by Zach Shaw | Dec 31, 2012 | Photos
For the past two months, Eluveitie and Wintersun teamed up for what might have been the ultimate folk and symphonic metal co-headlining tour of 2012. With additional help from pagan metal heavyweights Varg, the tour made a stop at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 31, 2012 | In Memoriam, Updates
It’s been over a week since Ministry and Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia passed away. And the metal community continues to mourn the loss of a truly talented guitarist, including a few of Scaccia’s well-known friends. Earlier this morning, Rigor Mortis singer...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 31, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/DIKNjAMfmQk[/youtube] How easy is it to use Capital One’s new mobile app? Just ask Dragonforce. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman star in a commercial promoting the retail bank’s new mobile app service. Does watching the Dragonforce...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 31, 2012 | New Music, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/6zcOu_8ULhw[/youtube] Mark Hunter recently revealed to us that Chimaira was ready to enter the studio this coming February to record a new album. So it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that Chimaira premiered a new song during their...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 28, 2012 | Sad News
Randy Gane, keyboardist of Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche, reportedly suffered a heart attack this past Wednesday (December 26). At the moment, the keyboardist’s condition is unknown. Gane is 53 years old. Tate confirmed the unfortunate news via the...