by Zach Shaw | Nov 14, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bneH3WLW7aE[/youtube] Black Sabbath’s announcement last Friday, November 11, is still causing buzz amongst the metal community. Sure, it may not come as much of a shock to some that the original lineup of Black Sabbath is...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 11, 2011 | We're Gettin' The Band Back Together
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU3SZjfbcpI[/youtube] As we speak, the four original members of Black Sabbath are holding a press conference at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in Hollywood, the site of their first American show 41 years ago. However, once the clock turned...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 21, 2011 | Studio Bound
It was pretty much confirmed back in April that Metallica would be working with Rick Rubin again. However, ever since Metallica’s “special project” (aka a collaboration with Lou Reed) was announced, it’s been somewhat unclear as to what Metallica’s future recording...
by Metal Insider | Nov 19, 2010 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. While we’re not going to go into details, there was a pretty...
by Metal Insider | Aug 18, 2009 | Linkage
This sure was a low-key release, but apparently there is a semi-biographical book out about Rick Rubin (who’s significance I hope I don’t need to explain) and his notoriously unorthodox production methods. Rick Rubin: In The Studio got a nice review on...