by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 10, 2017 | Metallica Insider, News, Updates
On Friday (7) we found out Brutal Records owner Michael Howard and publishing company Risky Music sent a cease and desist letter to Metallica claiming the band stole riffs from Opprobium’s (formerly known as Incubus) song “Hunger For Power” to use in...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 10, 2017 | News, Touring
KoRn bassist Fieldy will be unable to make their South American tour this month due to “unforeseen circumstances.” However, they’ve got one hell of an interesting fill-in. Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s 12-year-old son and a member of the Northern...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 7, 2017 | Legal Woes
Listen to the below song by Opprobrium, a band that used to be called Incubus that are in no way affiliated with Incubus of “Pardon Me” and “Drive” fame: https://youtu.be/EH11hCqyPJI Sound like anything, maybe a song by Metallica? Maybe a song...
by Matt Brown | Apr 5, 2017 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. One of the things I’ve enjoyed about writing this column for nearly five years (wait, that long?) is seeing sales patterns of bands growing in popularity,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 4, 2017 | Festivals, News, Touring
The lineup has been revealed for the tenth annual Outside Lands Music Festival at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on August 11-13. Tickets go on sale Thursday (6) at 10:00 AM PDT, and a hometown band is headlining it this year. The festival combines the love...