Tag Archives: Fucked Up

Volbeat, Baroness Added To Metallica’s Orion Music + More Fest

Posted by on May 21, 2012

If we were to have handicapped the final two slots of who would wind up playing Metallica’s Orion Music & More festival when it was first announced, we would’ve definitely had Baroness and Volbeat in the top ten. Baroness are now being managed by Metallica’s management company Q Prime, and with Yellow and Green coming out […]

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Headbangers’ Brawl 2/10: Our Thoughts On Metallica’s Orion Music + More Lineup

Posted by on February 10, 2012

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. By now, most fans have already heard the news that Metallica will be holding a two day festival in Atantic City, NJ this coming […]

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Is This The Most Metal Thing To Ever Happen At Bader Field?

Posted by on February 7, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYhrpA0tmBQ[/youtube] Sure, Atlantic City’s Bader Field might be playing host to Metallica’s forthcoming Orion Music + More festival, but it was once an actual airport. And while there are already some people wondering what the hell a Modest Mouse is, we think that for $75 a day, seeing the likes of The Sword, Avenged Sevenfold […]

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Metallica To Curate Two Day Festival In Atlantic City

Posted by on February 7, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKS2WzSLMdM[/youtube] That’s right, Metallica have confirmed that they are holding their own two day festival in Atlantic City, NJ on June 24 and 25 at Bader Field. Dubbed the Orion Music + More festival, Metallica will headline both days of the festival will also be playing The Black Album AND Ride The Lightning in their entirety! While […]

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New & Noteworthy, April 15th – Special Record Store Day Edition

Posted by on April 15, 2011

Tomorrow is Record Store Day, a day that celebrates those beautiful individuals that still go to their local music stores and buy physical albums. And of course, it wouldn’t make much sense to call it Record Store Day if it wasn’t about records – LPs, 45’s, and vinyl, that is. Whether you’re a longtime record […]

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Rage Against The Arizona State Legislature

Posted by on May 27, 2010

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Arizona has passed a bill that essentially legalizes racial profiling. There are people for and against it, and obviously on the entertainment side, many are against it. Among them is Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha, He started an organization called The […]

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More Year-End Unlikely Metalheads

Posted by on December 15, 2009

Last week, we showed you that Andrew W.K., Sara Quinn (of Tegan and Sara) and porn star Sasha Grey like the metal, via their year-end picks for best music. A tipster (thanks Diana!) let us know that indie-cenric blog Pitchfork has unveiled their list of “Best of 2009” guest contributors, and some metal shows up on […]

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Court Finds Camel Fucked Up In RS Campaign

Posted by on May 14, 2009

Those of you that enjoy reading legal documents (or at least The Smoking Gun) might remember that Toronto punk band Fucked Up and indie rockers Xiu Xiu sued R.J. Reynolds and Camel cigarettes a few years back. The bands appeared as part of a nine-page foldout section in the 40th anniversary Rolling Stone magazine as part of […]

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