by Zach Shaw | Jul 8, 2013 | Festivals, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the...
by Metal Insider | Jun 27, 2013 | Touring, Updates
Andrew W.K. literally keeps himself busy every second he gets (whether it be breaking drum records, touring with Marky Ramone, or even representing Playtex’s Fresh + Sexy wipes). Now he can add one more thing to his summer schedule: opening for Black Sabbath on their...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 27, 2013 | Interviews
Both respected journalists in their own right, Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman combined forces to write “The Definitive Oral History Of Metal.” Louder Than Hell was released last month, and the gargantuan book (736 pages) sums up the beginnings,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 18, 2013 | Metal Milestones
Back in October of 1970, Black Sabbath’s sophomore album, Paranoid, reached #1 on the UK charts. Strangely enough, that was their only record to reach the top of the album charts in their native country – until now. Billboard.biz reports that with UK...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 13, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Now that Black Sabbath’s new album 13 is out, many have come to agree that Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk did a hell of a job on drums (even if we still wish Bill Ward did it instead). However, some have still wondered why the band opted not to have their...