by Bram Teitelman | Apr 17, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 16, 2015 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Religion
Metalcore band For Today continues making the news for their “God ordained” line-up changes, and this latest one is a doozy. Guitarist Samuel Penner – the guy who replaced Mike “No such thing as a gay Christian” Reynolds – was...
by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 30, 2015 | News
Mike Reynolds, former co-founding guitarist of Christian metalcore band For Today, got into some hot water back in 2013 for Tweeting, “No such thing as a gay Christian,” among other remarks. He quit a few days later to, “begin working toward...
by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 6, 2015 | News, Touring
Touring in the winter is risky business. Just recently Within The Ruins wrecked their van in PA, and now Motionless in White is the latest band to suffer the same fate. Thankfully no one in the band was hurt and they won’t be missing any shows. The band posted...
by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2015 | Festivals, News, Updates
It’s hard to believe that the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest will be celebrating its 17th year this year – until you see the lineup for this year’s festival. Testament, Between the Buried and Me, Exodus and Nails have already been announced, and...