Monthly Archives: June 2012

LOG’s Willie Adler Hopes To “Get Randy Out This Afternoon” [Updated]

Posted by on June 29, 2012

While the Randy Blythe/Lamb of God situation still continues to play itself out, guitarist Willie Adler has checked in with a statement, saying the band hope to have Randy out of jail in Prague this afternoon. He also stated that he didn’t remember the incident happening. “It’s been a rough couple of days. All I […]

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Headbanger’s Brawl 6/29: Will Orion Return Next Year?

Posted by on June 29, 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. As you probably know by now, the Metal Insider crew had a blast last weekend at Metallica’s inaugural Orion Music & More. And in […]

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This Just In: Mötley Crüe Are Ridiculous Human Beings

Posted by on June 29, 2012

It’s been a few months since we’ve discussed Mötley Crüe, mainly because since their tour with Poison was already announced to much fanfare (thanks Supreme Court blog!) and frontman Vince Neil’s Las Vegas strip club finally opened. But just when you think they’ve quieted down, the band pop up to prove just how idiotic they can […]

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Update: Randy Blythe Facing 5-10 Years In Prison; PR Statement

Posted by on June 29, 2012

Novinky.cz, the Czech news source that broke the news that Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe was arrested yesterday on manslaughter charges in Prague, says the singer could face 5-10 years in prison for his alleged involvement in an incident that left a fan dead. “For bodily injury resulting in death under section 146, paragraph 4 […]

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Czech Blog Has Eyewitness Account Of Randy Blythe Prague Incident

Posted by on June 29, 2012

Well, this is upsetting. When we first heard the news yesterday about Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe being arrested on manslaughter charges in Prague over an incident that happened in 2010, we were skeptical about it for several reasons. First of all, the incident wasn’t really described in any detail. Also, wouldn’t there have been […]

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Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Arrested In Prague On Manslaughter Charges

Posted by on June 28, 2012

According to Czechoslovakian news source Novinky.cz, Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has been arrested in Prague and charged with manslaughter over an incident that took place in 2010. The band had been set to play tonight in Prague at a venue called Rock Cafe with Skeletonwitch and All Shall Perish. The show is still taking […]

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Unsigned & Streamed: Unkempt

Posted by on June 28, 2012

Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week on Unsigned & Streamed, we’re proud to expose Unkempt as they cut a swath of death and destruction through the swamps of Florida.  […]

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Repulsion Cancel Portland Appearance

Posted by on June 28, 2012

If you’re going to Portland OR’s East End’s Third Annual Block Party on July 8 to see Repulsion, you might want to make alternate plans. The band have pulled out of their appearance due to “an unfortunate misunderstanding.”

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Baroness On ‘Yellow And Green’: “There’s A Few New Tricks”

Posted by on June 28, 2012

As this past weekend’s Orion Music + More festival kicked off, the first band to play the main stage of  the festival was Baroness. The bigger stage was more than a little metaphorical, as their forthcoming album, Yellow and Green (due out July 17 on Relapse), should bring the Savannah, GA band to the next stage of […]

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Buy Gojira’s “L’enfent Sauvage” For Only $5

Posted by on June 28, 2012

You can’t put a price on the best metal album of the year. Actually, you can, Amazon just did, and it’s a lot less than you might expect. You can buy a download of Gojira’s new masterpiece L’enfent Sauvage for just $5 on Amazon.com. Sure, there’s been a lot of hype around the band, but  fans […]

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