It’s been years since Down released an album, and they’re not about to start now. However, they will be releasing a series of EPs. On Tuesday, the wait for the first one, the awkwardly-titled Down IV Part 1: The Purple EP, is over. And if you just want to listen to it, the wait’s over now. [...]
Monday, July 16, 2012
It’s a testament to the speed of social media when you a band member can effectively break up a band with one posting on their Facebook page before the label hears about it. Apparently, the band was on a flight back from Belgium, where they played yesterday (15), when something shady went down on the [...]
Monday, June 4, 2012
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. A few weeks ago, Rolling Stone came out with a list of the ten best beards in rock as voted by their readers. While that’s all good and they definitely chose the right #1 with ZZ Top’s Billy [...]
Thursday, May 17, 2012
If you’ve seen Prong live recently or have been watching fan filmed footage, you’ll notice something peculiar about their bassist; namely that it’s not Tony Campos. Though he performed on Prong’s latest release Carved Into Stone and is still a member of the band, Campos has been busy as of late touring with his other [...]
Monday, April 9, 2012
Last month, we had the honor of premiering a new song from Prong called “Eternal Heat,” while Full Metal Jackie gave fans a taste of the title track from their new album Carved Into Stone, which comes out on April 24. And while on tour with Crowbar, Tommy Victor and crew have been performing new [...]
Thursday, March 22, 2012
As you most likely know by now, Down will be recording a series of four EPs over the next few years, with each one tackling a different style or aspect of the band. And back in October, the Nola supergroup started work on the first EP, which has been described as a “doom metal” record. [...]
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Glassjaw, Kvelertak, Skindred, Crowbar, Seether, Alestorm and many others have been added to this year’s UK edition of Sonisphere. Tweet
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
This Spring is already jam packed with awesome touring packages. And now we can add one more bill to the list. Though a few dates slipped out earlier this month, Crowbar and Prong have officially announced plans to tour together this coming April. A poster for the Detroit stop (as see above) indicates that Mine [...]
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Last week, another edition of the 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise came and went, once again treating fans to the ultimate metal festival on a boat. Though this wasn’t your typical cruise vacation, there was one cruise activity staple still intact: karaoke. And just like last year, some of metal’s elite performed unusual songs. The [...]
Monday, January 16, 2012
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. A week from today (January 23), the 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise sets sail for the Cayman Islands. And like its inaugural year, the cruise is packed with a killer lineup of metal bands and promises to be one hell [...]
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
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