by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 8, 2018 | News, Updates
Sometimes, a false report is more entertaining than what really happened. As much as we enjoyed the idea that two elderly men escaped a nursing home facility to attend Wacken Open Air this past weekend, the Associated Press has reported that did not happen. Itzehoe...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 6, 2018 | News
Wacken Open Air festival just ended this past Saturday (4th) and today (6th), over 50,000 tickets have been sold for next year. 2019 will mark the festival’s thirtieth anniversary as the event is scheduled to return on August 1st through 3rd. Eleven bands have been...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 6, 2018 | News
The truth is, you are never too old or young to listen to metal. The late Christopher Lee who is known for his acting career, especially for his role as Count Dracula, was also a metalhead. The actor released a few metal albums when he was well into his 80s that also...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 6, 2016 | News, Touring
No, this isn’t a headline from The Hard Times. Earlier tonight at Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival, Dio’s Disciples closed out the sold-out festival, and for the encore, “We Rock,” a Dio hologram appeared courtesy of digital effects...
by Metal Insider | May 16, 2012 | Unsigned & Streamed
Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love?Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re happy to present Lithuania’s Awakening Sun. Formed in the Spring of 2011 by...