by Nick DeSimone | Aug 24, 2016 | GWARzone, Hard Hitting Investigative Journalism
If you’ve ever spoken to me at length about music, you probably came away from that conversation knowing that I adore GWAR B-Q. It’s everything I love about music festivals, and none of the stuff that tends to suck about them. I often refer to GWAR’s...
by Nick DeSimone | Jul 29, 2016 | Amplified
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. California oddballs Gus McArthur recently released their debut EP, Chapter I: Hysterics From The Book of Gus, a truly fascinating...
by Nick DeSimone | Jul 15, 2016 | Bad Deals, Drinking, Drugs, Drunkest Hour, Editorials
I had a weird weekend. If you’re me, the trick is to always have a weird weekend – but this one was beyond the pale in every sense of the phrase. A couple months back, I got a phone call from my old friend and musical collaborator George. We were in...
by Nick DeSimone | Jun 17, 2016 | Amplified, Scene Report
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. A band that’s been on our radar for a little while now is Cleveland shredders Olathia. They’re a modern take on...
by Nick DeSimone | Jun 3, 2016 | Amplified
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. New Jersey’s One Hundred Thousand just released their new record, The Forms In Which They Appear, which is an absolute...