Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 26, 2019
Devastation is an understatement to find out what happened to Betraying the Martyrs’ first-ever North American headlining tour. The group’s Mercedes Sprinter Van caught fire during the middle of their run resulting in an immediate tour cancellation. Their gear was destroyed and left the band no choice but to launch a GoFundMe campaign to make […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 26, 2019
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Thy Art is Murder, Wolves at the Gate, and more! For last week’s releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 5, 2019
Last month, Dave Mustaine revealed he’s been diagnosed with throat cancer. As fans have been supporting the frontman/guitarist, the majority of Megadeth’s scheduled shows for this year have been cancelled. We’ve already seen the Misfits reunion being added to this year’s Psycho Las Vegas, and now Kreator has replaced Megadeth for Slayer’s final Chile performance. […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on June 27, 2019
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine recently shared that he is currently battling throat cancer and undergoing treatment. Fans and the metal community showed their support and perhaps showed so much support that it inspired Mustaine to revisit the studio. Drummer Dirk Verbeuren shared a post with Mustaine working in the studio with the caption “@davemustaine working on #megaalbum16 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 24, 2019
Last week, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine shared some unfortunate news that he’s been diagnosed with throat cancer. While remaining optimistic on his 90%-success-rate treatment, members of the metal community have been sharing their support for the guitarist/singer. Today (24th), Mustaine has issued a video clip to express his gratitude to his friends, family, and “best fans […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 17, 2019
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has made a shocking announcement today (17th) revealing that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Mustaine remains hopeful on his treatment as he addressed it has a 90% success rate. However, due to this process, most Megadeth shows have been cancelled. The group’s first-ever Megacruise will go on as planned but […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 13, 2019
Gamblers are a very diverse bunch. You cannot ascribe any fixed musical tastes to them as a whole. Pop, rock, hip hop, classical, you name it, they all have fans among casino lovers. Metal and rock may not ever be mainstream, but that’s the way we like it, and there are surely many headbangers who […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 30, 2019
On October 6th, Slayer will be saying farewell to Chile at the Santiago Gets Louder festival in Santiago, Chile. Megadeth and Anthrax will be sharing the stage as well as Chilean extreme metallers Pentagram. This marks three out of the “Big Four” bands joined together for a momentous evening bidding farewell to one of the […]
Posted by Metal Insider on May 21, 2019
Metal has been around for nearly as long as rock and roll has. The genre is generally attributed to 1960s British bands and rock musicians who developed distorted guitar sounds, heavier drums, and bass guitar sounds that differentiate metal music from other types of rock. More developments occurred in the 1970s with the introduction of distorted […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 15, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Do you have any idea how many times I’ve had to go back and make sure I didn’t spell “Berserker” with a “z”? A lot. Putting the good ol’ B.A. in English to good […]
