"There's a lot of overlap in terms of people who listen to classical and metal and nothing else. Now, will they go to concerts in both genres? Not necessarily. I love trying to break down those ...

“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 ...

The Deciblog posted a video of guitar-violin duo covering Megadeth’s “Hangar 18” today. You can view it below. While string versions of metal songs are a dime a ...

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 ...

When violinist Rachel Barton played her own version of the national anthem at a Bulls playoff game, people started telling her they never knew the violin could be so cool. So Barton decided to show ...

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 ...

Rock 'n' roll was Ljubomir Velickovic's teenage passion. Maybe not as inspiring as classical violinist Jascha Heifetz, but Velickovic still plays Beatles tunes with his Divertimento Chamber Group. "It ...