by Bram Teitelman | Jul 18, 2016 | Album Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that Judas Priest wasn’t a commercial metal force to be reckoned with until 1982, but it wasn’t until 34 years ago yesterday that Judas Priest released their eighth album, Screaming For Vengeance. Sure, many Priest fans,...
by Metal Insider | May 23, 2016 | New Music, Releases
It’s been years since the whole “retro-metal” resurgence became hip. So long in fact, that we’ve moved on to some more creative (albeit mostly useless) labels for the stuff: proto-metal, trad metal, occult metal, vest metal, beard metal....
by Metal Insider | May 4, 2016 | Columns, Top 10
AC/DC defied the odds 36 years ago when they recorded one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, Back In Black, with the late (and very beloved) Bon Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson. Now they’re taking a similar gamble by bringing in Axl Rose to fill in for a...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 19, 2016 | News, Updates, We're Getting The Band Back Together...Sort Of
Alright, first the bad news. At the beginning of the year, Thin Lizzy announced they were regrouping for a handful of shows this and next year, tapping former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee. However, now it’s been confirmed that Dee will no longer be playing with Thin...
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 19, 2016 | In The Studio, News, Updates
We like when bands can keep their word because then we don’t look dumb when reporting on it. For example, Judas Priest saying they were looking to record a new album this year when it happened to be true. In tradition of sharing big news in social media, Judas...