Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 7, 2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. April releases are here. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Angel Vivaldi, Away With Words Part 2 EP (Self) […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 17, 2023
Guitar virtuoso, Angel Vivaldi has shared a video for his new single, “Eight.” The track is taken from his long awaited EP, Away With Words Part 2, the follow up to 2014’s Part 1, is scheduled to arrive on April 7th. Vivaldi comments: “This first single comes not only from how artists like […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 4, 2018
While everyone had difficulty buttoning their pants the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 23rd, people managed to trek out to Brooklyn Bazaar in Brooklyn, NY to catch the 2018 edition of The Guitar Collective. Angel Vivaldi and Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper) have teamed up for this year’s run as they invited Jacky Vincent (ex-Falling […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 27, 2018
Bad Wolves surprised their fans over the weekend at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on Saturday (25th) by having two special guests join them onstage. Towards the end of their set, Tommy Vext invited Angel Vivaldi on guitar and later, he was joined by his mother on stage during the performance […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 31, 2018
On August 24th, the New Jersey progressive metal outfit Etherius’ new instrumental EP Thread of Life will arrive (pre-order here). The group was formed back in 2017 by guitarist Jay Tarantino after his experience as a touring rhythm guitarist for Angel Vivaldi. The group also consists of members Zaki Ali (drums), Chris Targia (bass) and […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on October 6, 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we have releases from Marilyn Manson and The Black Dahlia Murder. If you would like to check out last week’s New & Noteworthy, you can do so here. If you want […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 16, 2017
If you’re anywhere on the Eastern seaboard, you’re probably more than aware of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The annual Worcester, MA festival is in it’s nineteenth year now, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Headlined by Testament, Sepultura and Prong on April 21st and Sabaton, Katatonia, Hammerfall and Amorphis on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 28, 2017
The New England Metal and Hardcore Fest has been going strong for 18 years now, and their 19th year is adding to the already-impressive lineup that they’ve already got. Taking place on April 21st and 22nd in Worcester, MA, much the same as in previous years, they’ve divided the days pretty equally by genre. Friday appears […]
Posted by Mark Uricheck on September 7, 2016
He’s been referred to as a “new breed of guitar hero,” which is quite accurate. He’s got the flying fingers and modal tonality of classic shredders like Satriani and Vai, while opening up a sonic scope to the “djent” generation – creating heavy instrumental music where the rhythms play just as important a role as […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 21, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI1FVblIEWE[/youtube] What do you get when singer Tommy Vext collaborates with two former members of Mutiny Within? You get a new version of the singer’s project Vext. It all started when the former Divine Heresy/ Snot singer started working with Mutiny Within bassist Andrew Jacobs last Summer. The two then brought in Mutiny Within drummer […]
