We’ve already discussed the sad and untimely passing of SiriusXM’s Mario Comesanas earlier this week. The outpouring of memories and emotions from his friends and co-workers at WSOU, SiriusXM, Revolver and RED, not to mention the NJ/NYC metal scene in general, was to be expected. However, his death even touched those that never met him, as evidenced [...]
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The metal community has lost one of its own way too young, as SiriusXM Liquid Metal host and musician Mario Comesanas passed away yesterday (13) from an alleged sudden brain hemorrhage in Jersey City, NJ at the age of 30. Mario began his career in the music industry as a DJ at legendary college metal station [...]
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal channel will be premiering a new song by Unearth called “Shadows In The Light” at 4pm EST today. Tweet
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
This Saturday, for the first time in America in over 25 years, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax will take the stage as the Big Four in Indio. The metal titans have played European festivals before, but their sole American date (so far, anyway) is seeing people fly in from around the world to witness a [...]
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Talk about a company that’s made an amazing comeback. Despite seeing new competition from smart phones and online streaming, as well as illegal downloading for that matter, Sirius XM ended 2010 by surpassing 20 million subscribers. Sure, we already reported that back in December, but DigitalMusicNews.com recently brought a new interesting fact to our attention: [...]
Thursday, October 14, 2010
People have been declaring satellite radio over since before the satellites even launched. Whether it was competitors like Pandora and smartphones, the internet coming to cars, terrestrial programmers refusing to believe people would pay for radio, the service has always had its detractors. However, none of that seems to matter, as SiriusXM ended their third [...]
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
As I Lay Dying will premiere their new single “Beyond Our Suffering” tonight on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal at 5 pm Eastern. The song and interview with the band will repeat at 8 pm, 11 pm and 2 am Eastern. Tweet
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
While satellite behemoth SiriusXM is finally starting to make money, their stock price isn’t showing signs of life. In fact, the company is planning on asking NASDAQ for some more time before they delist them from the stock exchange. While the company’s stock has risen by more than 50%, it didn’t meet a requirement stating [...]
Friday, February 26, 2010
radio company SiriusXM has just posted their first quarterly profit since the two companies merged in 2008. Billboard.biz reports that thye posted a fourth quarter net income of $14.2 million. They had lost $245.8 million in the same time period a year ago. And if you bought stock in the company back then, you’re doing [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010
There was a lot of Summer tour news released this past weekend, as the Slayer/Megadeth/Testament dates that had been postponed have been rescheduled and Ozzy confirmed that Ozzfest will return as a touring festival. Between those two tours, the Mayhem Festival and the Warped Tour (which features Dillinger Escape Plan among others), this Summer is [...]
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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