Metallica hosting their own festival could have easily been a failure. In fact, when the band initially announced the Orion Music & More Fest, many said it would be. With a lineup of bands that included Modest Mouse, Arctic Monkeys, The Gaslight Anthem, and chart-topping country artist Eric Church, the inaugural festival seemed diverse at best, and “not metal at all” at worst. Then it added more heavy bands, including Sepultura, The Sword, Torche, Ghost and Baroness. When it came festival time, Metallica not only introduced many of the bands, but actively watched them. Robert Trujillo even reunited with his former band Suicidal Tendencies to play some songs from their side project he was part of, Infectious Grooves. In short, the diversity helped keep the fest from becoming repetitive, it was run amazingly well thanks to promoter C3 (Austin City Limits), and while it didn’t sell out, everybody that went to Atlantic City’s Bader Field had a great time and got their money’s worth. The band’s already announced that there will be another one.
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Entheos share “A Thousand Days” video
Progressive death metal duo Entheos have shared a video for their latest single, "A Thousand Days." The track is taken from their upcoming EP, An End To Everything, set to arrive on October 25th via Metal Blade Records. Chaney Crabb comments: “Lyrically, ‘A Thousand...
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EP Stream: Heinous Exsanguination – ‘The Stench of Decaying Flesh’
Heinous Exsanguination have teamed up with Metal Insider to stream their debut EP, The Stench of Decaying Flesh, ahead of its release (September 6th) via Gore House Productions. The Florida-Texas-based duo, consisting of Mitchell Christian (music and production) and...
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Wolfheart share “Ancient Cold” video
Wolfheart have dropped a video for their latest single, "Ancient Cold." The track is taken from the Finnish metal outfit's forthcoming effort, Draconian Darkness, out Tomorrow (6th) via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Tuomas Saukkonen comments: "'Ancient Cold' is a...
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New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
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New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...
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New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...