by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Seth Werkheiser | Jun 12, 2015 | Events, News, Television
Metallica are no strangers to playing the, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” having just played it at the X-Games a few days ago in Austin, TX. Now they’ll give it another go this weekend, kicking off Game 5 of the NBA Finals. From the official Metallica...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 10, 2015 | News, Video
https://youtu.be/TAlw9DqN9-8?list=PLKz8iiLzLfGqAOnUA-pP0u8__qrL2RGlx Metallica returned to Austin, TX this weekend for the first time since they played at SXSW in 2009 for a performance at the X Games. While the 14-song set was essentially a greatest hits set (well,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 5, 2015 | Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 4, 2015 | Metal Memes, News
[youtube]https://youtu.be/P-eIhvCaK-s[/youtube] Rob Scallon has made a YouTube career for himself by doing interesting things with instruments. Slayer banjo covers? Sure! One string? No problem! No notes? He’s got your back. And now, he’s decided to take...