by Zach Shaw | Jun 7, 2016 | Columns, Remember When
It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal Insider...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 6, 2015 | News, Video
[youtube]https://youtu.be/vco8XuwXM6w[/youtube] Admittedly, our knowledge of Justin Bieber goes about as far as the Comedy Central roast of him last week. In fact, we figured that our paths and his would never cross, but then we heard he liked Metallica. And now, for...
by Metal Insider | Jan 29, 2014 | Award Show Battles, News, Updates
From Macklemore’s public apology for “robbing” Kendrick Lamar of an award to a lack of recognition for the late two-time Grammy winner and Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman in the ‘In Memoriam’ segment, complaints about the Grammys have been coming from all...
by Metal Insider | Oct 16, 2013 | Award Show Battles
No, KISS are still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yes, they have another chance this year. Alongside newly-eligible Nirvana, veteran rock nominees Deep Purple are also getting a shot for the 29th annual spot in rock and roll history. If you can’t...
by Bram Teitelman | May 2, 2013 | Collaborations
[youtube]http://youtu.be/UF9ppjkF8TU[/youtube] This past Tuesday, LL Cool J’s 13th album, Authentic, was released. Why are we writing about it on Metal Insider? Because Eddie Van Halen appears on two songs on the album. While we’d known that he’d be...