Yesterday, it was reported that DevilDriver guitarist Jeff Kendrick’s red ESP Horizon guitar had been stolen during the band’s show in Joliet, IL Monday night (March 26). Well it would appear that a CCTV photo of the robber and a lot of online support helped, as Kendrick’s guitar has been returned. Kendrick offered the following update [...]
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Last week, it was revealed that DevilDriver bassist Aaron “Bubble” Patrick had been hospitalized with pneumonia. A few days later, Patrick was officially diagnosed with Streptococcus Pneumonia, which has caused damage to his liver, kidneys and bone marrow. Last night, though, frontman Dez Fafara shared some good news via Twitter. According to Fafara, Patrick has been [...]
Monday, March 19, 2012
DevilDriver have always been one of Roadrunner Records’ heavier acts that consistently do well on the charts and have a strong following. According to frontman Dez Fafara, though, that title no longer applies to the band. In an interview with Peek From The Pit prior to their show in New Orleans last Friday (March 16), [...]
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Fans were very excited when Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton and Devildriver’s Dez Fafara revealed last Fall that they’ve been working on a new project together. At the time, neither Morton nor Fafara knew exactly when we’d get to hear their collaboration. Last night, though, Morton gave everyone their first taste of his work with [...]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Ever since Jonathan Miller left DevilDriver a year ago, tour manager/former Bury Your Dead bassist Aaron “Bubble” Patrick has been filling in. However, DevilDriver’s new man on bass is unfortunately having his own health scare. It was revealed yesterday that Patrick had been hospitalized with pneumonia. At the moment, he is undergoing tests to determine [...]
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
We’re less than a week away from the release of Soulfly’s Enslaved. But now we’ve received another taste from Max Cavalera and co.’s new album. Roadrunner Records is currently streaming a new song from Soulfly called “Gladiator” online. And just like the album’s first single “World Scum,” the track sounds solid and hints that Enslaved [...]
Monday, February 27, 2012
Back in September, Coal Chamber announced that they would be reforming for this year’s Australian Soundwave Festival. And this past weekend, the reunited nu-metal group performed their first shows together (including off dates with Marilyn Manson) in almost ten years. However, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Coal Chamber down under. Drummer Mikey “Bug” [...]
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
While there’s already been a release date, a tour and a guest vocalist bandied about for Soulfly’s Enslaved, some more information is trickling out. The most significant development is that Max Cavalera and Mark Rizzo’s rhythm section has changed. Former Static-X bassist Tony Campos and former Borknagar drummer David Kinkade have joined the band. And [...]
Friday, September 30, 2011
Dez Fafara is one hell of a busy guy. He constantly tours and records with Devildriver, he’s reuniting with his old band Coal Chamber for select dates, he may be making an appearance on the new Austrian Death Machine album, AND he’s been working on music with Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton (although, it looks like [...]
Monday, September 26, 2011
Earlier this month, Dez Fafara (now of Devildriver) said that he’d be willing to do a few shows with his former Coal Chamber bandmates. Well it looks like it took no time for the nu metal group to book a couple of reunion shows. Fafara has confirmed that Coal Chamber will be reforming specifically for [...]
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.
Unsigned & Streamed alum Pheroze has released a video for the song “Today I Belong To The Dead.” The song appears on Pheroze’s recently released EP, Ennui.
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