by Nick DeSimone | Dec 19, 2016 | Touring
If you’re in the Philly area, it might be a good idea to block off Saturday, May 6th on your calendar. The Electric Factory in Philadelphia just announced a truly absurd bill to kick off their seasonal outdoor concerts – Mastodon, Opeth, Gojira, Devin...
by Nick DeSimone | Dec 16, 2016 | Amplified
Amplified is a column focusing on small and emerging artists. If your band fits the bill, drop us a line at amplified@metalinsider.net. West Virginia’s Years End are doing it right. Their sound is a 2006 time capsule for sure, but it’s a style that’s...
by Nick DeSimone | Dec 16, 2016 | Legal Woes, Uh-Oh
Earlier this week, legendary record executive Irving Azoff filed a lawsuit against the Radio Licensing Music Committee on behalf of his own performance rights company, Global Music Rights. The suit is in response – thought not intended to be retaliatory –...
by Nick DeSimone | Dec 16, 2016 | New Music, News, Updates
It’s no surprise that Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor likes to take his time on new releases – most of the band’s classic era records were toiled over for at least five years each, and he doesn’t usually talk about release dates unless...
by Nick DeSimone | Dec 16, 2016 | New Music
It seems like only yesterday that we learned that Darkest Hour recorded their Southern Lord debut with Converge’s Kurt Ballou…oh wait, that’s because it was only yesterday. If you had as mighty a hankering to hear what that collaboration sounds like...