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Hundredth, Being As An Ocean escape after bus fire

Hundredth, Being As An Ocean escape after bus fire

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2017 | Close Calls, Touring

The Warped Tour has only been on the road for about a week, and it’s already claimed one casualty: the tour bus that Hundredth and Being as an Ocean were traveling in. The two bands were on the road to today’s date in Nashville, and woke up to the back of...

System of a Down show interrupted due to fans injuries

by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 15, 2015 | Close Calls, Festivals, News, Video

If you’re putting tens of thousands of people in an arena or festival grounds, it’s normal to  some injuries sustained by fans at rock festivals, like that time two lightning strikes injured 33 people at Rock am Ring or that time Firefest ended early due...

Jake E. Lee almost burnt to a crisp in limo fire

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 10, 2015 | Close Calls, News

There are lots of hazards of being a touring band. Usually, they tend to be basic ones: battling hangovers, dealing with shady promoters, getting your van broken into when you play St. Louis, and so on. One wouldn’t expect one of those hazards to be escaping a...

Three injured in ceiling collapse during Theory of a Deadman show in Minneapolis

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 13, 2015 | Close Calls, Video

Last night’s Theory of a Deadman show at First Avenue in Minneapolis was almost marred  by tragedy after a ceiling collapsed while the band was playing. Three people were injured during the show when at around 10pm, a 30 by 30 foot section of the ceiling crashed...

Bruce Dickinson cheats death (again) as he makes emergency landing

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 10, 2015 | Close Calls, News

It’s been a rough year for Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. As if last December’s cancer scare that pushed back the release of Maiden’s The Book of Souls to next month and their touring to next year wasn’t enough, the singer cheated death...

Watch King 810 singer almost die onstage

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 22, 2015 | Close Calls, News, Video

King 810’s debut album, Memoirs of a Murderer, focuses a lot on how tough it is growing up porr and in gang-infested Flint, MI. But while the streets might be rough, they don’t compare to the stage. Earlier today, the band posted a tribute to an apparent...
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Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...

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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video

Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...

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Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”

Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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