by Bram Teitelman | Nov 7, 2013 | Politics
Six Feet Under frontman Chris Barnes might be the hardest working man in metal. And he’s also apparently a Republican that just won a seat on the West Hartford town council. While the town council of West Hartford is a world away from the guttural death metal of...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2013 | Cinemetal, New Music
This one took us kind of by surprise. While season five of Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse: Dethklok still hasn’t been announced, on October 27th, the network will air METALOCALYPSE: the DOOMSTAR REQUIEM A KLOK OPERA, a one-hour special. And they’ll be...
by Metal Insider | Jul 23, 2013 | Crowdfunding, New Music
The teaming of former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis and musician Keith Merrow was inevitable, but an album wasn’t a definite until the duo raised more than $15,000 via Indiegogo. Loomis and Merrow, who have also recruited Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse and...
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...