by Metal Insider | Apr 8, 2011 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbanger’s Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Last week, we celebrated April Fool’s Day by claming that...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 28, 2011 | Contests, Interviews, March is Metal Month
What more can be said about Lemmy Kilmister? Even though he prefers not being labeled as “metal,” Lemmy and Motörhead have served as an enormous influence in almost every metal and hard rock act to come out in the past three decades. The band’s music and his truly...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 15, 2011 | Touring
The Foo Fighters have announced a batch of tour dates featuring none other than Motörhead as openers, along with Biffy Clyro. It is presently unclear as to whether Motörhead will be opening for Dave Grohl and company on more dates. A pre-sale for the five U.S. dates...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 28, 2011 | Tributes
Since forming Niji Records and the Stand Up And Shout Fund (which benefits cancer research) to honor the late Ronnie James Dio, his widow Wendy Dio has been doing a lot to keep the great singer’s legacy alive. But it looks like in addition to everything she’s already...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 14, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebJ2brErERQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Dave Grohl and Lemmy Kilmister are well known BFFs. Both are admires of each others’ work and collaborated on the Probot song “Shake Your Blood.” So it should come as no surprise...