by Metal Insider | Feb 28, 2014 | Awards, Columns, Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Yup, it’s that time of year again. The nominees for the 6th annual...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 28, 2014 | In The Studio, News, Updates
See that screen shot to the right of this sentence? That’s an exclusive picture of Slipknot’s website. How blacker can it be? None more black. What’s it all mean? Well, the site might be dark to represent that the band is getting ready to enter the...
by Chip McCabe | Feb 28, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
We should all know by now where metal gets it’s lineage from. The well-documented tales of the likes of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Blue Cheer, Rainbow and a host of others are aplenty. But the tales of those who carry the proto-metal, psych rock torch are...
by Matt Brown | Feb 27, 2014 | In Defense of Their Good Name
In Defense of Their Good Name is a new column where we rise to the defense of bands or albums that are often criticized in the metal scene. If you have a band or album that you think should be defended, let us know. Fun fact: out of all the bands in the Big Four of...
by Matt Brown | Feb 27, 2014 | News, Releases
If news about the next Down EP wasn’t enough for you, maybe this one will be. Crowbar has announced they will be releasing their tenth studio album Symmetry In Black, followup to Sever The Wicked Hand back in 2011. The album is set to be released May 27 on eOne...