by Zach Shaw | Jun 4, 2012 | Festivals
This past Saturday (June 2), Slipknot teased fans of a “big announcement” coming today. However, it didn’t take long for it to leak that Slipknot would be launching their own destination festival this Summer. Midwesterners are in luck, as the ‘Knot will...
by Metal Insider | May 22, 2012 | Releases
In the highly competitive music industry, even metal bands have to fight for increasing recognition with each new release. It’s very difficult for bands to see increases in sales numbers from one album to the next, as any reader of Metal by Numbers is aware....
by Metal Insider | May 21, 2012 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0NAdSyj8PA[/youtube] Previously, we’ve shared our top 5 metal themed movies. However, Vulture.com published a piece recently called...
by Metal Insider | Apr 27, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
With the official announcement of the Trespass America Festival this past week, this Summer has gotten even more crowded with touring festivals. It’s a Summer that will find Mayhem Fest, Summer Slaughter, All Stars Tour and others duking it out for the consumers’...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 24, 2012 | Touring
Due to visa issues, Watain were forced to miss the first four dates of the Decibel Magazine Tour, also featuring Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude. Though they’ve since rejoined the tour, the Swedish black metal trio are making up for their earlier absence...