by Zach Shaw | Sep 28, 2011 | Label Moves
After lots of speculation, it was finally confirmed that Rex Brown was no longer in Down. And now, thanks to another announcement made today, we see that Kill Devil Hill, the band also featuring drummer Vinny Appice, guitarist Mark Zavon (Ratt, W.A.S.P., 40 Cycle Hum)...
by Metal Insider | Sep 6, 2011 | Top 5
Next week, the movie Hesher, a black comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson, will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and digitally via Lionsgate. Not only did Metallica give the film permission to use their music (and logo design), but Levitt...
by Metal Insider | Aug 22, 2011 | Lists, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Other than Satan and colors (generally black or white), a lot of metal bands look to the animal kingdom when they’re trying to pick out a name. There are plenty of...
by Zach Shaw | May 9, 2011 | Super MegaGroups
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed back in December of 2010 that he was helping ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz’s new project Deuxmonkey with some “fine tuning.” However, when original singer Wade Black (Crimson Glory, Seven Witches, Leatherwolf) departed from...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 7, 2011 | Supergroup From Hell
Last month, Rex Brown parted ways with a side project of his called Arms Of The Sun. But now it appears he’s found something else to keep him busy, as if Down wasn’t enough to have on his plate. It’s been announced that the Down/ex-Pantera bassist has teamed up with...