by Cheska Colombo | Apr 28, 2015 | Columns, Top 5
There’s been a lot of talk lately about there not being enough female representation in festival booking – and for good reason. It’s surely not always an intentional exclusion of course, but is definitely worth discussing and calling attention to....
by Zach Fehl | Aug 7, 2014 | Amplified, News
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. Hailing from Hartford, Connecticut, Sever the Drama recently released their second album Chasing Shadows. The band’s sophomore...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 28, 2013 | Festivals, Headbangers Brawl, Touring
In 2012, Five Finger Death Punch closed out their American Capitalist touring cycle by headlining their own tour. Trespass America had a pretty strong lineup, with Killswitch Engage playing their first tour with Jesse Leach back in the fold, Trivium, Emmure, God...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 4, 2013 | Bummer Alert
For the better part of 2012, we kept hearing “updates” on Slayer’s long-awaited follow up to 2009’s World Painted Blood. But by the end of the year, nothing surfaced. Hell, even the originally planned two-song EP never came to fruition. So what’s the hold up? Well...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 15, 2013 | News Ticker
An official announcement regarding the lineup for this year’s Mayhem Fest is now expected to be made on March 18. Guess we’ll have to wait longer than we thought to find out which rumors are true or not.