I would have posted about this earlier in the week, but I was too busy trying to pick my jaw up off the floor while slowly regaining my hearing. Anyway, there were a few things I was expecting on the evening of Decibel’s 100th Issue Celebration Show, including beer and awesome performances. I was particularly [...]
It’s weird to think that the year 2013 will be upon use sooner then we think. But with a new year comes new awesomeness in the form of Decibel Magazine and Converge. Decibel have announced their 100th Issue Celebration Show, and they’re celebrating the most fitting way: a kickass show with a kickass line-up. Converge, [...]
When you see piece of artwork by Thomas Hooper, be it a tattoo, a painting or one of the limited number of album covers (Tombs, Doomriders, Scott Kelly) that he has done, it bears an unmistakable mark of quality. You can stare at his work for hours, return a few days later and pick up [...]
Mike Hill is likely best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Tombs. However, Hill will also be contributing to Metal Insider, starting with this interview with Ryan Begley, co-founder of art and music collective Shirts and Destroy: There has always been a strong connection between art and music. I think back to bands [...]
As you may know already, Scion A/V Metal has continued to prove that they’re the heaviest label imprint ran by a car company via their Scion Label Showcase. They’ve previously teamed up with metal labels like Nuclear Blast and Prosthetic Records to put on a free show at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. And next up, Scion [...]
If you’ve ever been in New York City during a CMJ Music Marathon, you know that they can go by in a blur. There are a lot of events to sift through, lots of music and radio industry meet-ups, and not a whole lot of time to sleep. And if you’re visiting from out of [...]
Did someone put out a memo saying that June 8th was the date when every record label…wait a minute, today’s date is June 7th. And that sentence seems familiar…from exactly one year ago, in fact! Today, we celebrate one year of New & Noteworthy, and what a year it has been! We’ve seen amazing new [...]
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 [...]
Last month , our friends at MetalSucks compiled a compilation featuring the best of New York City’s current metal scene and gave it away FOR FREE. Well as promised, the MetalSucks editiors have released the second volume to their free compilation series NYC Sucks. Volume 2 features songs from another 13 of the city’s best [...]
Mayhem will embark on a North American tour this coming Spring with Ludicra, Tombs and Krallice. More details here. Tweet
Thursday, January 24, 2013
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