While it’s only been on the air for about 4 1/2 years, VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show will kick off it’s 12th season next Saturday. Among the highlights of this season will be the show’s 100th episode. The show, which is hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine will kick off with Jason Newsted, [...]
Friday, March 1, 2013
Anthrax’s covers EP, Anthems, will be released on March 19th. We’ve already had a chance to hear their take on Rush’s “Anthem,” and their cover of AC/DC’s “T.N.T.” is out there as well. Now their Thin Lizzy cover of “Jailbreak” is out as well. Like their Rush cover, it’s a faithful version of the song. No [...]
Friday, February 22, 2013
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. Yesterday, Dave Lombardo dropped a bombshell on fans when he revealed that Slayer were replacing him during their upcoming Australian tour due to a [...]
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
It’s been long known that Anthrax was recording a handful of covers. However, it was Rob Caggiano who informed us that the covers were to be included as part of Worship Music’s reissue. But as Caggiano’s departure proves, a lot of things can change within the course of a few months. Further proof is that [...]
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Without a doubt, Thin Lizzy has not been the same without founding member Phil Lynott, who passed away in 1986. However, the current lineup of Thin Lizzy (featuring members from multiple time periods of the group) has done pretty well touring. In fact, the group has even started working on new music as Thin Lizzy. [...]
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Earlier this month, we brought you news that Anthrax had recorded a handful of covers. The only question was what they were going to be used for. Thankfully, the guys at Loudwire have dome some detective work (aka interviewed drummer Charlie Benante) and discovered that they’ll be releasing an EP of covers to coincide with [...]
Thursday, June 21, 2012
This year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary. We spoke to owner Brian Slagel earlier this month about the formation and rise of the label, but that’s only part of the story. With such a large and diverse roster spanning so many years, we decided to ask some current Metal Blade artists what [...]
Thursday, May 31, 2012
We’ve been plenty psyched about The Night Flight Orchestra, the classic rock-ish band that features Soilwork’s Bjorn “Speed” Strid and Arch Enemy bassist Sharlee D’Angelo. If Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and the Scorpions had a baby with Dynasty-era KISS in the late ’70s, it would sound a bit like NFO. This definitely isn’t the heaviest [...]
Thursday, May 17, 2012
So, do you think Apple is a little nervous about people jailbreaking iPhones so they can download non Apple-sanctioned apps? If it wasn’t obvious before, it is now. Tech blog Gizmodo (by way of Shoutpedia) found out that the deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy’s classic 1976 album Jailbreak is called J*******k. While the album title and the song [...]
Monday, February 13, 2012
So aside from Adele and Whitney Houston’s estate, there was another big winner at last night’s Grammys: Slayer. Although the band wasn’t even nominated for any awards, they were prominently displayed throughout the night, courtesy of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s T-shirt. The Foos were another big winner, picking up four Grammys. So in between [...]
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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