by Bram Teitelman | Dec 4, 2014 | News, Tributes
On December 8th, 2004, Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was assassinated onstage while he played with his brother in post-Pantera band Damageplan. It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a decade since then, since Dime’s presence has loomed large...
by Metal Insider | Oct 31, 2014 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to the first edition of Metal Power Rankings, a weekly look at the movers and shakers in the metal world. Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre....
by Zach Shaw | Oct 28, 2014 | News, Splits
We knew Dez Fafara would be spending a considerable amount of time on Coal Chamber’s reunion album. However, it looks like now he’ll also be spending that time looking for a new guitarist and drummer for his other band DevilDriver. Just a few days after playing...
by Metal Insider | May 12, 2014 | Columns, News, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. You know the deal: Band has whole career to write first album, band gets signed, band releases album, band has “Metallica moment” where they decide to become...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 11, 2013 | Legacies, News
In 1997, Geffen Records released Get Some, the debut album by Santa Barbara’s Snot. The band, a mixture of punk and nu-metal, were fronted by charismatic frontman Lynn Strait. Appearing on the Ozzfest 1998 tour helped increase their exposure both with metal fans...