Nirvana's VMA Moment, Fieldy And Head Reunite, GWAR Loss
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Nirvana accepted the MTV Video Vanguard Award, and Krist Novoselic used the moment to call Kurt Cobain "one of one." Dave Grohl, Krist and Pat Smear took the stage with no performance, just a montage and a speech — the first rock band to receive the award since Duran Duran in 2003, in the same year MTV dropped its rock category. Also: Korn's Fieldy and Brian "Head" Welch shared a stage for the first time since 2019, playing "Sabotage" with P.O.D. and Lacey Sturm at The Whosoevers' new Boise HQ. And GWAR have confirmed the death of co-founder Chuck Varga, The Sexecutioner, after a fight with cancer. Metal Breakdown Daily is Loaded Radio's weekday rock and metal news show, hosted by Scott Penfold. Read more at https://loadedradio.com Listen live: https://loadedradio.com/heavy-metal-radio-stream-hard-rock-loaded-radio/ Get the free Loaded Radio app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/loaded-radio-metal-radio/id1575710502 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loadedradio.player Follow Loaded Radio: Facebook: https://facebook.com/loadedradioofficial Instagram: https://instagram.com/loaded.radio X: https://x.com/loadedradio Threads: https://www.threads.com/@loaded.radio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loadedradio YouTube: https://youtube.com/loadedradioofficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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