by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 6, 2017 | Festivals, News
There are a handful of people who have attended 70,000 Tons of Metal since the beginning, and 2018 will find it sailing into its eighth journey. During this past holiday weekend, Andy Piller, the Skipper of this four-day voyage, started the band announcements on...
by Nathan Katsiaficas | Jun 30, 2017 | Photos, Reviews
Sporting one of the coolest lineups of the summer tour season, Megadeth are about halfway through their headlining run with supporting acts Meshuggah and Tesseract, and opener Lilake. Metal Insider contributing photographer Nathan Katsiaficas (link www.nkatsphoto.com)...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 2, 2017 | News, Touring
Meshuggah revealed founding guitarist Fredrik Thordendal is going on a hiatus due to “a mission to explore some interesting stuff.” The band informed, he was asked to take on an assignment (unknown which one) and, “it’s time to realize his aspirations.” We don’t know...
by Bram Teitelman | May 10, 2017 | Spotify Playlist
Next Friday (19), one-man progressive metal machine Ryan Duke’s project, Fortis Amor, will be releasing a self-titled album. Following two EP’s, Fortis Amor consists of earlier material from Ryan. The 10-track album will appeal to fans of Between...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 18, 2017 | Touring, Updates
After Megadeth picked up their first Grammy of their career, Dave Mustaine spoke about the band’s upcoming touring plans. He kept his cards close to the vest at the time, stating that they’d be out on a headlining tour with “bands of our...