by Bram Teitelman | Feb 2, 2017 | Cancellations, Festivals, News
Last year, Norway’s Blastfest was in the news after the metal festival canceled the appearance of French band Peste Noire after pressure from anti-fascist groups. That was after Napalm Death pulled out of the festival, presumably as a result of the...
by Alix Vallecillo | Oct 21, 2016 | Editorials, Opinion
[ed note: This is the opinion of our contributor and our contributor only. Metal Insider does not condone facism, but is for the expression of free speech] Once again, metal is the target of political agendas interfering with artistic expression and freedom of speech...
by Alix Vallecillo | Oct 19, 2016 | Cancellations, Festivals, News
Do you remember when earlier this year, Phil Anselmo’s Down suffered some backlash after Anselmo’s racist display at the Dimebash event? That incident cause several promoters to drop Down from their bill, including a show in their own hometown and the...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 13, 2016 | Film
A few years back, Heavy Metal in Baghdad was a documentary about Acrassicauda, a band from Iraq struggling not just to make it in metal, but even just to play shows in the war-torn country, where they could be killed for their allegiance to Western music....
by Metal Insider | Aug 3, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Run To The Grills
Big festivals are a big task to put together and make sure things run smoothly. While most people can only imagine the work involved on the stage production, band accommodation and venue arrangements, there’s the riders that need to be addressed and that...