by Bram Teitelman | May 27, 2015 | News, Touring
The latest incarnation of Revolver’s Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour has been announced, and this year, it’s got a decidedly European twist to it. Epica and Eluveitie will be co-headlining, along with The Agonist as support. Epica’s symphonic metal...
by Zach Fehl | Dec 15, 2014 | Best of 2014, Lists, News, Top 10
As 2014 draws to a close, we check in with the Metal Insider staff to see what new albums got them the most excited. Metal Insider’s contributors have been listing their top ten albums of 2014. We’ve heard from Bram, Zach, Kodi, Matt, Nick, Chip, Anthony, Chris and...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 11, 2014 | Lists, News, Top 10
As the year in music winds down, we’ve given plenty of artists a chance to reveal their favorite music of the year. Now it’s our turn. We’ve already given you Zach Shaw’s, Nick DeSimone’s, Anthony Maisano’s, Chris Colgan’s and Chip McCabe’s. Contributor Matt...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2014 | Folk Metal Musical Chairs, News
Sometimes, a member leaves a band that’s such an integral part of the band that it’s impossible to imagine the band going on without them. Mike Portnoy comes to mind as an example. Or perhaps when John Bonham and Kurt Cobain selfishly broke up Led Zeppelin...
by Metal Insider | Oct 13, 2014 | CMJ Music Marathon
Next week, New York will be overtaken by hundreds of bands from around the world, even more college students from the United States and Canada and countless music industry executives for the annual CMJ Music Marathon. If you’ve looked at Metal Insider in the...