Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 6, 2023
Thrash giants Overkill will return to the road to celebrate their latest album, Scorched, which was released in April via Nuclear Blast. The Scorching The Earth U.S. tour will kick off with labelmates Exhorder and Heathen in July. Tickets go on sale this Friday (9th) at 10 AM local time. Overkill’s Bobby Blitz […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on February 15, 2022
Guitarist Marzi Montazeri has left Exhorder. Montazeri left Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals back in 2015 and later joined Exhorder in 2017. Now, he’s ready for his next adventure. The guitarist made his announcement on Valentine’s Day February 14th. Montazeri said the following of his departure: “With all my love to the boys […]
Posted by Matt Brown on July 22, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I never really got into Static-X, but when Wayne Static died, I saw the shock that reverberated through the metal community. He was way too young, a mere 48, born the same year […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 11, 2020
Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine is Metal Insider’s new column during this time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked artists five questions on what’s been keeping them busy ranging from their favorite movies, food they’ve been eating, music they’ve been listening to and more. We caught up with Kyle Thomas (Exhorder / Heavy […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 24, 2020
Exhorder have parted ways with founding guitarist Vinnie LaBella. While the reason is uncertain, the group announced it was a mutual decision. The NOLA thrashers plan to move forward as planned, including their tour with Overkill, which kicks off this Wednesday (26th). The band issued the following statement: “Exhorder and guitarist Vinnie LaBella have mutually […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 23, 2019
I try to follow the rules, but, once again, another year of good music has gone by, and I was able to narrow it down to 20 instead of 10. There are a bunch of variables that make me connect to a song or artist. Whether it’s the overall vibrations the sound leaves behind […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 17, 2019
Overkill, one of the hardest working bands around will continue to celebrate their latest effort, The Wings of War in 2020. These New Jersey thrash legends have announced a winter U.S. trek, and this time around, they’re bringing New Orleans metal giants Exhorder and Hydraform as their special guests. The tour is scheduled to kick […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 16, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Once again we have a week featuring a large amount of debuts, 15 to be exact. Gatecreeper leads the pack with a top 30 debut. Not only did the band’s second album chart, […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 9, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. There’s just something so fitting about an Opeth album coming out in the fall. Seven of the band’s thirteen albums came out in or a little before fall, and while it’s a […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 2, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You can’t really talk about the new As I Lay Dying album without talking about the gargantuan elephant in the room. I remember when the news of Tim Lambesis’ arrest broke. I’d only […]
