Posted by Ian Weber on August 8, 2022
Ayo, Metal Insider’s readers, supporters, and music junkies: Hey there! In the past seven gnarly days, I muscled through work (vegan meal prep is not easy, but I do love a challenge), got to witness Incantation, Goatwhore, and Bewitcher demolish Manhattan’s (Le) Poisson Rouge with a top-tier friend of mine and shook OFF […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on June 27, 2022
RokIsland Fest 2023 in Key West, Florida returns January 17 through 21. This second annual RokIsland festival will again be hosted by legendary rock personality Eddie Trunk. This year, an additional day of music has been added to its schedule in order to fit more iconic rock acts into the event. Styx, Tesla, Loverboy, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 25, 2018
Vinnie Paul, another metal icon that is gone too soon, has shocked the entire community as many have shared their reactions on social media. While we still don’t know the official cause of death, it’s been reported that the 54-year-old Pantera/HellYeah drummer had a heart attack and died in his sleep on Friday night (22nd). […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 16, 2016
Whether you like it or not, commercials and advertisements are unavoidable. Such ads can be entertaining, descriptive, or at times complete nonsense. We have moved in the direction of AdBlock, fast forwarding, changing the channel, or muting our computers to do what we can to escape from them. However, there are quite a few out […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on October 30, 2015
Def Leppard just released their new self-titled album today, their first new studio album since 2008’s Songs from the Sparkle Lounge. “Let’s Go” was already released as the first single, but now it gets its own futuristic music video, with plenty of spaceships and robots. Vocalist Joe Elliott talked to Rolling Stone last month about the first track […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on October 21, 2015
As if playing a nearly 50-date tour with Styx and Tesla wasn’t enough, Def Leppard is still raring to go, and have announced more US tour dates for early 2016. They also recently released “Dangerous” (below) from their brand new (and still-unnamed) album which comes out on October 30th. Earlier this year vocalist Joe Elliott commented on touring with both […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on June 23, 2015
A few days ago, Def Leppard’s guitarist Vivian Campbell announced via Facebook that his cancer had returned and expressed his grief for possibly missing the band’s upcoming 48-date tour with Styx and Tesla due to his treatment schedule, but sugar has poured on him as his doctor was able to find an alternative way to treat him without interfering with […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on June 22, 2015
Just a few days before Def Leppard were to embark on a 48-date tour with Styx and Tesla, guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed that cancer has returned and he’ll be forced to stay home. Said Campbell via Facebook: “I’m saddened by the fact that my cancer has returned. However, I’m beyond consolation that it’s return will prevent me […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on February 12, 2015
Billboard is reporting that Def Leppard with be doing a headline tour this summer with Styx and Tesla. The mammoth 48 date tour stretches from June into October, and won’t feature any “jams” with either of the support bands. “We’ve got plenty of songs that we’d like to play that we don’t really need anybody’s help on,” […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 13, 2014
A few weeks ago, website Priceonomics did some number crunching and found out what it would cost to book a number of bands. At the time, we noted that the math was a little bit off, due to the fact that it was through a third party booking agent. We also noted that some of the […]
