by Metal Insider | Nov 17, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
When you think of your classic band lineup, it’s usually a four-piece, maybe a five piece. Generally one or two guitars, a bassist, a drummer and a singer. Sure, sometimes a little something extra gets in the mix, like a keyboard player, DJ or another vocalist....
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 17, 2014 | Covers, Metal Memes, News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/6vE0oFFSE7c[/youtube] Now that YouTube has a music service, it’s only a matter of time until someone makes a playlist of viral videos that are acoustic/easy listening versions of metal songs. And when that happens, Thomas Zwijsen will...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 22, 2014 | Metal Memes, News, Video
We’ve written about Croation-Slovakian cello duo 2Cellos before, when they covered AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” along with Steve Vai. Now they’ve returned to put their distorted cello stamp on another hard rock/metal song, but with a twist....
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 3, 2014 | News, Updates
It’s no surprise by now that Lady Gaga likes metal. All you have to do is look at the ridiculously awful album cover for Born This Way, in which she actually is metal, to see that. She’s also hung out at SXSW watching Lazer/Wulf, brought Babymetal on tour...
by Metal Insider | Oct 1, 2014 | Today In Metal
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hycicmMfQdo[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. After Seventh Son of a Seventh Son expanded on a new direction for...