Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s safe to say that the first thought on everyone’s mind when hearing that Tim Lambesis been arrested for hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife was “Wait, what did he get arrested for?!” Even as details continue to [...]
Monday, March 11, 2013
Ian Watkins shocked everyone when he was charged with a series of sex offenses against children. And while the Lostprophets singer (who was also denied bail) has been stuck in custody since his arrest last December, BBC News now reports that he won’t appear at Cardiff Crown Court until May, with the eventual trial date [...]
Friday, January 11, 2013
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, currently sitting in jail as he awaits his trial on his plans to rape a child. will be sitting there even longer. London newspaper Mirror reports that Watkins’ bail has been denied, and he’s to remain in custody until his plea hearing later this month. The singer was arrested last month along [...]
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
2012 ended in an unthinkable way for Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, who was recently charged with a series of sex offenses against children. And it looks like 2013 isn’t going to be much better for Watkins, as he’ll be remanded in custody until March 11. According to the BBC, Watkins appeared in Cardiff Crown Court [...]
Friday, December 21, 2012
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the best albums that came out in 2012. However, while the past year was packed with great music, 2012 also had its fair share of unbelievable moments. Some were joyous surprises, while others were downright horrifying. All in all, though, each moment resonated throughout the metal community. [...]
Thursday, December 20, 2012
It’s been roughly 24 hours since news of singer Ian Watkins’ arrest was made public. And late last night, the remaining members of Lostprophets issued their first statement addressing the charges against Watkins. In short, though, Watkins’ bandmates are just as shocked and baffled by the accusations as we all are. The group has essentially [...]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
According to the BBC and Noisey, Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has been charged with sex offences against children. Police in South Wales have reportedly charged the singer with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13, as well as possession/distribution of indecent images of children. Watkins, who founded the popular UK rock [...]
Monday, July 30, 2012
The British metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon has just signed a deal with RCA Records, where they are joining fellow modern metal band Bullet For My Valentine. The band, which we may know best for getting into scuffles with their audience and selling BBQ sauce, is currently working on material for a new album [...]
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. That’s it – we’ve reached the end of the internet. When these two screamo, rapist, dance/techno idiots can have 10,000 14 year-olds waste their allowance money on this terrible music, something’s wrong. The band [...]
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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