by Matt Brown | Jan 8, 2014 | Events, News
Machine Head made a post on the band’s Facebook today announcing the “Robb Flynn & Friends” Benefit Concert set for Janurary 17 in Oakland, California at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. The show will features members of Machine Head, Metallica,...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 4, 2013 | Top 10
It’s December, which means it’s time for that annual rite of passage where everyone attempts to summarize a year’s worth of music into a top ten list. Metal Insider and its contributors will be releasing our lists starting soon, but we’ve also...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2013 | Top 5
Craig Locicero has gone from shredding in thrash legends Forbidden to riffing with stoner hard rockers SpiralArms. With that in mind, we asked the guitarist to share both his top five favorite Bay Area thrash bands, as well as his top five influences while playing in...
by Metal Insider | Jul 15, 2013 | Metal on Metal, Tributes
Exodus and Slayer touring guitarist Gary Holt took the stage in Oakland last night to perform Slayer songs with Hanneman Lecter, an all-star tribute to the late Slayer guitarist, Jeff Hanneman. In addition to Gary Holt, the band was also joined by Craig Locicero,...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 5, 2013 | Releases
Shortly after one Queensryche announced they had signed to Century Media Records, Geoff Tate’s version of the prog metal group revealed more details about their forthcoming album. We knew it would feature plenty of special guests (and is supposedly “stupidly heavy”)...