by Bram Teitelman | Jul 1, 2013 | (Not) In The Studio, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R05ijOmVaXE[/youtube] Last week was a good one to be a music fan in San Francisco. Converse Represent brought by our unofficial count, an assload of bands to play Slim’s in San Francisco from June 23 – 27th....
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 17, 2013 | Cinemetal
First the bad news: As you’ve probably ascertained from the headline, even though Mastodon had gone into the studio to record music for the forthcoming Pixar movie Monsters University, it turns out that there won’t be any new music from the band in the...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 13, 2013 | Festivals
Shortly after Behemoth dropped off of this summer’s Mayhem Fest, tour founder Kevin Lyman promised that they would announce a replacement soon. And today, the touring festival has revealed not one, but TWO new additions to this year’s lineup in lieu of Behemoth....
by Zach Shaw | May 7, 2013 | In The Studio
When Mastodon were officially confirmed for this summer’s Mayhem Fest, the first thought that came into our heads was “Wow, does this mean Mastodon is working on a new album?” Well late last night, Mastodon confirmed that the answer is “yes.” Mastodon posted the...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 19, 2013 | Unsigned & Streamed
Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re shining a light on Philadelphia’s Surgeon. This prog rock/metal trio first...