by Metal Insider | Nov 1, 2011 | Releases
These days, the Big 4 are usually in the music news for either joint festival appearances or controversy of some sort. Their music only gets covered with consistency if it’s inherently bad or long-awaited. There’s little appreciation for the consistency...
by Metal Insider | Oct 31, 2011 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s Halloween, which means it’s the one day of the year when it’s acceptable to dress up in costume and generally cause mayhem. So in keeping with that, we’re going to run...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 26, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRPzElP_eSI[/youtube] You’ve heard what “The View” would sound like without Lou Reed, now you can hear what Metallica would sound like if they collaborated with another incoherent old guy. A user known as “GrampTallica” uploaded...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 25, 2011 | Garage Sale
Last week, fans got the chance to hear Lulu early thanks to Lou Reed and Metallica streaming the entire album online. And while fans were already skeptical, the majority consensus after listening to the full album has been that Lulu isn’t very good (and that’s putting...
by Metal Insider | Oct 21, 2011 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ 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. When Lou Reed and Metallica announced that they were working...