by Zach Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Festivals
As promised last week, Metallica revealed the lineup to the second annual Orion Music + More Festival this morning. Being held at Belle Isle in Detroit on June 8 and 9, Metallica will be headlining their own festival with (drum roll please…) Red Hot Chili Peppers,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2013 | Interviews
After starting out in Flotsam and Jetsam, Jason Newsted was thrust into the spotlight when he was chosen to be Metallica’s bassist following the death of Cliff Burton. Since his 15 year tenure with the band ended in 2001, he’s remained active, playing with...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 20, 2012 | Festivals
As we’ve mentioned before, we had a blast attending Metallica’s Orion Music + More festival this past summer. And it didn’t take long for Metallica to confirm that the festival would return in 2013. All we didn’t really know was whether it would return to Atlantic...
by Metal Insider | Nov 2, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
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. On May 11 and 12, 2013, Ozzfest will make its grand return… in...
by Metal Insider | Jul 18, 2012 | Interviews
Taking the grindcore world by storm is Phoenix’s female-fronted Landmine Marathon. Heavily influenced by genre pioneers Napalm Death, they’ve toured with the likes of Warbringer, Nasum, and Prothestic Record labelmates Skeletonwitch. Personally selected by...