Posted by Matt Brown on August 3, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I wasn’t here last week to do the charts and comment on the passing of Chester Bennington, but I’m not sure what I can say that hasn’t been said better elsewhere. Linkin Park weren’t […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 22, 2016
There are so many festivals happening that to make one stand out, you really need to do something to differentiate it from the rest. The New York Times just wrote about that, stating they’re not going to Coachella or Bonnaroo any more because of the overall sameness of the the artists playing all those festivals and […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on August 5, 2015
More fallout from the vicious attack on Crosscheck drummer Tom Alderson at the recent This is Hardcore Festival in Philadelphia, PA. The upcoming Back to School Jam, which was being co-promoted by Suburban Scum’s Ryan “Karebear” Taylor, has lost a band due to the incident. From Weekend Nachos: “Due to recent events, Weekend Nachos have decided to […]
Posted by Metal Insider on January 26, 2015
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. About a year and a half ago, we counted down the top five songs of Summer. We wish it were Summer here at Metal Insider HQ. Instead, we’re snowed in, probably for at least a day, as a punishing blizzard […]
Posted by Kodi McKinney on April 26, 2013
Last weekend marked the 15th installment of New England Metal & Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA, and as expected, it was nothing short of barely-controlled mayhem. This year felt especially topical, with the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects coming to a head just hours before Friday’s kickoff. The outlet that heavy music provides […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 1, 2013
This Is Hardcore has been the go-to festival for hardcore fans in Philadelphia for seven years now. This year’s addition, though, is getting a heavy dose of shock rock thanks to GWAR. It’s been announced today that none other than GWAR will be one of the co-headliners to this summer’s This Is Hardcore festival. Also […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 4, 2013
2012 marked a major year for Hatebreed. Not only did it mark the tenth anniversary of Perseverance, but it had also been 15 years since the release of Hatebreed’s debut full-length, Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire. Yet despite celebrating its legacy on the road, Hatebreed proved they were far from reaching its peak by […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 23, 2013
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival just keeps getting better. While the fest already has the Metal Alliance and Opeth/Katatonia tours involved in it, the fest keeps adding more bands for its fifteenth year. The latest additions include The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trapped Under Ice, Alleageon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill, and Dark […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 7, 2012
Back in January, rumors started to spread that a multi-day festival was being held this Summer in honor of the legendary CBGB club. A few months later, a newly launched website and Sonicbids page confirmed that the CBGB Festival would indeed take place during July 4 weekend all over New York City. More details are […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 10, 2012
Longtime hardcore band Shai Hulud have decided on the producer for their next album, and it’s a name that fans of the band will find familiar: former vocalist Chad Gilbert. A founding member of New Found Glory, he sang on Shai Hulud’s 1997 album Hearts Once Nourished With Hope and Compassion before leaving in favor […]
