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Omega Infinity share new single “Death Rays” featuring Lindsay Schoolcraft
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 6, 2023
Omega Infinity featuring Xenoyr of Ne Obliviscaris and Tentakel P. of Todtgelichter, are gearing up for their sophomore effort, The Anticurrent, out February 24th via Season of Mist. Today (6th) the project has shared a visualizer for their latest single, “Death Rays” featuring Lindsay Schoolcraft. The duo comments: “The life cycle of the […]
Grammys 2023: Ozzy Osbourne wins two awards
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 6, 2023
The 65th annual Grammy Awards was held last night (5th) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. During the pre-telecast ceremony, Ozzy Osbourne was honored with two Grammy Awards. First in the Best Metal Performance category for the song “Degradation Rules” featuring Tony Iommi from his 2022 album, Patient Number 9. The second […]
A conversation with Xandria’s Marco on band’s rebirth; new album ‘The Wonders Still Awaiting’
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 3, 2023
Xandria are back with a brand new lineup for 2023. Their next chapter is shown in the symphonic metal outfit’s new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting, available now (3) via Napalm Records. We caught up with the group’s mastermind Marco Heubaum to discuss the new record and the overall rebirth of the band. […]
The Czech Metal Summer 2023: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock & Rock Castle
Posted by Siegfried Samer on February 3, 2023
Avid readers of this page will probably have noticed my live reports from last year covering the three biggest Metal festivals in Czechia, organized by promoter Pragokoncert: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock in Vizovice, and Rock Castle in Moravsky Krumlov. After a strong comeback year post-Covid-19 in 2022, all three festivals are set to return again in 2023. The […]
Interview: Insomnium’s Niilo talks new album ‘Anno 1696;’ releasing quality over quantity – “Everything comes from the heart.”
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 3, 2023
Finnish melodic metal masters Insomnium’s new album, Anno 1696, is scheduled to arrive on February 24th via Century Media (pre-order here). We caught up with bassist/vocalist Niilo Sevänen to discuss the record, the band’s upcoming tour with Enslaved, and learning about his current writing project. When we last spoke for the Argent […]
Interview: Twilight Force’s Blackwald on new album ‘At The Heart of Wintervale’
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 3, 2023
On January 20th, Twilight Force’s new album, At The Heart of Wintervale, arrived via Nuclear Blast. We caught up with Blackwald (keyboards) to discuss the record. What was the process like getting the new album, At The Heart of Wintervale, together? We started writing the album even as far back as 2019 when […]
Paws, Pets & Metal: CRS’ furbabies enjoy Death’s “Sacred Serenity”
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 3, 2023
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Mexico’s CRS vocalist Sir Oz as he revealed his pets’ favorite track from the band is “The Daydreamers Nightmare.” […]
New & Noteworthy: The Releases still awaiting – 2/03/2023
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 3, 2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached February, where we finally get to hear the new chapter of Xandria with their new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting. Take a look at this week’s best along with the below […]
Metal By Numbers: Dying of Charts – 2/2/2023
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 2, 2023
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week we’re away at Round 11 of 70000tons of metal! We will share two combined charts next week once we’re back on land. In the meantime, here are the debut and notable […]
ICYMI: Overkill share “The Surgeon” visualizer; new album arriving in April
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 2, 2023
Overkill have announced their overall twentieth studio album, Scorched, is scheduled to arrive on April 14th via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate the announcement, these New Jersey thrash metal legends shared a visualizer for the new single, “The Surgeon.” Bobby Blitz comments: “Man, it seems like for F-in ever since we chatted!!!! Ha! I […]
