by Bram Teitelman | Dec 3, 2013 | Legacies
While heavy metal has unofficially been around for 43 years or so, it was 30 years ago today that Metal Blade Records released Slayer’s debut album, Show No Mercy. While not their most influential album, (that would be 1986’s Reign in Blood), it caught a...
by Metal Insider | Aug 19, 2013 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, the Arena Football League announced they would be teaming up with KISS to launch a new team in Los Angeles. Surprised? Well you shouldn’t be. Not only has KISS...
by Bram Teitelman | May 24, 2013 | In Memoriam
[youtube]http://youtu.be/0rTgMpDeBeI[/youtube] You’ve gotta give the Westboro Baptist Church at least this: they know when they’re outnumbered. The Jeff Hanneman public memorial went off without a hitch last night, as several thousand mourners packed the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 1, 2013 | Guest Blog, Hockey Insider
Readers of Metal Insider will know that Metal Blade president Brian Slagel is an avid hockey fan. But even we were surprised when he announced earlier this week via Facebook that he had officially become part of the ownership team of minor league hockey team the...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 3, 2012 | Covers, Events
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z6bbMvKBys[/youtube] This past Friday night (November 30), Metal Blade Records celebrated its 30th anniversary with a show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. Hosted by That Metal Show’s Eddie Trunk and Don Jamieson, the...