Unsigned & Streamed: Surgeon

Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re shining a light on Philadelphia’s Surgeon. This prog rock/metal trio first...

Metal Insider’s Top 5: Surprising Break Ups

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Before anyone starts to freak out about the imagine seen off to the side: no, we ARE NOT reporting about My Chemical Romance’s demise. However, the news of the break up got...

Video: Dave Grohl Gives Keynote Speech At SXSW

Yesterday morning, Dave Grohl gave the keynote speech at SXSW. Although the Foo Fighters frontman went about this in a humorous, entertaining way, he went on to called the moment, “without a doubt, my musical life’s greatest honor.” One of the main statements he...

Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players Announce NYC Show

When we saw the first NYC screening of Sound City, a rep from Variance Films (who was on hand to introduce the film) joked how disappointed we likely were that Dave Grohl wasn’t there. In fact, Grohl was in L.A. for both a separate screening and for a show with his...