In the circle of life, it’s hard to find anyone more despicable than anyone that would steal musical instruments. Yet Madball found themselves the victims of instrument theft this past weekend. It looks like thieves made off with a pair of BC Rich Mockingbird guitars (1983 and 1999 models), which the band say are irreplaceable. [...]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
We just hit August and there are still many summer festivals to attend in the upcoming weeks, including Slipknot’s Knotfest (which has Machine Head as the newest addition to its lineup). But the festival fun doesn’t end there, since new details regarding the East Coast Tsunami Fest 2012 have just been released, and this year [...]
Monday, July 16, 2012
Freddy Cricien has been a part of the New York hardcore scene for most of his life, having performed onstage with his brother/Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret by the time he was 7 years old. And not only did he go on to form Madball, but also recorded their highly revered debut Ball Of Destruction, [...]
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Two years ago this week, this column was published for the first time. Each week has had its own unique challenges, struggles, and triumphs. After two years of writing for you fine people, I feel nothing but pride in what we have accomplished together. Thank you all for your support, kindness, and continued readership as we [...]
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Since disbanding in 2006, E-Town Concrete have reunited for the occasional show. However, it would appear that the NJ hardcore/rap group could be planning a bigger return. Last night, the band uploaded a new song called “Someone Tell ‘Em” on their official YouTube account. The song marks E-Town Concrete’s first new material in roughly nine [...]
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Ok, so who HASN’T seen eight year old Juliet’s “My First Hardcore Song” video? Seeing that the clip has well over 13 million views in less than a week, chances are you have. And it would appear that someone is hoping those views will turn into dollar signs. Not only is the song available for [...]
Thursday, December 1, 2011
It’s like a CBGB’s Sunday hardcore matinee all over again. It’s been announced that following a short European trek with Suicidal Tendencies and a few dates in the UK, Biohazard will be touring the Northeast with fellow NYC hardcore legends Madball. The mini tour kicks off on February 8 in Syracuse, NY. While they’ve started [...]
Friday, July 15, 2011
Looks like Glenn Danzig isn’t the only frontman to get taken down backstage. Apparently Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth got taken down by a security guard yesterday at Selestat, France’s L’ez Arts Sceniques Festival. Madball bassist Hoya Roc posted a picture of Filth being restrained, allegedly by security. “When metal fantasy goes wrong!! Haha [...]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Details regarding this year’s installment for This Is Hardcore Fest, taking place on August 11-14 at the First Unitarian Church and the Starlight Ballroom in Philadelphia, PA, have been revealed. Bands confirmed for the festival include H20, Terror, Madball and many others. Tweet
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Featuring Scott Vogel (Terror), Matt Henderson (formerly of Agnostic Front and Madball), Sam Trapkin (Trapped Under Ice), Chris Beattie (Hatebreed), and Nick Jett (Terror), S.O.S. is anything less than a hardcore supergroup. Their debut EP comes out on June 21 via Good Fight Music, and in honor of that, we’ll giving you the chance to win a S.O.S. [...]
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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