by Siegfried Samer | Oct 15, 2021 | Lists, Top 10
While we are still a few months away from the end of 2021, this time of the year is usually for retrospectives. However, instead of (already) looking at the best that this year had to offer in terms of metal music, I will be going a bit further back....
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 30, 2020 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report original Riot guitarist Lou “L.A.” Kouvaris has passed away. He was 66 years old. The news arrived over the weekend as the band confirmed his death on social media with the following statement: “Lou (LA) Kouvaris (RIP)...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 23, 2015 | New Music, News
We’ve dug Long Island band Moon Tooth for a while now. Technical, melodic and shreddy without being wanky, we were more than happy to catch up with guitarist Nick Lee, who also finds time to play in Riot as their newest guitarist, as well as talk about their...
by Chris Butera | Aug 19, 2015 | Interviews
Between playing festivals in Barcelona with the legendary Riot to opening up for Dillinger Escape Plan with his band Moon Tooth, one could say Nick Lee is more than just an “up and coming” guitar player. While one would never know Lee’s talents from...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 7, 2015 | Columns, News, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. We are in summer now and that means a tons of news on the festival side of the metal scene, particularly in Europe who are about to go full-steam with their amazing fests...