Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 27, 2012
Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil should never be allowed anywhere near a car ever again. If killing Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley in a drunk driving accident wasn’t enough, maybe his two subsequent DUI’s should have been. So perhaps the parking attendants at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood were just trying to do the right […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 27, 2012
Last week, Dave Brockie gave WRIR’s What The Fontaine the inside scoop on GWAR’s new guitarist/Cory Smoot’s replacement. In addition to revealing the guitarist’s identity (Cannabis Corpse/Antietam 1862’s Brent Purgason), he also revealed the new Scumdog’s backstory, along with the revelation that multiple guitarists will appear on the new GWAR album (as part of the […]
Posted by Matt Brown on August 24, 2012
Metalheads tend to shun a lot of the songs played over commercial radio, and lots of times for good reason. If you sit in your car and turn the radio on, chances are you’re going to find a station or ten playing Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit “Call Me Maybe.” And even worse, the song just wrapped […]
Posted by Kodi McKinney on August 24, 2012
The Syndicate, Metal Insider’s parent company, is a promotion and marketing company that has championed the metal scene for almost 15 years. In our weekly Radio Spotlight, we’ll offer a look behind the scenes of metal radio from some of the stations and outlets playing metal that the Syndicate works with to spotlight the newest underground music on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 24, 2012
It’s been years since A Life Once Lost put out their last album, 2007’s pretty excellent Iron Gag. It’s also felt like years since they announced that they’d signed with Season of Mist, even thought it’s only been about a year and a half. And just when everyone was starting to forget that they existed, the […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 24, 2012
The cockroach might be able to withstand a nuclear war, but Papa Roach isn’t able to withstand the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Singer Jacoby Shaddix was diagnosed with a nodule on his left vocal cord, and after consulting with a doctor, he’s undergoing surgery to remove the nodule. “It’s no secret that I’ve been […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 24, 2012
Kill Devil Hill, whose rhythm section consists of Rex Brown (Down/Pantera) and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell), will be playing Looney Tunes in West Babylon NY this Monday (27).
Posted by Matt Brown on August 24, 2012
Remember when Nightwish said they were going to put out a film called Imaginaerum based on their album of the same name? It was a while ago, but we’re finally getting details. The good news is that the band has announced that the film will be released theatrically on November 23rd. The bad news is that […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 24, 2012
It’s been about ten months since the sudden passing of guitarist Cory Smoot. And though they’ve retired the character of Flattus Maximus, GWAR continued on as a four piece on the road. And now it appears that their search for a new Scumdog has come to an end. While an official statement has yet to […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 24, 2012
Philip Labonte caused quite the commotion via Twitter by calling out Tom Morello as “a communist and fool” in response to his Rolling Stone op-ed regarding Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Paul Ryan. Many have criticized the comments, while others have also shown support for the All That Remains singer. Regardless, the tweets cause such a large response […]
