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Why are some Americans so strongly opposed to gay marriage? That’s a question millions of people try to answer about our society.  Punk rock icon Henry Rollins believes that it is more of a political pawn than an actual personal opposition. Instead he sees it as tool that small political and religious groups use to promote their bigotry. He shares his thoughts on gay marriage with Big Think below.

With the highly-anticipated release of “Minus The Machine” looming just about 1 month away, its no doubt that everyone within the 10 Years camp is getting anxious. So anxious, it seems, that the band released a second single today, just weeks after the album’s 1st, “Backlash”, was revealed. The second single, “Knives” comes complete with a music video composed of a mixture of behind-the-scenes & performance footage gathered over previous tours. 

Over fifty concertgoers were hurt and nine sustained serious injuries after a single lightning bolt struck a metal mast at a festival in eastern Germany.  The With Full Force Festival Saturday night brought out over fifty bands for the weekend metal festival, but unfortunately fifty-one people were hurt after the freak lightning accident.  According to Spiegel Online, the lightning strikes sent some music fans home early, and those who stayed were left behind in a wasteland of destroyed tents and deep puddles of mud. Emergency services spent several hours at the scene treating those who had been hurt by the lightning bolt strike.  Luckily, no one was fatally injured and most of the injured concertgoers were able to go home the same night.

Florida band Trivium brought out a very special fan for their performance at last weekend's Gods Of Metal Festival in Milan, Italy. The band's Italian-American bassist Paolo Gregoletto invited his family to his other "hometown" concert on June 24. His biggest fan, his grandmother, was proudly sitting on the side of the stage during Trivium's performance.  She watched proudly from the side of the stage as her grandson rocked out and fans moshed enthusiastically to the band’s metal grooves.  Check out video footage and a photo below.

Mike Portnoy is not only an incredible drummer but he’s also an expert multi-tasker.   He is a founding member of Dream Theater, and has played with Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob, and Flying Colors.   His hard work has definitely paid off because for a second straight year his drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", in DRUM! magazine's 17th annual readers poll.  Over 9,000 fellow drummers voted in this poll, and what’s more honoring than receiving an award from your colleagues?