by Metal Insider | Sep 28, 2009 | Linkage
Five Finger Death Punch has a ton of fans, enough to possibly put them in the top 10 on this week’s sales charts. They also elicit violent rage from haters. But I don’t think even the most passionate 5FDP aficionado (they must have a nickname, right?...
by Metal Insider | Aug 20, 2009 | Linkage
Wired (by way of Metal Injection) reports on a study by neuroscientist Nina Kraus of Northwestern University that tested both musicians and non-musicians for the ability to understand speech in a noisy environment like a restaurant or crowded party (or metal show)....
by Metal Insider | Aug 18, 2009 | Linkage
This sure was a low-key release, but apparently there is a semi-biographical book out about Rick Rubin (who’s significance I hope I don’t need to explain) and his notoriously unorthodox production methods. Rick Rubin: In The Studio got a nice review on...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 21, 2009 | Linkage
Believe it or not, there are other places than Metal Insider to read about your favorite heavy bands. Until today, ESPN.com wasn’t one of them. An astute reader noticed a post by writer and former NBA forward Paul Shirley on ESPN all about Sunn O))). Shirley, a...
by Metal Insider | Jul 20, 2009 | Linkage
Kudos to Bad News Central, who has cracked the code. The image at right comes from BNC’s track-by-track review for Clutch’s latest, Strange Cousins From The West. I love that they’re all still “out of five”. Jann Wenner, please take...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 20, 2009 | Linkage
Fellow metal scribe Chris Steffen (who’s work has appeared in Rolling Stone) has launched a new blog, Metal Is Neat. Much like someone that would say “neat” in a sentence, the blog is pretty square. In fact, the entries so far consist of posts...