After post-hardcore/emo band Thursday announced an indefinite hiatus last year, frontman Geoff Rickly took to the road as an acoustic performer on the Warped Tour last year. Well, following the relatively scathing post he published yesterday on The Talkhouse, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be invited back should Thursday return from their hiatus. The title [...]
Monday, March 18, 2013
Next Saturday (23), GreinerKilmer Customs, a drum company owned by August Burns Red drummer Matt Greiner and his partner Kaleb Kilmer, will be hosting Drum Day at the School of Rock in Fort Washington, PA. With them, they are bringing drummers Adam Gray of Texas in July and Grant McFarland (ex-This or The Apocalypse). The [...]
Monday, February 4, 2013
2012 marked a major year for Hatebreed. Not only did it mark the tenth anniversary of Perseverance, but it had also been 15 years since the release of Hatebreed’s debut full-length, Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire. Yet despite celebrating its legacy on the road, Hatebreed proved they were far from reaching its peak by [...]
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
It’s been about two years since The Black Dahlia Murder released Ritual. And yesterday, the Detroit metal group entered Audiohammer Studios with Daath guitarist Eyal Levi to start work on album number six. But while fans were going gaga over the fact that they were merely recording, The Black Dahlia Murder did one better by [...]
Friday, November 2, 2012
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. On May 11 and 12, 2013, Ozzfest will make its grand return… in Japan. Ok, so this is probably a bigger deal for fans who [...]
Thursday, August 2, 2012
This year’s Vans Warped Tour is currently taking place throughout the States. And while many of the bands on the bill aren’t exactly heavy, there are definitely some acts that are to our liking. That’s why we were excited to have Nathan Katsiaficas share with us a few pictures he snapped at the Warped Tour’s [...]
Monday, July 23, 2012
Just as the Warped Tour got on its way, iwrestledabearonce ran into a little problem: singer Krysta Cameron dropping off the tour after discovering she was pregnant. The band was in luck, though, as they were able to get Courtney LaPlante to fill in for the tour. However, the sudden switcharoo left many to question [...]
Friday, June 15, 2012
Back in January when New & Noteworthy writer Chris Colgan wrote his list of the most anticipated albums of 2012, we only had an inkling of what to expect from the new release calendar this year. Of course there are gems, some surprises, and some flops, but with the first half of the year all [...]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Last week, it was announced that Early Graves signed a new deal with No Sleep Records. Their forthcoming record, their first since former frontman Makh Daniels sadly died in a van accident, is due out this Fall. Many were wondering what they would sound like with John Strachan, formerly of The Funeral Pyre, behind the mic, [...]
Friday, June 8, 2012
This week saw it’s fair share of bands playing metal musical chairs with their lineups. First up is Darkest Hour. The DC metalcore group have been playing without bassist Paul Burnette for over a year now. However, Darkest Hour officially confirmed that Burnette is out for good and permanently replaced by Salome’s Aaron Deal, issuing [...]
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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