Never mind that next year’s Mayhem Festival hasn’t been announced yet and is probably a good eight months off from happening. Shadows Fall is already asking their fans to push to have them play next year’s festival. In fact, they’re offering their fans incentives if they get on the Fest. I have always been a fan of [...]
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Behemoth was easily one of the standout acts of Mayhem Festival this year despite having to play in an unusual setting for a band wearing corpse paint…sunlight! The band’s latest, Evangelion, has been getting rave reviews and it seems as though the band’s profile will only continue to rise this year. Check after the jump [...]
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
“FUCKIN’ SLAYER!” was something we heard approximately 16,349 times throughout the ten-hour day at Mayhem Festival this past Friday. The band killed it (obviously!), opening with “God Hates Us All” followed by “War Ensemble” followed by…our fuckin’ faces were melted off. They also featured “Psychopathy Red” from their upcoming World Painted Blood, which we promise [...]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
If you’ve been wandering through the merch area at Mayhem Fest this year, you may have noticed that nice little Revolver mini-mag we mentioned a few weeks back. What you may not have noticed is an advertisement within for a bonkers amazing contest we’ve put together with the fine folks at First Act Guitars! Head [...]
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has written some of the most instantaneously awesome riffs in metal, but when he starts talking, it’s a whole different ball game. King has never been one to censor himself, so when Musicradar.com asked him if he’d had their current Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest tourmates Killswitch Engage thrown off a previous [...]
Friday, July 17, 2009
Those of you making the rounds at Mayhem Festival this year may have noticed our friends at Revolver giving away a free limited mini edition of their magazine featuring Job For A Cowboy on the cover. We here at the Insider felt that just wasn’t enough, and we’re teaming with up with Revolver and Red [...]
Monday, July 6, 2009
Looking for something to do in the comfort of your own air-conditioned home after spending a sweltering day at the Rockstar Mayhem Fest this year? Well now you can relive the magic by dressing up like Kerry King and wailing on your favorite plastic guitar thanks to Rock Band. A Mayhem-themed track pack for the [...]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
First he conquered punk festivals, then metal. Now Warped Tour and Mayhem Festival founder Kevin Lyman and his production company, 4Fini, are expanding to country. The tour, dubbed “Round-Up”, is planned for Summer 2010. Lyman explained his new venture and drew some parallels with our own scenes in an interview with ThePunkSite.com: I worked on Down [...]
Video of Shadows Fall performing their cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark At The Moon” with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has been posted online.
Down/Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein has joined the New Orleans hardcore/thrash super group Suicide War.
Doom metal legends Candlemass will release a new DVD called Ashes To Ashes-Live on June 29 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Ill Nino has signed a new recording deal with Victory Records.
Otep has released a new video for the song “Rise, Rebel, Resist.”
Monday, November 2, 2009
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