If there’s one organization that’s more ridiculous than than the Grammys, it’s got to be the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There’s nothing less rock and roll than board members deciding who should be inducted into the hall of fame, and iconic bands like Deep Purple and KISS are routinely ignored because they’re not [...]
Friday, February 1, 2013
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. The nominees for the 5th annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards were announced earlier this week. And keeping with tradition, the nominations are so-so. While [...]
Thursday, January 24, 2013
This past December, Rush were named one of six inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2013 after years of getting snubbed. And yesterday, it was confirmed that the Canadian prog legends will be inducted by…Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters. Grohl and Hawkins will be inducting Rush into [...]
Friday, January 18, 2013
We’ve known for a while now that Anthrax had headed into the studio last year to record a handful of covers. Just recently, it was announced that the EP, Anthems, would be released as a standalone album in March (it was initially thought to be for a special edition of Worship Music. The title track, so [...]
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Ever seen the show How I Met Your Mother? Well we have a feeling that a bunch of Rush fans are about to, as Geddy Lee will be making a cameo on the hit CBS sitcom. For those unfamiliar with the show or it’s plot, character Robin Charles Scherbatsky had teenage stardom as Canadian popstar [...]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
When the 15 nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2013 were announced, we had our money on Rush being one of the inductees after years of getting ignored. Turns out we were right. It was officially announced today that Rush will be inducted into the Rock And Roll [...]
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Yesterday, Rush premiered a new song called “Headlong Flight” via Rolling Stone’s website. It didn’t take the Canadian prog rock trio long, though, to release a lyric video for the first single off of their new album Clockwork Angels. We previously heard a snippet of “Headlong Flight.” And while we were impressed by the thirty [...]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Hard to believe that it’s been five years since Rush released their last studio effort, Snakes & Arrows. But on June 12, the Canadian prog trio will release their long-awaited new album Clockwork Angels via new label home Roadrunner Records. In addition to revealing the cover artwork (as seen above) and track listing, Rush have also [...]
Thursday, February 2, 2012
If you’re a good prog rock fan, then yesterday you celebrated “Rush Day” (2-1-12). And while we noted how everyone’s favorite Canadian prog trio deserves more love from the mass media, we also made it clear we never wanted to see “Tom Sawyer” performed on Glee. Well, maybe we should have said American Idol, since [...]
Megadeth has added two dates in New York City to Gigantour this summer, bringing the touring festival to the Hammerstein Ballroom on August 6 and 7.
As They Burn has premiered a new video of them performing the song “Medicine 2.0″.
Battlecross has premiered a new song called “Flesh & Bone” with Metal Sucks. The song appears on the band’s new album, War Of Will, due out on July 9 via Metal Blade Records.
letlive. are streaming their new album, and first for Epitaph, The Blackest Beauty. The album is set to be released on July 9th, but you can check it out in full here.
Chimaira has announced dates for a U.S. headlining tour in support of it’s forthcoming album, Crown Of Phantoms. Support on the trek will come from Threat Signal, The Browning and Dark Sermon.
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