by Bram Teitelman | Dec 8, 2014 | New Music, News, Video
If there’s one thing that 2014 will be remembered for, it might be the year that banjo broke through to metal. Wel, not really, but between Rob Scallon’s banjofied takes on metal songs and Steve ‘N’ Seagulls’ covers of “Holy...
by Metal Insider | Dec 5, 2014 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
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 up on the list. This week,...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 25, 2014 | Events, News, Sports!
For the last two years, the San Francisco Giants have had an evening with the most popular Bay Area band ever, Metallica (sorry, Deadheads!). We’re not saying the reason the Giants won the Worlds Series earlier this year was because of Metallica’s night...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2014 | 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 Metal Insider | Nov 21, 2014 | Metal on Metal
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry Queensryche announced a few weeks back that they’re offering fans...