Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 13, 2017
In sudden and tragic news, Warrel Dane, frontman of Nevermore and Sanctuary, passed away in his sleep this morning (December 13th). Guitarist Johnny Moraes spoke with Brazil’s UOL and said that he suffered from a heart attack at the apartment of the studio they were recording in. “He died in the night. He had […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 20, 2017
Sanctuary/Nevermore vocalist Warrel Dane is currently on a solo tour that’s continuing to commemorate the fifteenth-anniversary of Nevermore’s classic Dead Heart In A Dead Word (2000). It looks like his solo run has sparked the vocalist to write more dark and complex tunes and it has been almost a decade since he released his one […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 31, 2016
Seattle essentially got their own metal supergroup when Ghost Ship Octavius formed back in 2013. Featuring guitarist Matt Wicklund (God Forbid, Himsa) and former Nevermore drummer Van Williams, the band successfully crowdfunded their debut album, a progressive and heavy collection of songs ably fronted by newcomer Adon Fanion’s vocals. The band filmed a video at Seattle’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 10, 2016
As sales of digital downloads and compact discs continue to fall and streaming continues to rise, there’s one big exception, and that’s vinyl. In fact, in 2015, vinyl sales increased 30 percent, to nearly 12 million. There are several reasons for this. Apparently, millennials are leading the cause, because there’s something cool and retro about […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on May 27, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/_z3AHbjeb1U[/youtube] In anticipation for the release of their ninth studio album Underworld, the New Jersey-based Symphony X has put out a lyric video for the first single “Nevermore.” “Nevermore” is fast, heavy, melodic, technical, and everything that we’ve come to expect and admire about the band. Underworld will be release worldwide on July 24th via […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on May 4, 2015
Arch Enemy has had some notable line-up changes in the last year. Alissa White-Gluz replacing Angela Gossow was big enough, then former Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis joined the band! Now with the band’s latest clip for “Stolen Life,” Loomis makes his first music video appearance with the band. According to Metal Hammer the video was shot in Chile, and with […]
Posted by Metal Insider on December 22, 2014
2014 was filled with lots of great new albums (as you likely noticed from our Top 10 list). Yet like every year, 2014 had plenty of shocking moments; incidents and events that took the metal community by complete surprise. With that in mind, the Metal Insider crew continues the tradition of listing the top ten […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 17, 2014
It’s been a completely insane year of lineup changes for Arch Enemy, what with Angela Gossow stepping aside for Alissa White-Gluz, but they’ve just upped the ante, because now Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis is in the band! He replaces Nick Cordle, who understandably, has stepped aside. And while Loomis won’t start until the European tour, […]
Posted by Rachael Mattice on July 10, 2014
A death metal band of 26 years like Cannibal Corpse is used to causing uproar when they tour and release new music. On the cusp of releasing their 13th studio album A Skeletal Domain, fans will receive a dual strike as Cannibal Corpse promotes the album, coming via Metal Blade Records in September, on the […]
Posted by Metal Insider on April 1, 2014
Chances are, you spent the better part of the day wondering whether something unbelievable was true or if it was part of an April Fool’s prank (yeah, sorry about that). With that in mind, we decided to play a little game. We’ve compiled eleven “rumors” that have made their way around the metal community over […]
