Machine Head From: 'Unto the Locust' Although 'Darkness Within' is featured on Machine Head's 2011 album, 'Unto the Locust,' the song was officially released as a single in July of 2012. Accompanied by an incredible music video, 'Darkness Within' showcases the wide musical range of Machine Head, who parallel music and religion with the line, “Music my savior, save me.“ Listen to 'Darkness Within' 9 'King of Days' High on Fire From: 'De Vermis Mysteriis' High on Fire's 'De Vermis Mysteriis' album is packed with solid tracks like 'Serums of Liao' and 'Fertile Green,' we're going with disc's meatiest track, 'King of Days.' The band showcase their doom and sludge prestige in the seven-minute track, with Matt Pike staking his claim as one of metal's most powerful vocalists. With a bit of beauty as a kicker, 'King of Days' gives the listener guitar and bass solos, along with the 'time travel' drum theme repeated throughout the album. Listen to 'King of Days' 8 'Ghost Walking' Lamb of God From: 'Resolultion' Lamb of God took 2012 by the throat with the release of 'Resolution,' spearheaded by the first single 'Ghost Walking' a post-apocalyptic tale of no one left to save. The voice of Randy Blythe is in the spotlight as he tightens his serpentine twist with the words, “Night blind on the shining path / Ghost walking in the aftermath / Hypnotized, 60 cycle hum / The broken cadence of a distant drum.“ Listen to 'Ghost Walking' 7 'The Wolf I Feed' Napalm Death From 'Utilitarian' British grindcore legends Napalm Death rejuvenated their creative prowess with their 2012 album, 'Utilitarian,' taking their songwriting craft to a more solid and progressive realm. Written about the 'rat race' of the business world, guitarist Mitch Harris shares vocal duties with the booming Barney Greenway, building up to an explosive chorus and supernatural bridge. Listen to 'The Wolf I Feed' 6 'I'm Alive' Anthrax From ' Worship Music' Anthrax's 'I'm Alive' was released on Jan. 4, 2012, just making the cut for this list and landing at No. 6. Housed inside the 2011 album 'Worship Music,' the song features singer Joey Belladonna opening with an infectious “Whao-oah.” 'I'm Alive' serves as proof that a veteran band like Anthrax can bust out new and fresh music three decades into their career. Listen to 'I'm Alive' 5 'The Bug' Pig Destroyer From 'Book Burner' “I'm going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing. I will sing while you croak. I will dance over your dirty corpse.” With this classic line from Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer,' Pig Destroyer launch into 'The Bug,' one of the most powerful cuts from their 2012 full-length, 'Book Burner.' The band delivers unfiltered brutality with this track. Add in dueling vocals between J.R. Hayes and Kat Katz, and you've gone through a meat grinder of a sonic battering. Listen to 'The Bug' 4 'Piss' Pantera From: 'Vulgar Display of Power' Reissue A lost track from the landmark 'Vulgar Display of Power' album, Pantera's 'Piss' is like a time capsule wrapped in solid gold. The overwhelming crunch of 'Piss' still feels unmatched by modern production techniques, reminding the world why Dimebag Darrell's guitar work remains so unmistakeable. Phil Anselmo delivers a crushing vocal performance, aggressively taking apart “A self-centered procrastinator, attention seeker who's got nothing at all.” Listen to 'Piss' 3 'True American Hate' Testament From ' Dark Roots of Earth' Testament are everything a thrash band strives to be. The 'Dark Roots of Earth' album was recorded by one of metal's most solid lineups: Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick, Eric Peterson, Greg Christian and 'The Atomic Clock' Gene Hoglan. With that in mind, 'True American Hate' brings out the best in each performer, having crafted a classic thrash track that holds up in modern times against all possible competition. Listen to 'True American Hate' 2 'Telos' Between the Buried and Me From: 'The Parallax II: Future Sequence' Between the Buried and Me have stormed through 2012 with lots of touring along with a brilliant new album, 'The Parallax II: Future Sequence.' 'Telos' was the first track revealed by the band, and guitarist Paul Waggoner calls the track “the meat” of the record. BTBAM have continued into 2012 with their twisted concoctions, 'Telos' containing progressive and technical death metal with zone-out space blues and an epic crescendo containing but one word: “Rebirth.“ Listen to 'Telos' 1 'L'Enfant Sauvage' Gojira From: 'L'Enfant Sauvage' French metal masters Gojira are the breakout metal act of the year for 2012, even with an incredible wealth of material released throughout the last decade. The title track of their 2012 album, 'L'Enfant Sauvage' hits the listener immediately, revealing its importance the second it hits your ears. Somehow Gojira have created a unique mix of progressive brutality and massive accessibility, and for this, they stand tall with the top metal song of 2012. Listen to 'L'Enfant Sauvage'