Posted by Metal Insider on October 16, 2019
Yesterday (15th) the nominees were announced for the 2020 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. While we were happy to see artists including Motörhead, Judas Priest, Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails get nominated, we still haven’t seen bands such as Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, Slayer, and Megadeth make the cut. When we saw Phil […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 15, 2019
Motörhead, Judas Priest, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Todd Rundgren, Thin Lizzy, T. Rex, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, and more are the nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class 2020. The top vote-getters will be announced in January and the induction ceremony will take place on May 2nd, 2020 at Cleveland’s Public Hall. To […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 20, 2019
Larry Wallis, the original Motörhead guitarist has died at the age of 70. The news was confirmed on the band’s website, as well as their Facebook, stating “Thank you for your contribution, rest in peace Larry.” No cause of death has been revealed at this time. Wallis played on Motörhead’s album On Parole, “which was […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on August 23, 2019
A lost collaboration between late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister and actress/country singer Lynda Kay is finally going to see the light of day. Titled “The Mask,” Kay has officially released the track this morning (23rd). Kilmister started writing “The Mask” way back in 1979 but had not finished it until 30 years later in 2009 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 9, 2019
There are a ton of New & Noteworthy releases to explore every Friday and a lot of these come with music videos. We tend to narrow it down to five clips. However, this week is different as there are a total of ten videos that we think are worth checking out. 10) Epica premiere “Kingdom […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 24, 2019
Motörhead’s entire catalog is on its way to being re-released as the group has teamed up with BMG for a series of reissues. The first will be the Motörhead ‘79 campaign, which marks the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Overkill and Bomber albums. On October 25th, 2019, these classic records will be available in […]
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 Elise Yablon on May 29, 2019
Last week, Anthrax guitarist and life-long Motörhead fan Scott Ian joined the Motörhead YouTube channel to discuss some of the band’s iconic albums. The video features Ian opening five of the recently released BMG vinyl reissues of Motörhead’s 1990s and 2000s albums, including copies of 1996’s Overnight Sensation, 1998’s Snake Bite Love, 2000’s We Are […]
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 April 24, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s an interesting mishmash on the charts today. Record Store Day always brings a slew of random sales from exclusive vinyl releases and such, but it also brings boosts to albums that have […]
