Remember when it was mentioned that Dave Grohl had played drums on Ghost BC’s cover of ABBA’s “I’m A Marionette?” It turns out that Grohl might have a little more involvement with the band than that, as it’s been revealed that the journeyman Foo Fighters frontman is actually one of the “nameless ghouls” in the [...]
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The new Queens Of The Stone Age album has already been one of the most anticipated new albums of 2013. That’s thanks in part to confirmed appearances from Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, Nick Oliveri and others we probably don’t even know about. Well now we can add one more queen to the list: Elton John. [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2013
When we saw the first NYC screening of Sound City, a rep from Variance Films (who was on hand to introduce the film) joked how disappointed we likely were that Dave Grohl wasn’t there. In fact, Grohl was in L.A. for both a separate screening and for a show with his “Sound City Players,” who [...]
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Last month, Dave Grohl revealed plans to perform at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18 with a band of “Sound City Players” in support of his new documentary. It was already a safe bet that the band and guest appearances would be made up of appear in the film and soundtrack. But now we [...]
Monday, December 10, 2012
Anyone who was a fan of Queens of the Stone Age’s new album Songs For The Deaf was ecstatic to learn that Dave Grohl would be once again be recording drums for the band’s long-awaited new album. But considering that the Foo Fighters are on “hiatus,” could Grohl’s involvement lead to him playing with them [...]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
First, the sad news: Queens Of The Stone Age has parted ways with drummer Joey Castillo (who has been with the band since 2002). Now here’s the good news: mainman Josh Homme has recruited a very familiar face to record drums on the new album, Dave Grohl. Homme let the news slip during an interview [...]
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
It’s no secret that Dave Grohl is a metalhead, and the Foo Fighters remain one of the metal community’s favorite “mainstream rock” acts. That’s why it was a little concerning to hear Grohl hinting at a hiatus during their set at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park last Saturday (September 29). Well [...]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Hearing the names Black Sabbath and Pantera attached to a project is without a doubt a great way to get any metal fan’s attention. So the fact drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell) and bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down), along with singer Dewey Bragg (Pissing Razors) and guitarist Mark Zavon (Ratt, W.A.S.P., [...]
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Recently, Florence + The Machine filmed an appearance on MTV Unplugged. And the appearance featured the indie pop group covering Johnny Cash and June Carter’s “Jackson” with a special guest: Queens Of The Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures’ Josh Homme. The MTV Unplugged performance will air on April 8, while the recordings will be available for [...]
Friday, March 9, 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. Motörhead was confirmed for Mayhem Fest (though we didn’t need any press release to tell us that). Rush sent a cease-and-desist order to some [...]
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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