by Nathan Katsiaficas | Jul 9, 2013 | Photos, Reviews
I was fortunate enough to be able to cover the 2013 Vans Warped Tour as it made it’s way to Noblesville, IN (on the outskirts of Indianapolis). My day began at 2:15am as I grabbed two friends and made the 5-hour drive north, picking up a third friend on the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 3, 2013 | Metal By Numbers
This past week was a huge one for metal. As you saw last Monday, there were an assload of new releases, but that didn’t stop metal fans from supporting their favorite bands. In fact, if you count Skillet, three of the top ten albums in America are metal, with...
by Metal Insider | Jul 1, 2013 | Controversy, The Interwebz, Tweeticity
Everyone’s (least) favorite hate group The Westboro Baptist Church are at it again, this time against Whitechapel frontman Phil Bozeman. Last week, the WBC went up against Attila frontman Chris Fronzak, and this week, it looks like they will have two deathcore...
by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2013 | Controversy, The Interwebz, Tweeticity
Attila frontman Chris Fronzak sure knows how to stir the pot. With the recent release of About That Life – what Fronzak calls “the most controversial metal album that exists” – the Twittersphere has been blowing up due to Fronzak’s...
by Metal Insider | Jun 25, 2013 | New Music
We lead off this week’s list with the most prolific Viking metal band in the world, renowned for always producing quality and always performing fantastically in the live setting. It is just the beginning of a heavily-stocked list that you’ll all want to...