by Zach Shaw | Sep 7, 2012 | Festivals
This year’s California Metalfest was already shaping up to be a killer festival. Along with headliners Killswitch Engage, the festival’s sixth edition is boasting a lineup featuring As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Black Veil Brides,...
by Metal Insider | Aug 8, 2012 | Exclusive, New Music, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmprYKdNhSE[/youtube] Exactly one week ago, we had the pleasure of introducing you to some behind the scenes video footage showing I Am War recording some gang vocals with some help from MMA fighter Josh Barnett, which sounded...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 1, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImIhoyo_7iA[/youtube] What do you get when Atreyu frontman Alex Varkatzas and Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati join forces? You get the hardcore punk project I Am War. And on August 28, the duo will release I Am...
by Metal Insider | May 23, 2012 | Unsigned & Streamed
Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love?Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re excited to give some exposure to California’s Abriel. Formed in 2008, this...
by Metal Insider | Apr 16, 2012 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Recently, both As I Lay Dying and Slayer revealed which producers they’ll be working in the studio soon. At first, these announcements reminded us how crucial of a role the...