It’s been a decade since Brian “Head” Welch played with Korn, on 2003′s Take a Look in the Mirror. And after playing a few festivals with them, Welch announced that he’s officially back in the band (something both he and the band essentially hoped would happen). Now the band is in the studio, working on their [...]
Monday, April 15, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s been revealed that Battlecross recruited ex-Black Dahlia Murder drummer Shannon Lucas to record drums on their forthcoming new album. This comes after the group also announced that Kevin Talley (Six Feet Under and formerly of many other great bands) [...]
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Korn continue to add onto their European and U.S. festival plans with guitarist Brian “Head” Welch back onstage. That’s why it’s not too surprising that the trek is turning into a proper U.S. tour. In addition to various festivals, Korn will be playing headlining shows in smaller markets scattered in the U.S. This marks the [...]
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
It’s been a tough month for the coworkers, friends and especially family of Relapse Director of Sales Pat Egan, who passed away a few weeks ago due to complications from pneumonia. However, all of those people can take solace in knowing that they’re doing the best they can to cope and banding together to help [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Last week, Guns N’ Roses surprised many when announcing an appearance at this year’s Governer’s Ball. Well as it turns out, that wasn’t the only festival performance in the works as Axl Rose and his new gunners have also been confirmed for this year’s Rocklahoma. Taking place on May 24, 25 and 26 at “Catch [...]
Monday, February 11, 2013
This summer, Korn will be performing European festivals and Rock On The Range with original guitarist Brian “Head” Welch. Many (including members of the band) are hopeful that these shows will lead to a permanent reunion. However, as Welch proclaims, it’s extremely unlikely that former drummer David Silveria will be rejoining the nu metal group [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The lineup for the 2013 Rock on the Range festival has been announced for May 17-19. While it’s taking place again in Columbus OH, you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s taking place in the Pacific Northwest in the ’90s, as Alice In Chains and Soundgarden are among the headliners. Other ’90s-era bands playing [...]
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Back in August, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis took a USO trip to the Rammstein Air Base in Germany. That trip became “Wounded Warriors,” a short film that recently premiered online. Directed by the band’s videographer Sebastian Paquet, the film shows Davis taken on some training exercises at the base, including some simulated vehicle explosions. He [...]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Last month, Korn announced that former guitarist Brian “Head” Welch will perform with them at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany this coming June. Though only two shows have been confirmed so far, this “reunion” has made many fans ask whether this will lead Welch to permanently rejoining the [...]
Friday, November 30, 2012
While it’s hard to determine exactly what’s happening from just one picture and the phrase “things ARE happening,” it appears that producer Ross Robinson is at least in the running to produce the next Behemoth album. The picture, posted on Adam “Nergal” Darski’s Facebook page, shows the band’s frontman with Robinson and bassist Tomasz “Orion” [...]
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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