by Metal Insider | Jan 9, 2019 | News, Reunions
Phil Demmel has had an eventful couple of months. Right after his final show with Machine Head, he had to learn 19 Slayer songs in two days to fill in for Gary Holt on their Farewell European trek. And now, for one night only, Demmel will be reuniting with Bay Area’s...
by Metal Insider | Jan 9, 2019 | Headbanger's Brawl
We haven’t had a headbanger’s brawl since last year. Therefore, we thought there’s no better way to ring in our first brawl of 2019 by discussing politics. Earlier this week, The Amity Affliction vocalist Joel Birch decided to call out on a...
by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2019 | News
Amon Amarth have recently wrapped up the recording sessions for their follow-up to 2016’s Jomsviking as they are aiming for a spring release via Metal Blade Records. Their overall eleventh studio effort (no title yet) was recorded at Sphere Studios in Los...
by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2019 | News, Touring
It has not been an easy go for High on Fire over the past few months. The band were forced to drop off from their co-headlining run with Municipal Waste last year due to frontman Matt Pike having a partial toe amputation and now, it looks like their bad luck...
by Metal Insider | Dec 31, 2018 | Lists, Top 10
2018 has been one strange year filled with conspiracies, farewell tours, and a few bold statements. While we’ve shared a few of our favorite concerts, as well as Bram’s, Zach’s, Matt’s, Jeff’s, Josh’s, Joe’s, and Zenae’s favorite metal albums of 2018; it’s now time to...