by Metal Insider | May 30, 2014 | Festivals, News, Reunions, Touring
If Hellfest 2014 in France couldn’t get any MORE stacked with amazing bands, it just got one more. Dark Angel’s masterful drummer Gene Hoglan just confirmed on both his Facebook and via Twitter that Dark Angel will be performing at Hellfest 2014. Black...
by Bram Teitelman | May 23, 2014 | Columns, Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. It’s been a pretty insane week for comebacks. The first new music...
by Bram Teitelman | May 22, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/OV2dn_VT-0c[/youtube] Kill Devil Hill are definitely playing their fair share of covers these days. First, they brought Phil Anselmo onstage last weekend at Rock on the Range to play Pantera’s “Mouth For War,” which was a...
by Matt Brown | May 16, 2014 | In Memoriam, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/iqMyEalm-JI[/youtube] On this day four years ago, beloved singer and heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer at age 67. Four years later and it’s still very strange and sad to think that will never hear Dio’s voice...
by Metal Insider | May 15, 2014 | Today In Metal
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmnev7lwCg[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 24 years ago today, Ronnie James Dio released Lock up the Wolves. In my...