by Zach Shaw | Sep 13, 2011 | Hell Bent For Greatest Hits
While we love Judas Priest, normally we wouldn’t get too excited over another greatest hits package from the metal gods. They’ve already officially released five compilation albums or packages since 1993. So what makes their sixth compilation The Chosen Few so...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 8, 2011 | Label Moves
As you may know, record labels and musicians are preparing to battle it out over copyright laws concerning ownership over albums. This all pertains to a U.S. copyright law that was amended in 1976, giving artists the right to regain rights to their work after 35...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 25, 2011 | Legacies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM__lPTWThU[/youtube] Today on this date in 1951, one of heavy metal’s most iconic and outspoken frontmen, Rob Halford, was born. Since joining Judas Priest in 1973, he quickly and deservedly earned the title ‘The...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 23, 2011 | New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA6v243vpbA[/youtube] Without fail, there are about two or three fantastic albums that I don’t listen to in time to include on my “top 10 favorite albums of the previous year” lists. For 2010, one of those albums was...
by Metal Insider | Aug 16, 2011 | Guest Blog
It’s hard to believe that VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show has been on the air for eight seasons now. Yet since 2008, hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson have talked to some of the biggest names in hard rock and metal (mostly classic rockers, but a few...