by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 17, 2016 | News, Touring, Updates
The speculations are over. After weeks grabbing every bit and piece of information available, we can finally say that Axl Rose will be the new singer for AC/DC ‘Rock or Bust’ world tour, including the 10 postponed dates in the US. The news came from AC/DC...
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 15, 2016 | News, Record Store Day, Updates
As some of you may know, tomorrow is Record Store Day and every year there’s a musician or band named ambassador of the event and this year the honor went to Metallica. Aside from hugely endorsing independent record stores to remain in business, they decided to...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 15, 2016 | News, Updates
Dave Grohl once again proved he is the nicest guy in rock last week when he lent his throne to an injured Axl Rose. At the very least, though, it appears that the Foo Fighters leader got a pair of tickets to Guns N’ Roses much hyped shows in Las Vegas out of the deal....
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 14, 2016 | News, Updates
A few days ago, we reported about the band Slaves calling it quits in a sudden way by simply announcing that their next scheduled shows in Sacramento and Santa Cruz were the last ones from the band. Not many details came up about the reasons why the decision was made,...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 14, 2016 | Festivals, News, Updates
For the 18th consecutive year, the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will be taking place this weekend, and once again, Metal Insider will proudly be in attendance. Two days of the best in metal and hardcore will be taking over Worcester, MA’s Palladium,...
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 14, 2016 | News, Releases, Tributes, Updates
There are bands that obviously shaped the extreme metal sound we know nowadays, like Judas Priest or Iron Maiden. It’s undeniable the influence of the classic heavy metal bands in today’s music and some have set some time and effort to pay their respect to...