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We’re Breaking Up With “Hiatus”… Or Taking a Hiatus from “Breaking Up”

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Break-up, hiatus, reunion, side project… there really needs to be some kind of rulebook to define these and other similarly nebulous status terms. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that Cave In is coming back, but technically they were never gone to begin with. This can all get very confusing! It’s also very dispiriting when you [...]

New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Follow-up with MassConcerts’ Scott Lee

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Metal Insider checked in with MassConcerts figurehead Scott Lee after another wildly successful New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and Metal Insider Summit. Scott shares his thoughts on show promotion, putting together lineups, hippies and whether or not he possibly, maybe, may have liked the NEMHF merch this year. How would you rate 2009 NEMHF to [...]

Coalesce’s Sean Ingram Discusses Premium Merch Items, Corporate-Sponsored Fests

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Tech metal pioneers Coalesce are preparing to release their first full length in ten years on June 6 with OX. The band has long been known for indulging collectors with multiple vinyl versions of their albums and other special items. This week they’ve taken it to the next level with OX, announcing a number of [...]

Metal By Numbers 4/8 – Queensryche Is An (Top 25) American Band

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top sellers of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal shows, as well as SiriusXM, Music Choice, and [...]

Dillinger Escape Plan Guitarist Ben Weiman Talks Garmutt, His New Metal Pet Clothing Company

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Benjamin Weiman has a new side project, but it’s not a band. He’s launched a company called Garmutt that makes T-shirts and sweatshirts for dogs, With shirt designs like Black Labbath, Def Shepherd, Linkin Bark, and The Defbones’ White Puppy, Weinman is definitely going after the rock fan that’s also an [...]

  • Bullet For My Valentine has revealed the track listing to their new album Fever, which will be released on April 27 via Jive/Zomba.

  • Video of System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian in the studio recording with Cypress Hill has been posted online.

  • As I Lay Dying has revealed the track listing for their forthcoming album The Powerless Rise.

  • Korn has announced dates for a Spring club tour dubbed The Ballroom Blitz Tour. The run will be in support of their new album called Korn III: Remember Who You Are.

  • Clutch has made their songs “50,000 Unstoppable Watts” and “The Mob Goes Wild” available for Rock Band. In addition, Unearth’s “We Are Not Anonymous” is also available for the video game.