by Zach Shaw | Jul 8, 2013 | Festivals, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the...
by Metal Insider | Jul 2, 2013 | New Music
Boring road trips are about to get a lot more metal, as the song “99 Bottles of Beer” is recorded by members of 99 death metal bands. According to Fulgora bassist John Jarvis (via MetalSucks), he is teaming up with Cattle Decapitation’s Derek...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2013 | Interviews
Both respected journalists in their own right, Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman combined forces to write “The Definitive Oral History Of Metal.” Louder Than Hell was released last month, and the gargantuan book (736 pages) sums up the beginnings,...
by Metal Insider | Mar 19, 2013 | New Music
The title says it all this week – with the quality of new releases that we have coming out today, there is nothing that can stop the heaviness from infiltrating the charts. This is a week to really make a difference for the new albums you care about, so get out...
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...