Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, the metal world was thrown for a loop when Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano left the band to concentrate on his production work. Actually, it was the second time Caggiano had left the band, as Dan Spitz had a [...]
Monday, July 9, 2012
Paul Di’Anno will be retiring from the music business in 2013. The former Iron Maiden singer announced earlier today that due to a number of health issues, the next year will mark his last year on stage, saying: “I am gonna be ‘pulling the plug’ next year 2013, and making it my ‘farewell tour’… It [...]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Some side projects, collaborations, and supergroups are basically inevitable. Friends from different groups coming together to create a new band, longtime producers joining the musicians they’ve worked with for years, and bandmates starting a new project based on mutual interests are some of the most common ways that these new ventures come about. What makes [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
You’ve probably already know of Dio Disciples, the tribute band featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens and members Dio’s solo group. Now get ready for yet another touring group featuring former Dio collaborators forming to pay tribute to the late great singer: The Southern Cross. This particular group was formed by former Dio guitarist Rowan Robertson (currently [...]
Friday, March 2, 2012
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. During the Monsters Of Rock-The Voyage cruise last weekend, John Corabi performed acoustic renditions of songs recorded during his time in Motley Crue. Right [...]
Friday, April 8, 2011
Headbanger’s Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Last week, we celebrated April Fool’s Day by claming that Slayer broke up after Jeff Hanneman left the band. [...]
Monday, March 14, 2011
Back in February, ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno pleaded guilty to benefit fraud. From 2002 to 2008, Di’Anno falsely collected £45,000 ($72,000) worth of U.K. government benefits by claiming he suffered nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working. However, the Department Of Work And Pensions (DWP) discovered that Di’Anno was still profiting from [...]
Friday, February 11, 2011
The consequence for benefit fraud is a killer, and soon ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno will find that out for himself. The Daily Mail is reporting that Di’Anno is facing jail time for falsely collecting U.K. government benefits by claiming he suffered nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working. From 2002 to [...]
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno will perform the band’s self-titled debut album in its entirety on his upcoming U.S. tour. Tweet
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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