Category Archives: SXSW

Lady Gaga takes in Lazer/Wulf at SXSW

Posted by on March 12, 2014

Until yesterday, instrumental thrash/jazz trio Lazer/Wulf could have qualified as one of our top five unsigned bands to watch at SXSW. However, yesterday was also the day they signed a deal with Kylesa’s Retro Futurist label. And they can already claim a high-profile fan. Friend of Metal Insider Kim Kelly was taking in the band’s […]

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Premiere: We Could Watch Hellbenders’ New Video More Than Three Times

Posted by on March 11, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/kQ5AnMzuf-Q[/youtube] If you’re heading to/are at SXSW, you might be aware that Brazilian act Hellbenders are making their U.S. debut during this week’s festivities. They’re even one of the five unsigned bands we’re psyched to see at SXSW. In celebration of this, we’re premiering the band’s new video for the track “3 Times Or More” […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Unsigned bands playing SXSW

Posted by on March 10, 2014

We’ve been talking a lot about SXSW, and with good reason. The majority of the music industry is on its way down to Austin, TX, if they aren’t already. And while there are a ton of already-signed bands that are playing down there (like that young upstart Lady Gaga and that hungry young band Soundgarden), […]

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Get ready for SXSW with our metal playlist

Posted by on March 8, 2014

By now, many in the music industry are either touring on their way down to Austin, making a final checklist before heading down there, or already representing at the interactive portion of SXSW. The music segment of the annual South by Southwest conference starts on Tuesday, and as we continue to update our schedule of […]

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SXSW Showcases For MetalSucks and Metal Injection Annonced

Posted by on February 6, 2014

In about a month, Austin, TX will be rife with music and more with the South By Southwest from March 7 through 16. There will be plenty of metal events to sink your teeth into should you attend, and our friends over at Metal Injection and MetalSucks  have announced their respective showcases to get you started. […]

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