by Bram Teitelman | Mar 9, 2017 | Record Store Day, Vinyl Junkies Rejoice
The 10th annual Record Store Day to celebrate independent record stores is coming up on Saturday, April 22nd. And while there’s been a degree of backlash about how good the day is for both record pressing plants and smaller bands that have to wait for...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 28, 2017 | Festivals
The New England Metal and Hardcore Fest has been going strong for 18 years now, and their 19th year is adding to the already-impressive lineup that they’ve already got. Taking place on April 21st and 22nd in Worcester, MA, much the same as in previous years,...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 2, 2017 | Cancellations, Festivals, News
Last year, Norway’s Blastfest was in the news after the metal festival canceled the appearance of French band Peste Noire after pressure from anti-fascist groups. That was after Napalm Death pulled out of the festival, presumably as a result of the...
by Zach Fehl | Jan 20, 2017 | Columns, New & Noteworthy, New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases being released. This week features new music from Firewind, AFI, and Aversions Crown, as well as a bunch of King’s X vinyl re-releases and more. If you want...
by Metal Insider | Dec 7, 2016 | Best Of 2016
It’s December, which means that everyone’s starting to look back at the year that was, even though we’re not quite through it yet. Over the next several weeks, Metal Insider will be bringing you our picks for the best albums of the year, as well as those from some of...