by Zach Shaw | Jun 30, 2014 | New(ish) Music, News
We’ve been waiting for a new album from Tool for quite some time. Even as they keep sporadically touring, it seems like we’re still getting nowhere closer to finally hearing new Tool material. Well last week, guitarist Adam Jones treated fans to new music from Tool…...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 29, 2014 | Festivals, News
Glastonbury caused a lot of outrage for booking Metallica as one of this year’s headliners. Yet despite the hate, Metallica not only went on to play the festival last night (June 28), but also found a way to poke fun at all the flak they’ve received. First, Metallica...
by Anthony Maisano | Jun 28, 2014 | Today In Metal
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdLX_JnR7io[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 15 years ago today, Testament brought together one of the most...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2014 | Mastodon Insider, News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/bNRehFSXJS4[/youtube] Now that Once More ‘Round the Sun is out in stores, Mastodon can finally play some more new songs from it. They’ve been playing “High Road” and “Chimes at Midnight,” since both songs...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2014 | News, Touring, Updates
For the last 11 months, playing Canada has been an expensive proposition. As of August of last year, new regulations required that any venue with a primary business other than music that booked bands and performers had to pay an application fee of $275/musician that...