by Bram Teitelman | Apr 14, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
Note: this was originally published in 2014 on the anniversary of Peter Steele’s death It was four years ago today that Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele passed away due to sudden heart failure at the age of 48. For a band whose imagery, lyrics...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 7, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. When As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis was arrested on suspicion of hiring a hitman to kill his wife last year, many were shocked, but likely none more than the remaining...
by Metal Insider | Mar 31, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
From the late sixties to the present day, few musical acts have had the sort of lasting impact that Black Sabbath can claim. They pioneered a sound which countless musicians have emulated, although none were able to truly duplicate. Tony Iommi developed a...
by Metal Insider | Mar 24, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
Hailing from Manheim, PA, August Burns Red demonstrates that there is a lot to offer in the Pennsylvania music scene. The group is currently on the road with Asking Alexandria, We Came as Romans, Born of Osiris and Crown the Empire. So in honor of their latest ongoing...
by Metal Insider | Mar 17, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
Most know Kari Rueslåtten as the founding frontwoman of Norwegian metal band The 3rd and the Mortal as well as her catalog of solo work. However, since the beginning of Kari’s solo career in 1997, she has released 5 albums as a singer/songwriter. And her first album...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 10, 2014 | Columns, News, SXSW, Top 5
We’ve been talking a lot about SXSW, and with good reason. The majority of the music industry is on its way down to Austin, TX, if they aren’t already. And while there are a ton of already-signed bands that are playing down there (like that young upstart...