by Zach Shaw | Sep 20, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nu7arAggj8[/youtube] It took a while for Down to confirm that Rex Brown had parted ways with the group. And even after the bassist left, the exact reasoning behind the split seemed to differ depending on who you asked....
by Metal Insider | Sep 18, 2012 | New Music
The idea of a multi-part album cycle or EP series is not new in the metal world. Bands have been engaging in such concepts for decades, even becoming well-known exactly for that reason. Hell, there are even some bands whose entire discography is portrayed as chapters...
by Metal Insider | Sep 14, 2012 | Radio Spotlight
The Syndicate, Metal Insider’s parent company, is a promotion and marketing company that has championed the metal scene for almost 15 years. In our weekly Radio Spotlight, we’ll offer a look behind the scenes of metal radio from some of the stations and outlets...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 10, 2012 | Video
This past Friday night (September 7), the fourth annual Metal Masters clinic took place at The Gramercy in NYC. Featured “metal masters” included Slayer’s Kerry King and Dave Lombardo, Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Charlie Benante and Frank Bello, Down’s (ex-Pantera) Philip...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 30, 2012 | Video
Some of Down’s last album, 2007’s excellent Over the Under, was written about the band’s anger over Hurricane Katrina and the way things were handled in the wake of it. So it makes total sense to have Philip J. Anselmo check in from New Orleans as...