It hasn’t been an easy tour for Jeff Loomis, and it just got worse. On April 22nd, as he and his band were set to take the stage in Corpus Christi TX, he found out his father had passed away. As a result, he’s taken some time off from the Soilwork tour, and will rejoin [...]
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
It’s always the worst hearing about the lowlife scumbags that would rob a touring band, and sadly, it just happened again. On Sunday night (13), former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis and his band had their van broken into while they were in St. Louis. They had literally only left the van for fifteen minutes or [...]
Thursday, March 21, 2013
If you were in New York City last Friday night (March 15) and were in need of a metal fix after a long week, then your best bet was to be at the Gramercy Theatre. Just a few days after their new album The Living Infinite debuted in the top 60, Soilwork brought their North [...]
Thursday, February 21, 2013
While it’s still three weeks away from starting, something strange is going on with the Soilwork/Jeff Loomis tour. Namely, that two bands have dropped off the bill. Neither Wretched or the Browning will be playing, both releasing statements about pulling out of the tour. This leaves the bill, for now, as Soilwork, Loomis amd Blackguard. [...]
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Last Summer, Ihsahn recorded a guest appearance on Devin Townsend’s “Juular.” Fast forward a year, and now Hevy Devy has returned the favor to the former Emperor guitarist, making a guest appearance on his new solo album Eremita. And now the song “Introspection,” featuring Townsend, is streaming over at Guitar World. Just like with “Juular,” [...]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While this week only finds three new metal or hard rock releases hitting the charts, the top debut comes from the onetime king of shock rock. It’s been three years since Marilyn Manson released [...]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Out of the ten metal and hard rock new releases this week, only two make it into the top 200. And this week’s top debut comes from Christian metalcore group War Of Ages. While [...]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, the top hard rock debut comes from Canadian Christian group Thousand Foot Krutch. However, the real top metal debut comes from a band that’s gone through its fair share of changes over [...]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Talk about one hell of a week for metal and hard rock debuts. Out of the thirteen new releases that made it onto the charts, nine of them actually made it into the top [...]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The metal release calendar has quickly gotten up to speed since the beginning of the year, and that doesn’t look to stop anytime soon. So many incredible bands are releasing new albums, and despite the slumping recording industry, rock and metal are creeping into the charts more and more, infiltrating the Top 200 much more [...]
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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