by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 1, 2015 | Events, News, Video
Metallica played Antarctica in a dome, The Defiled played on a floating iceberg, but Tesseract played on a stage made completely out of ice. The chilly feat took place at the Snow Village in Finland, where the British band played a 75 minute outdoor set with their...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 30, 2015 | 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 Metal Insider | Mar 30, 2015 | Metal Memes, News, Video
In the past year we have seen our fair share of metal banjo covers. Most of them come from Rob Scallon, but there’s more out there. Hell, Spinefarm even signed Steve ‘n Seagulls. With acoustic stringed non-guitar covers of metal songs essentially a cottage...
by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 27, 2015 | News
First the post-hardcore band Touche Amore signs a management deal with the Jay Z owned Roc Nation, and now progressive metal masters Coheed and Cambria have joined the Roc Nation family as well. As noted by Property of Zack, Touch Amore signed with Roc Nation...
by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 25, 2015 | Events, News
Metallica will co-headline this year’s Lollapalooza Festival with Sir Paul McCartney, taking place again in Chicago’s Grant Park. Metallica will headline on Saturday night, August 1st, with one day tickets costing $110. In a statement from the band:...