Given that the band’s name is Black Sabbath and that they’ve spent their entire career being viewed as satanists, it’s no surprise that the first single from the band’s first album with Ozzy Osbourne on it in 35 years is called “God is Dead?” However, given that it’s posed as a question and not a [...]
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
At this point, everyone is just clamoring for a sample or a riff to will hold them over until Black Sabbath release their new album 13 (now confirmed to be released on June 11). Well, we’re not quite there yet, but if you’re desperate for anything new Sabbath relate, refer yourself to the video above. [...]
Monday, February 11, 2013
While we’re really looking forward to hearing what Black Sabbath’s 13 sounds like when it comes out in June, it nearly had a different drummer than Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk, who replaced original drummer Bill Ward. Tony Iommi told Rolling Stone that producer Rick Rubin was pushing for Cream drummer Ginger Baker to play on [...]
Monday, February 4, 2013
For the better part of 2012, we kept hearing “updates” on Slayer’s long-awaited follow up to 2009’s World Painted Blood. But by the end of the year, nothing surfaced. Hell, even the originally planned two-song EP never came to fruition. So what’s the hold up? Well during an interview with Eddie Trunk for Samson Zoom [...]
Friday, February 1, 2013
It’s not a spoiler by now to say that Sound City, which premiered yesterday in theaters and is available on demand today, climaxes with a jam session featuring Paul McCartney, director Dave Grohl’s musical idol, and the surviving members of Nirvana. And anyone that’s seen the trailer for the film, about the rise and fall [...]
Monday, January 14, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. As you likely know by now, Black Sabbath revealed that their new album 13 was recorded with Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk. The announcement came as a surprise to many, though most are simply still upset that Sabbath’s [...]
Saturday, January 12, 2013
One of the most shocking moments of 2012 came when drummer Bill Ward publicly withdrew from Black Sabbath’s reunion plans, including both in the studio and on tour. It was assumed that Sabbath would be recording the new album with Tommy Clufetos, who filled in for Ward onstage last year. As it turns out, though, [...]
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. We love a good old fashioned cover song, especially when the artist is able to make said song completely their own. However, we recently saw video of a half-naked Ukrainian folk band called Los Colorados covering Rammstein’s “Du Hast” [...]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
On Monday night (May 7), Metallica kicked off their European tour at Synot Tip Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. As you likely already know, this specific tour will find Metallica performing their landmark 1991 self-titled record, aka The Black Album, in its entirety. Thus, their show in Prague marked the first time “The Struggle Within” was [...]
Friday, December 16, 2011
Remember that time when Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor talked about what a joy it was to work with Rick Rubin? Oh wait, no he didn’t do that. In fact, he went on a rant at one of his solo shows recently about how little Rubin actually did during the sessions for Volume 3 (The Subliminal [...]
Battlecross has premiered a new song called “Flesh & Bone” with Metal Sucks. The song appears on the band’s new album, War Of Will, due out on July 9 via Metal Blade Records.
letlive. are streaming their new album, and first for Epitaph, The Blackest Beauty. The album is set to be released on July 9th, but you can check it out in full here.
Chimaira has announced dates for a U.S. headlining tour in support of it’s forthcoming album, Crown Of Phantoms. Support on the trek will come from Threat Signal, The Browning and Dark Sermon.
German power metal group Powerwolf has released the track “Amen & Attack” from their fourth album Preachers of the Night. The album will be released on July 19th. You can listen to the song here.
Infera Bruo has revealed the release date and cover artwork for their new album, Desolate Unknown, to be released on July 1.
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