by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Blog, Lists, Top 10
Between Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum, we’ve been wondering how guitarist Markus Vanhala sleeps. Omnium Gatherum’s latest effort, The Burning Cold, landed on #1 on one of our year-end lists for 2018, and Insomnium’s Heart Like a Grave reached #1 for 2019. This...
by Gene Goodman | Aug 17, 2017 | Gaming, Guest Blog
There is something about hard rock music and pinball that go hand in hand. Pinball games used to be considered gambling machines and were frowned upon by normal society. You could find pinball in shady bars in the back rooms. It actually was not until the flipper was...
by Metal Insider | Aug 3, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Run To The Grills
Big festivals are a big task to put together and make sure things run smoothly. While most people can only imagine the work involved on the stage production, band accommodation and venue arrangements, there’s the riders that need to be addressed and that...
by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 2, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Top 5
California is hot, dry and sunny which means many people either decide to go out and enjoy the weather or remain indoors writing music or rehearsing with their bands. That automatically implies that there are a large amount of quality metal bands at every corner of...
by Metal Insider | Jul 15, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Run To The Grills
If you’re in a touring band or have simply reached adulthood, you should have an idea or two about food and cooking in order to survive the real world. It’s often that many people suffer from a lack of skills in the kitchen and are forced to live...
by Jessica Fisher | Jul 12, 2016 | Guest Blog
I’ve considered writing more broadly on this subject for a while. Of course the counter argument rings in my ears like if going to a show left me with a hangover: “We don’t need labels heavy metal brings us together.” “Shut up and listen to the music.” “I don’t care...