by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 14, 2017 | News, Reunions
Steve Vai and Devin Townsend are scheduled to reunite, live onstage for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century. The reunion will take place at Norway’s Starmus Festival and the former bandmates are set to cover tunes from Vai’s Sex & Religion (1993)....
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2017 | Awards
Given that Metal Hammer came very close to ceasing to exist last year, the fact that they were able to throw their 15th annual Golden Gods awards is quite an acheivement. The UK awards show took place last night and featured performances from Avatar, Clutch,...
by Bram Teitelman | May 23, 2017 | Sad News, Touring
21,000 people, many of them teen and tween girls and their parents, out for a good time at a concert. For at least 22 of them, it was the last night of their lives. The tragic suicide bombing that took place outside an Ariana Grande show in Manchester, UK hit...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 9, 2016 | Covers, News
Remember the Vengaboys? The name might not immediately come to mind, but you probably remember the cheesy dance song “We Like To Party.” Or if you’ve seen an older ad for Six Flags with that dancing old guy, you’ve heard it. Why are we...
by Nick DeSimone | Dec 6, 2016 | Best Of 2016
It’s December, which means that everyone’s starting to look back at the year that was, even though we’re not quite through it yet. Over the next several weeks, Metal Insider will be bringing you our picks for the best albums of the year, as well as those from some of...