by Bram Teitelman | Nov 28, 2017 | Awards
While the Grammys have been out of step with metal and hard rock since 1989, the first year there was a metal category (Jethro Tull famously won out over Metallica), the nominees have gotten somewhat better in the past few years. This year is no exception, and...
by Sean Matthews | Jul 27, 2017 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
The second annual Chicago Open Air Festival took place this past July 14th-16th at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Metal Insider was on site to take in all the music, food, and experiences. Friday Arriving Friday afternoon, the sounds of Failure/Anthem rang out...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 19, 2017 | Metal Memes, News
Much the same way that Smash Mouth’s late ’90s hit “All Star” has become such a musical meme that it’s arguably a bigger hit now than it was then, Meshuggah’s “Bleed” is easily the metal version of that. Within a week we...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 18, 2017 | News, Video
Late last week, we discovered the horrible snare from Metallica’s St. Anger (2003) added to Meshuggah’s “Bleed.” It appears the song has sparked another reimaging and this time, it has gotten rather political. Former Monuments drummer Mike Malyan had some extra time...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 13, 2017 | News, Video
We aren’t exactly sure what YouTuber Mark Esch was thinking when he decided to take the snare Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich used in 2003’s St. Anger and applied it to Meshuggah’s tune, “Bleed.” This is one mashup that does not work from beginning to end. However,...