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“This is complete madness,” the maestro tells the orchestra. He glances to the soloist, the world-famous violinist Rachel Barton Pine, then says simply, “Let’s go.” You wouldn’t know from the title on ...

Earl Maneein, a violinist featured on the Dillinger Escape Plan's Dissociation, premiered his heavy metal violin concerto Dependent Arising this past weekend in Phoenix, AZ. The unique ...

As part of our sponsorship of the No Mercy Metal showcases here in NYC — the inaugural show of which was held May 27th at Crash Mansion — we’ll be highlighting one band from each show here on ...

If you think you’ve heard of Resolution15 already, it’s because we’ve written about them before: if not, know that these violin-wielding NYC metal warriors are like nothing you’ve ever heard. Forget ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is on a roll. Coming off a high-octane opening night with heavy metal violin maven Mark Wood, it quickly shifted ...

Electric violinist Mark Wood is a highly acclaimed international recording artist, Emmy Award-winning composer, instrument inventor and manufacturer, educator and producer. His career began with a ...

It happens all the time. There you are, headbanging to sick riffs from your favorite extreme metal outfit when the graceful sound of a violin filters in and … Wait, what? The inclusion of violin in a ...

Long before he changed the progressive metal game with Polyphia, Henson struggled with transitioning from violin to the ...