by Zach Shaw | Aug 1, 2012 | Interviews
Since releasing Worship Music last September, Anthrax have been going nonstop. And after their current stint headlining the second stage on Mayhem Fest, the thrash legends will be right back on the road touring again with Testament and Death Angel. Yet somehow,...
by Metal Insider | Jul 26, 2012 | Events, Metal on Metal
Ah, Birmingham. The United Kingdom’s so-called “second city” is not too well-known outside the country’s borders (or inside them, for that matter), but there are a few facts that us metalheads will always remember it for, namely it being the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 17, 2012 | Milestones
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOXPSSZkFD0[/youtube]Today is G//Z/R bassist Geezer Butler’s 63rd birthday. He also played bass in a band called Black Sabbath. In honor of the master bassist, here’s “N.I. B.” with the bass solo intro...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2012 | In Memoriam
Jon Lord, longtime keyboard player of Deep Purple, has died at the age of 71. He announced that he was battling cancer less than a year ago, and had a pulmonary embolism earlier today. A statement from Lord’s PR company says the following: “It is with deep...
by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2012 | Festivals
This past weekend, Metallica presented the inaugural Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic City, NJ. Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman, Zach Shaw and Kodi McKinney were there, as was MI contributor Alex Rudisill. We’ll be bringing you plenty of interviews from the show...