by Zach Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Festivals
As promised last week, Metallica revealed the lineup to the second annual Orion Music + More Festival this morning. Being held at Belle Isle in Detroit on June 8 and 9, Metallica will be headlining their own festival with (drum roll please…) Red Hot Chili Peppers,...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 22, 2013 | Splits
In what will come as a surprise to many, Machine Head has just announced the departure of bassist Adam Duce. While exact details are still sparse, the band’s official statement claims the split was “amicable.” Here is Machine Head’s official statement regarding their...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 22, 2013 | Covers, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/CBst-LEfCBA[/youtube] While their former guitarist now plays in Volbeat, Anthrax recruited Shadows Fall’s Jon Donais to fill in for their forthcoming tour plans. And last night (February 21), Donais made his live debut with the band at The...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 22, 2013 | Photos
We here at Metal Insider HQ were sad when Gojira and The Devin Townsend Project’s show at New York’s Irving Plaza got postponed at the last minute due to the snow storm. However, after seeing the tour’s rescheduled NYC date this past Tuesday (February 19), we can...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 21, 2013 | Updates
Fans are still taken aback by Dave Lombardo’s statement claiming that Slayer were replacing him during their upcoming Australian tour due to a disagreement over business matters. We knew it would be only a matter of time to Slayer issued a response. And now we have...