by Bram Teitelman | Apr 13, 2017 | Updates
Rush did their last big tour in 2015, yet guitarist Alex Lifeson seemed to leave the door open for new music from the trio. However, at the end of the year, drummer Neal Peart seemed to suggest that he was done with the band, comparing it to an athlete taking himself...
by Zach Fehl | Jan 13, 2017 | Video
This year’s MAGFest, a yearly music and gaming festival held in Maryland, had enough metal bands this year to not only put on a show, but to go on their own US tour. One of those musical acts is Danimal Cannon, a project of Buffalo, NY musician Dan Behrens....
by Metal Insider | Dec 16, 2016 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
Well, friends, this is the end of an era. This will be the final New & Noteworthy of what has been an absolutely mind-blowing 2016. However, there is additional significance to today’s column, because this will be the final New & Noteworthy that I am...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 27, 2016 | Record Store Day
Although there’s starting to be a bit of a backlash against Record Store Day, it’s still essentially Christmas for independent record stores and a great way to pick up unique vinyl or stuff that had been long out of print elsewhere. As we know,...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 23, 2016 | Covers, Video
The metal cover. It used to be pretty much a pre-requisite in the nu-metal days, and plenty of bands, from Anthrax to Between the Buried and Me, have released albums of nothing but their takes of songs by other bands. You can’t blame a band for wanting to...