by Chris Colgan | Apr 29, 2016 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
The tempo shift in the release calendar begins today, with the release of an album that ranks among the most highly-anticipated for all of 2016. That label is not said with any degree of hyperbole either – music sites (including us) have been talking about this...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 29, 2016 | Columns, Exclusive, Remember When
It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal Insider...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 29, 2016 | New Music, News, Video
Along with Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat are one of the few mega-successful bands from the last decade or so. In fact, both of them, along with Lamb of God, got gold certification last month for their music (well, platinum for FFDP). With Volbeat’s Seal the...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 29, 2016 | Hiatuses, News
Last year, Kylesa released their seventh album, the excellent Exhausting Fire, and toured in support of it. Having seen them twice in the course of three months, once opening for Cult of Luna, we’d thought they were just getting better as a live unit. It turns...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 29, 2016 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
Well, now we know why Mikkey Dee suddenly dropped out of touring with Thin Lizzy. Turns out the Motörhead drummer is simply going to be on the road with the Scorpions instead. The band announced today that Mikkey Dee would be filling in on drums for James Kottak, who...