by Zach Shaw | May 18, 2016 | News, Rumors and Gossip, We're NOT Getting The Band Back Together
This week, fans were directed a website, Prophetsofrage.com, through a mysterious street marketing campaign and tweets posted through Rage Against The Machine’s account. It led many to believe that the band had big plans for some sort of reunion, and that somehow...
by Zach Shaw | May 18, 2016 | Festivals, News
Last week, Riot Fest left fans utterly shocked when they announced that the original Misfits lineup would perform at both the Chicago and Denver editions of the festivals. Now the festival has revealed the first wave of bands confirmed for its stacked lineup....
by Zach Shaw | May 17, 2016 | New Music, News, Touring
Devin Townsend has been promising big things with Transcendence. Now we know when we’ll finally get to hear Hevy Devy’s latest offering through The Devin Townsend Project, as well as see him back onstage. Townsend confirmed that Transcendence will come out on...
by Zach Shaw | May 17, 2016 | Columns, Remember When
It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal Insider...
by Zach Shaw | May 16, 2016 | News, Video
James Hetfield (and Metallica in general, for that matter) is no stranger to performing the odd cover acoustically for special occasions. During last night’s annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit in San Francisco, though, Papa Het treated fans to a stripped down version of...