by Metal Insider | Feb 13, 2018 | We're Getting The Band Back Together...Sort Of
The Mars Volta hasn’t played a show since 2012 and officially disbanded in January 2013 after a public breakup. With the death of the late Isaiah “Ikey” Owens in October of 2014, it looked like the reunification of the salsa-infused, progressive...
by Metal Insider | Feb 12, 2018 | Columns, Headbangers Brawl
Today we were hit with the disconcerting news that Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton would be sitting out the band’s current tour due to Parkinson’s Disease. It’s another in a long line of musicians aging out of touring. Malcolm Young, Brian...
by Metal Insider | Jan 31, 2018 | Festivals
In 2007. the Living The Dream Foundation was created by Scottie Somers with the hope of giving those struggling with terminal illnesses a day to escape from their daily battles and get lost in their favorite music for a while. Living The Dream Foundation will be...
by Metal Insider | Jan 29, 2018 | Columns, Headbangers Brawl
It’s the Monday after the Grammy awards, so it’s time for every armchair quarterback to sit back and analyze what’s known as Music’s Biggest Night. It’s like we have a sort of Stockholm Syndrome – we keep wanting the awards ceremony...
by Metal Insider | Jan 23, 2018 | Spotify Playlist
This Friday (26), California sludge/doom rockers Atala will drop their latest album, Labyrinth of Ashmedal on Salt of the Earth Records. To get people psyched, we asked guitarist Kyle Stratton to give us a list, perhaps of music that informed the making of the...