Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 18, 2016
It’s hard to believe that three months ago, no one knew what Prophets of Rage was. At the end of May, the band consisting of Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford with Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Cypress Hill’s B-Real announced that they were a thing. Since then, the band […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 18, 2016
Given that they predicted that Donald Trump would be running for president way back in 1999, Rage Against the Machine have had their finger on the pulse of the political landscape for years now. And while that band might not be together any more, at least most of them have reunited (minus Zach de la Rocha) […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 1, 2016
Los Angeles is getting all the good secret shows lately. Specifically, the Whisky A Go Go. On April Fool’s Day, Guns N’ Roses chose to reunite there. Last night was the live debut of Prophets of Rage, which consists of core Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk along with […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 18, 2016
This week, fans were directed a website, Prophetsofrage.com, through a mysterious street marketing campaign and tweets posted through Rage Against The Machine’s account. It led many to believe that the band had big plans for some sort of reunion, and that somehow Public Enemy were involved. Well, it looks like fans were simply wrong… A source who claims to […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 12, 2016
This past weekend, the 6th annual Carolina Rebellion took place at Rock City Campground at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. With more than 90,000 in attendance, this newly-expanded three day festival set another record as a part of World’s Loudest Month. When the gates opened early Friday morning, the line of “Rebels” stretched […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 8, 2015
Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion has been expanded to 3 full days for 2016. The festival set to run May 6, 7 & 8th at Charlotte Motor Speedway will see performances by over 50 bands. The Scorpions, Five Finger Death Punch & Disturbed are slated to headline the three day event in Concord, North Carolina. The […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 7, 2015
Immediately following the Fort Rock announcement, the lineup for Welcome to Rockville was announced. Rob Zombie & Disturbed have been called upon once again to headline the two day Festival in Jacksonville, Florida. Adding to the list of over 45 bands will be Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon,Wilson, Clutch, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 28, 2015
Whether or not Record Store Day is the bane of the vinyl industry, or a savior to independent record stores, one thing’s for certain: if you’re a collector, there are two days a year where you’ll be able to pick up rare, limited edition or reissued wax that might have been out of print for […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 22, 2014
In Defense Of Their Good Name is a column where we rise to the defense of bands or albums that are often criticized in the metal scene. It’s been over six years since Scott Weiland’s split from Velvet Revolver, and it doesn’t seem like the band is even close to finding a replacement. So it’s […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 9, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. For better or worse, metal and hard rock has often been associated with motorcycles and biker gangs. So it’s unsurprising that there would be some sort of crossover between metal and FX’s Sons Of Anarchy, the crime drama following everyone’s […]
