Tag Archives: Iron Thrones

And the new singer of Skeletonwitch is…

Posted by on February 10, 2016

Skeletonwitch has been teasing plans for a new EP, but kept their lips sealed over who would be replacing Chance Garnette (who to many fans’ surprise got the boot from the band last year). Now we know that the person stepping up to the microphone will be… Adam Clemans of Wolvhammer. Clemans (who you may […]

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Game of ‘Thrax? Anthrax may record album on ‘Game of Thrones’ set

Posted by on July 10, 2014

Drums in the throne room? That’s what Anthrax are hoping to do for their next album. The Westeros throne room, where the Iron Throne from the hit HBO series Game of Thrones sits, may also be the setting of the drums for Anthrax’s follow-up to Worship Music. Guitarist Scott Ian was introduced to the show’s executive producer, […]

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Here’s how your unsigned band can be on Metal Insider

Posted by on January 6, 2014

A week into the new year, your band has probably made some resolutions. At the top of the list, no doubt, is getting your name out there and gaining exposure. We’ve been psyched enough to be able to help out some unsigned bands since Metal Insider has started. Our No Label Needed contest and series […]

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Former Iron Thrones Bassist Returns With Witchripper

Posted by on December 4, 2012

Just last week, Metal Injection brought us up to date on the whereabouts of Iron Thrones, the band that won our No Label Needed contest and series. The band had disbanded earlier this year, with vocalist Adam Clemens joining Profound Lore black metal band Wolvhammer, drummer Peter Clarke playing with a band called Bill Pulmonary […]

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No Label Needed Update: New Music From Scorched Earth Policy, Hemoptysis

Posted by on November 30, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcsaNzDFEmE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] All 20 of the finalists for the No Label Needed Contest and Series were great bands, and while Iron Thrones ultimately triumphed, the runners-up aren’t sitting still. In fact, 2011 will bring new music from at least two of the bands in the contest. San Francisco Bay Area quartet Scorched Earth Policy have released […]

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Photos: Iron Thrones + Hero Destroyed at Lit Lounge, NYC

Posted by on November 16, 2010

Last night, the Metal Insider-sponsored Hero Destroyed/Iron Thrones came to New York’s Lit Lounge. After a great opening set from New York’s Empyreon, No Label Needed Contest & Series winners Iron Thrones played an intense four-song set. The long, narrow basement of Lit was won over by the band, with one patron so excited that […]

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Unearth, In This Moment, The Sword Among Taco Bell ‘Feed The Beat’ Bands

Posted by on October 5, 2010

You’ve gotta hand it to Taco Bell. All touring bands need to eat, and their ‘Feed The Beat’ program has come through for hungry bands for the last several years. The way the program works is that 100 bands are given $500 in Taco Bell bucks. If they wanna throw them out in the crowd […]

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Iron Thrones Announces Fall Tour

Posted by on August 27, 2010

You’ve seen them record and learn the ropes of the business in the No Label Needed Contest & Series, and now you can catch them live! Iron Thrones, the winner of Scion and Metal Insider’s No Label Needed Contest & Series, has announced dates for a November tour with Hero Destroyed. The nine date tour […]

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Iron Thrones’ Steve Henningsgard Talks No Label Needed

Posted by on August 19, 2010

When Metal Insider started the No Label Needed contest, we didn’t have a “sound” or genre of metal in mind, we just wanted the band that won to have an independent spirit whose music was good. Iron Thrones embodied everything we were looking for in a winner, and the resulting EP that they recorded has […]

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