by Zach Shaw | Dec 27, 2012 | New Music, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ApcZiOZ_s1k[/youtube] Kvelertak gave us another reason to look forward to 2013 when they not only confirmed that their new album Meir is due out in March, but when they also revealed the track listing. And though we have to wait a few more...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 27, 2012 | News Ticker
A public memorial service for Ministry/Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia will be held on December 30 in Mansfield, Texas. Meanwhile, an online fundraiser has been launched to help support Scaccia’s family.
by Zach Shaw | Dec 26, 2012 | Touring
Last week, it was announced that Anthrax, Exodus, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail were taking part in the third annual Metal Alliance Tour. And now dates have been announced for the ultimate metal Spring trek, which Metal Insider is proud to be co-sponsoring. The tour...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 25, 2012 | New Music, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vYcbEidtK5c[/youtube] As you may recall, Clutch invited a handful of journalists, radio programmers and label peeps to watch them perform six songs off their new album, Earth Rocker, at the Machine Shop in Belleville, NJ this past October. The...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 24, 2012 | In Memoriam, Updates
The metal community was shocked this past weekend by the sudden death of Mike Scaccia. Initially, it was reported that the guitarist had suffered a seizure caused by strobe lights while performing with Rigor Mortis this past Saturday night (December 22). However,...