Paws, Pets, and Metal: Paradise In Flames discuss their dog’s love for fast music
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 Brazil’s Paradise In Flames as they discuss how their dog enjoys fast music....
Interview: Witherfall’s Joseph Michael & Jake Dreyer on delving into dark, cold places to create ‘Sounds of the Forgotten’
Dark melodic masters Witherfall have crafted one of their strongest albums to date with Sounds of the Forgotten, released on May 31st via their own label, DeathWave Records. The band took drastic measures to ensure quality, from creating compelling videos to a lengthy...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Iceland’s Drungi’s dog howls to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s unique column introducing bands by talking about their pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Iceland’s Drungi as they revealed their dog howls...
Interview with Hellish Torment’s “The Soulbutcher” talks debut album
Black metal outfit from Grand Rapids Hellish Torment released their self-titled debut album earlier this year, on April 26th. Going against label standards, the group, formed in 2016, has been self-financing, creating, and making things happen with a DIY method,...
EP Stream: Qarinah – ‘Transcendent’
Today (13th), Qarinah, the duo comprised of Miss Randall and Waldemar Sorychta have released their anticipated debut EP Transcendent. The EP features four tracks, including "Hell or High Water" and "Impermanence," blending groove and classic metal styles. The duo has...
Interview: The Celebrated “Stan Dark Art,” Stanislav Krawczyk, Discusses His Work from Xasthur to Erotica
“Stan represents the true meaning of pain in Art, his work reflects on how we cope with trauma, and anyone can relate to it.” ~ Maxime Taccardi The brilliant “Stan Dark Art,” Stanislav Krawczyk, has been rightly referred to by the esteemed Chet Zar as “one of the most...
Finland’s Reigning Black Metal King: Satanic Warmaster’s Revered Werwolf Discusses His Projects and Record Label
Satanic Warmaster’s Werwolf is a legend whose mere name and towering reputation arouse the utmost reverence. His sublime creations leave all but his fellow superhumans in a state of fear and trembling, turning men into mere mice and exposing the inauthenticity of most...
Album Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness’
Wolfheart’s latest release, Draconian Darkness, blends epic cinematic builds with slower and more melancholy atmospheric sections. While the band has not deviated stylistically from their past work, Draconian Darkness shows the lineup coming together to create an...
Live Gig Review: The Brooklyn Paramount Goes Wild for Clutch – 9/05/24
Ah, summer's almost over. With the mercury dipping, the SPOoOOooOooOOOOOoOokiest time of the year fast approaching, flannel shirts and hoodies keeping the chill air at bay, and the killer tours for our kind of music dominating America, now until December, making us...
Photos/Review: Powerwolf wake up Atlanta w/ Unleash the Archers – 9/8/2024
After taking twenty years from their founding to head Stateside, Powerwolf triumphantly landed in the heart of NYC, Times Square, in February 2023. They have since brought their Holy Heavy Metal Mass to North America twice in rapid succession: first on a second leg of...
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EP Stream: Qarinah – ‘Transcendent’
Today (13th), Qarinah, the duo comprised of Miss Randall and Waldemar Sorychta have released their anticipated debut EP Transcendent. The EP features four tracks, including "Hell or High Water" and "Impermanence," blending groove and classic metal styles. The duo has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...