Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s a safe bet that a majority of metal heads spent the past weekend blasting Slayer nonstop in honor of the late Jeff Hanneman. Pulling out our old Slayer records reminded us of something: that Slayer are among the few [...]
Monday, April 29, 2013
It hasn’t been a great year so far for Nicko McBrain’s family. Early Friday morning (April 26), the Iron Maiden drummer’s son Justin McBrain was reportedly arrested for allegedly burglarizing an occupied dwelling and 2nd degree petit theft. He is being held on $25,000 bond in the Palm Beach County Jail. According to BocaNewsNow.com, deputies [...]
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Iron Maiden surprised everyone in 2010 by not only putting out a new album, but by putting out a new album that was actually good. The Final Frontier, the band’s 15th album, was easily the band’s best since 2000′s Brave New World. Following a world tour in support of that album and last year’s Maiden England tour that’s [...]
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
It was revealed earlier today that Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain’s wife, Rebecca McBrain, had been arrested on February 24 and charged with battery. According to BocaNewsNow.com, Mrs. McBrain was arrested after allegedly trying to “stab someone in their home with a ‘decorative lance’” in their Boca Raton, FL home and then “threw logs” at [...]
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Nothing will make you reflect on your own mortality like realizing that a piece of metal history that seems so classic and timeless is a mere four months older than you. This was the realization that I had this morning. Twenty-five years ago today Iron Maiden released their seventh studio album, Seventh Son of a Seventh [...]
Monday, April 8, 2013
This September, Iron Maiden will once again headline the Rock In Rio festival in Brazil. Before that, though, the group will warm up by performing seven special shows in the U.S. Hitting markets like Raleigh, NC and Kansas City, the trek will feature a very special guest opening up for Maiden: Megadeth. However, Maiden has [...]
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Ah, April. Where spring gets going, where you can’t trust the internet for a day, and where people find a day to pretend to be stoners while real stoners treat it like any other [...]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Most bands get better with age, but there are very few that don’t seem to reach a noticeable peak. Fewer still manage to reach a peak, fall back from it, and then ascend to an even higher peak. Today’s lead artist is one such band, and their release today comes over a decade after their [...]
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
It has been confirmed this morning that Clive Burr, former drummer of Iron Maiden, has passed away. According to a statement issued by Iron Maiden, the drummer passed away last night in his home after years of suffering with multiple sclerosis. Burr was 56 years old. Bassist Steve Harris had the following to say about [...]
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It seems like every legendary band is getting their own booze nowadays. And now the one and only Iron Maiden will be bringing something new to the table as well. Maiden has worked together with Robinsons brewery to bring you Trooper, a premium British ale that grants you the ability to withstand musket fire (or [...]
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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