Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Musician-Backed Businesses

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything.
If there’s one thing any musician, famous or not, should live by, it’s to have a backup plan. Whether industry tastes change, the lineup changes, you get dropped, or your band just sucks, it can’t hurt to have something to fall back on. Conversely, if you are successful, it can’t hurt to diversify your interests by investing in a business that’s not dependent on you writing and touring year in and year out. With that in mind, here’s our list of musicians that have done just that.

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Biff Byford premieres “Me And You” music video

Biff Byford has premiered a video for the song “Me And You.” The track is taken from the Saxon frontman’s upcoming solo debut, School of Hard Knocks, which is scheduled to arrive next Friday (21st) via Silver Lining Music. Byford comments: “Happy Valentine’s Day! I wrote this song for my wife and our 25th […]

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Mötley Crüe unveil “Kickstart My Heart” lyric video

Mötley Crüe are feeling festive for Valentine’s Day as the group premiered a lyric video for the classic track “Kickstart My Heart.” The song is taken from their overall fifth studio effort, 1989’s Dr. Feelgood. Watch the clip below: Want more Crüe? Check out tour dates to their Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison, […]

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Ihsahn streaming new song “Nord”

Ihsahn is streaming the new song “Nord.” The track is taken from the first of two EP’s he plans to release this year. Telemark will be released on February 14th via Candlelight Records. Listen to the song below:

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Pantera exceed one billion streams

A big congrats to Pantera as the group has exceeded one billion streams across major streaming platforms: Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, and Spotify. The band’s social media manager shared the below image along with the caption: “Thank you all for listening!”

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Five Finger Death Punch streaming new song “Full Circle”

Five Finger Death Punch have released the new song “Full Circle.” The track is taken from the group’s new album F8, which is scheduled to arrive on February 28th via Better Noise Music. Listen to the song below and pre-order the album here:

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