Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 1, 2015
Broken Hope guitarist Jeremy Wagner is currently working on the band’s second album since reforming in 2012. This time, however, he’s got some secret weapons in his arsenal – namely only using guitars owned by late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. As detailed in the latest Guitar World, Wagner purchased four of the guitars directly from Hanneman’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 13, 2015
This week marks the annual CMJ Music Marathon, an annual convention and music festival that takes place in New York centered around college radio. While radio can get ignored by some in the face of so many other entertainment options, there are still about 200 radio stations around the United States and Canada that feature metal programming. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 5, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/n2gDskxLLMc[/youtube] Is your calendar marked yet? October 16th (that’s next Friday!) is our CMJ Listening Party at the Acheron in Brooklyn. If you’re anywhere near there, “attend Metal Insider CMJ happy hour listening party” should be on it. If you’re not in the area, “mourn the fact that you’re not in the area for it” […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on September 18, 2015
The wave of excellent release weeks continues today with a jam-packed schedule that will have your ears begging for the music to never stop. Read on for what may be one of the busiest weeks of the entire year! Shinedown, Threat to Survival (Atlantic) Album number five from the rock group was only announced about […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 15, 2015
For the fourth year in a row, Metal Insider will be at New York’s CMJ Music Marathon. This year, we’ll be hosting a happy hour listening party at the Acheron in Brooklyn on Friday, October 16th sponsored by our friends at Century Media Records. From 6-8, we’ll be screening selections from Broken Hope’s forthcoming DVD […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on September 14, 2015
Chicago death metal legion Broken Hope, have a new live DVD coming up this September 18th and they just released a new video of the track “The Docking Dead” to show a glimpse what we’re expecting to get on it. Guitarist Jeremy Wagner comments about the video: This video clip of The Docking Dead from […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on June 10, 2015
Just a few dates into the the fifth installment of the Metal Alliance Tour and it comes to a screeching halt – and just a few days after learning that Entombed was off the tour already and heading back to Sweden! An official press release from Century Media (Deicide’s label home) has been issued saying that the 2015 Metal Alliance Tour is done. […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on March 4, 2015
In a statement from the band’s Facebook page, it’s been revealed that Broken Hope founding drummer Ryan Stanek has passed away at the age of 42. He leaves behind a wife and four children. Guitarist Jeremy Wagner issued the following statement: “I was stunned to hear of Ryan’s passing and I’m still not believing it. Though Ryan and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 20, 2015
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vucTnFPhBlo[/youtube] Remember Dirge Within, the band featuring former Broken Hope and Soil guitarist Shaun Glass? Well, that’s a thing of the past. In 2012, former Divine Heresy singer Travis Neal joined the band, and in 2013, the band changed their name to The Bloodline. The band’s debut album under that moniker, We Are One, will be […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on January 13, 2015
Oceano is starting 2015 off on a positive note with a brand new album, Ascendants, due out on March 23rd on Earache Records. The Chicgao, IL band just released a track from the upcoming record, “Dead Planet,” which is the first new material from the band since 2013s Incisions, which sold 1,600 copies in its first week of release. This new album with be […]
