By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic ContributorThirty years in the music business is enough to teach even the greenest amateur the ropes, but Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel was pretty tuned in from the start. His independent label launched in 1982… more »

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic ContributorIn part, As I Lay Dying's fifth album, The Powerless Rise, was an apology to their oldest fans for the more commercial approach they took on 2007's An Ocean Between Us. Not that The Powerless… more »