by Metal Insider | Feb 27, 2015 | In Memoriam, News
Leonard Nimoy, who many knew simply as Mr. Spock from the Star Trek TV and film series died at the age of 83 earlier today (27). Nimoy announced this past year that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed her husband...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 25, 2015 | New Music, News
Winter is coming. Oh wait, it’s already here. What we meant to say is that Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, Vol. 2, the second installation of Game of Thrones mixtape, is coming, and Killswitch Engage have given us a glimpse of what their track sounds like....
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 19, 2015 | Interviews, News
A lot of supergroups come off like they were created in a record label board room or lawyer’s offices. That’s not the case at all with Motor Sister, a band featuring Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, his wife Pearl Aday, Armored Saint’s Joey Vera, and...
by Metal Insider | Feb 13, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Metal Insider | Feb 10, 2015 | Columns, News, Top 5
OK, we promise that this is the last post we’ll be making about the Grammy Awards. We’ve wasted enough of the internet bitching about Tenacious D and the omission of Wayne Static and Dave Brockie. And that’s just this year. There’s almost...