by Metal Insider | Dec 3, 2015 | Lists
Today is Ozzy Osbourne’s 66th birthday. 35 years ago, he released his first solo album after being fired by Black Sabbath. And while many wrote off the drug-addled Osbourne, he’s since gone on to one of the most successful solo careers in music. It...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 1, 2015 | Lists, News
There’s pretty much nothing as arbitrary as a mainstream music magazine or blog’s year-end list. As Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, Stereogum and more pick their year-end albums, they all coalesce into one list that defies genre. The tastes of many...
by Metal Insider | Feb 13, 2015 | Lists
Friday the 13th is among us once again – everyone’s favorite unofficial holiday for cheap tattoos and avoiding your neighbor’s sketchy black cat. There are countless media references to Friday the 13th, and quite a few of them are of the metal persuasion,...
by Metal Insider | Jan 5, 2015 | Lists, News
Last month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their inductees for 2015. It’s no surprise that there aren’t any particularly heavy bands being inducted this year. In fact, the only thing a musical act has to do to qualify for consideration is a) be...
by Metal Insider | Dec 22, 2014 | Best of 2014, Lists, Top 10
2014 was filled with lots of great new albums (as you likely noticed from our Top 10 list). Yet like every year, 2014 had plenty of shocking moments; incidents and events that took the metal community by complete surprise. With that in mind, the Metal Insider crew...
by Metal Insider | Dec 17, 2014 | Best of 2014, Lists, Top 10
For the past week, Metal Insider had contributors Bram Teitelman , Zach Shaw, Kodi McKinney, Matt Brown, Nick DeSimone, Chip McCabe, Anthony Maisano, Chris Colgan, Seth Werkheiser, and Zach Fehl share their top 10 favorite albums of 2014. And while there was plenty...