Is GWAR being resurrected for Riot Fest?

For the past nine years, the Riot Fest has taken place in Chicago. For its tenth year, the Fest is tripling in size, also expanding to Denver and Toronto, with The Cure headlining all three. There are over 100 bands playing the festivals, some of them metal. But the...

Win Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Live IN NYC’ CD/DVD Combo

On July 25, 2011, Jane’s Addiction celebrated the release of The Great Escape Artist with a free show  at NYC’s Terminal 5. And last month, the band gave fans the chance to relive that particular show on CD, DVD, double LP vinyl and Blu-ray in the form of Live In NYC....

Metal Insider’s Top 5: Defunct Touring Festivals

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the...