Katy Irizarry started in music journalism at the age of 17, first writing for Metal Edge magazine. Since then, her bylines have appeared in Loudwire, Revolver Magazine, Outburn, Metal Insider, and more. In addition to being a heavy metal aficionado, she is also a podcast producer, publicist, cat mom, hot sauce connoisseur, and devotee of true crime podcasts.
Katy Irizarry
10 Reasons Why Lemmy Is God
Let the indoctrination begin.
16 Bands Who Got Their Start on MySpace
Did you hear these bands on MySpace before they were famous?
Halloween Tutorial: David Bowie’s ‘Aladdin Sane’ Makeup
Lightning strikes.
10 Bands Influenced by ‘Alice in Wonderland’
The time has come, my little friends, to talk of other things, of Manson, Ghost, In This Moment and other rock kings and queens.
Nine Inch Nails ‘Bad Witch’ Is Haunted by David Bowie
'Bad Witch' draws from noise, jazz, industrial, lounge music, and EDM -- much like David Bowie's final album, 'blackstar.'
10 Rockers Who Rescue Animals
Many of metal and rock's badasses are just big softies when it comes to puppies and kittens.
10 Bands Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’
Tolkien dreamed up Middle Earth in the 1930s. Who knew that he'd inspire so many bands, from rock to death metal?