by Zach Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Festivals
As promised last week, Metallica revealed the lineup to the second annual Orion Music + More Festival this morning. Being held at Belle Isle in Detroit on June 8 and 9, Metallica will be headlining their own festival with (drum roll please…) Red Hot Chili Peppers,...
by Metal Insider | Feb 20, 2013 | Interviews
Devin Townsend is the mad Canadian mastermind behind the Devin Townsend Project, all things Ziltoid and the former mainman of Strapping Young Lad. Prior to his Sacramento performance at the Ace of Spades, Townsend and I met in a shady alley that smelled like burgers...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 30, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lum4Vjgkxk[/youtube] This past weekend, Metallica performed at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans in place of Green Day. We’d consider that a nice trade off, but Metallica thought some in attendance might have been...
by Metal Insider | Jul 18, 2012 | Interviews
Taking the grindcore world by storm is Phoenix’s female-fronted Landmine Marathon. Heavily influenced by genre pioneers Napalm Death, they’ve toured with the likes of Warbringer, Nasum, and Prothestic Record labelmates Skeletonwitch. Personally selected by...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 6, 2012 | Branding
Did you ever want to shield your eyes from the sun, but just, y’know, want to do it in the most metal way possible? Metallica frontman James Hetfield has come to the rescue by partnering with Sutro Eyewear to launch the limited edition JH Sutro sunglasses....