Posted by Seth Werkheiser on September 15, 2014
The former Death Metal Allstars are becoming a whole new supergroup. Originally formed in 2008 as a touring death metal band for a small run of shows in Japan, they’re making it official with an album due out in early 2015. The new band, Devil’s Highway, features vocalist Kyle Thomas (Trouble, Exhorder), guitarist Ralph Santolla (Deicide, Obituary, Death), guitarist Matt […]
Posted by Matt Brown on February 17, 2014
The latest band from the Massachusetts metal scene has some familiar faces (and dreads). Downpour is a new group featuring Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Derek Kerswill, (ex-Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow), Matt LeBreton (Frozen) and Pete Gelles (Birch Hill Damn). According to the band’s newly launched Facebook page, the band will be making its debut this […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 20, 2013
As we mentioned on Monday, Relapse director of retail sales and marketing and New York City metal fixture Pat Egan passed away earlier this week in a hospital after suffering complications from pneumonia. He touched the lives of many that he met, including countless bands he worked with. But as a lifelong metalhead, Egan loved […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 8, 2012
Attaching the successful Mayhem name to the growing trend of boat cruises seemed like a can’t-miss proposition. However, yesterday, it was announced that the cruise, which was to have set sail from Miami on December 7, has been canceled. Here’s the statement they sent ticketholders: Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control we have been […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 4, 2012
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. A few weeks ago, Rolling Stone came out with a list of the ten best beards in rock as voted by their readers. While that’s all good and they definitely chose the right #1 with ZZ Top’s Billy […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 30, 2012
Both Machine Head’s Robb Flynn and Mayhem Festival founder Kevin Lyman let it slip that a cruise edition of the metal touring festival was going to take place this December. Today, though, the Mayhem Cruise has been officially announced, and more details have been revealed. In addition to previous announced bands like Lamb Of God, […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 5, 2012
I remember P.O.D.’s Satellite coming out while I was still in middle school. Nu metal was at the height of its popularity, and you couldn’t watch MTV without seeing the music video for “Youth Of A Nation.” And while the Christian rap metal group’s popularity may decreased over the years, P.O.D. are far from dead. […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 12, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF9FtkmES5U[/youtube] Last week, video emerged online of Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe performing with Jamey Jasta at the Webster Underground in Hartford, CT. Now there’s video of the Hatebreed/Kingdom Of Sorrow frontman performing with another special guest, All That Remains singer Phil Labonte, at the same CD release show. Video of Jasta and Labonte performing […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 9, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9l7UaCso0o[/youtube] Last night (September 8), Jamey Jasta performed an intimate CD release show for his solo album Jasta at the Webster Underground in Hartford, CT. However, fans received an awesome surprise, as the Hatebreed/Kingdom Of Sorrow frontman was joined onstage by Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe. The two performed “Enslaved, Dead, Or Depraved,” (the song […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 12, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeG7w_-6tzw[/youtube] UPDATE: All Shall Perish have posted quality footage of the performance from the stage online. Plus, members of Suicide Silence, Red Fang, Machine Head, Straight Line Stitch, Unearth and Kingdom Of Sorrow also reportedly took part in the performance. You can watch the new clip up top, while more fan filmed footage can be seen after […]
