by Zach Shaw | Feb 23, 2015 | Interviews
Thrash metal and prog rock are no strangers to each other. Yet only a few bands are capable of seamlessly blending the two into its own unique sound. And over the course of three decades, despite setbacks caused by lineup changes, deaths, and simply changes in the...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 8, 2013 | Festivals, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 28, 2013 | Festivals
While nothing’s official yet, it looks like the lineup of this year’s Lollapalooza has leaked. According to blog Slicing Up Eyeballs (ed note: ouch) multiple sources have confirmed that a leaked photo of the lineup, which is due to be announced next week,...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 6, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnACyWIGBMc[/youtube] The last two days of Lollapalooza experienced some weather issues. However, Black Sabbath’s headlining set on the festival’s first night (August 3) went on without a hitch. And over this past weekend, fan...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 22, 2012 | Beefs
One of the best things about being in a band as a duo is that there aren’t generally lineup shuffles. And it doesn’t seem like Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is a fan of lineup changes that much. In an interview with Rolling Stone, The drummer had...