Author Archives: Elliot Levin

Metal Insider’s Top 5 metal parody bands

Posted by on January 21, 2022

    Ask anyone their favorite sub-genre of metal, and just about no one will say “parody bands.” But just because some metal musicians would instead make goofy videos than headline Wacken doesn’t mean that their music isn’t worthy; in fact, some of the funniest parody groups are also insanely talented shredders not to mention […]

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Track by Track Rating & Review: Metallica’s ‘The Blacklist’

Posted by on October 13, 2021

    Metallica’s The Blacklist came out just over one month ago, and it’s literally taken that long to digest fully. Fifty-three tracks, including a dozen “Nothing Else Matters,” reimagining one of the world’s most definitive metal records. So is it good, great, terrible, unnecessary, or awesome? Yes. All of those, depending on the track in question. […]

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Megadeth & Lamb of God brought the Metal Tour of the Year to NJ’s PNC Arts Center – 9/16/2021

Posted by on September 20, 2021

  The self-declared Metal Tour of the Year rolled into New Jersey’s PNC Arts Center on Thursday night (Sept 16), and holy f*cking hell, did it live up to its billing. With a beastly lineup built on Hatebreed’s hardcore, Trivium’s thrash fusion, Lamb of God’s monstrous power grooves, and Megadeth’s timeless metal classics, there was […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5 Songs to Lose Your Sh*t To

Posted by on August 18, 2021

  You’re cruising down the highway while your favorite song hits the speakers. You crank up the volume just in time for your favorite part, you turn it up to 11, crank up the bass, and your arms poise to mercilessly bash out the rhythm on your battered, defenseless steering wheel. It’s a moment of […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 7 concert moments we didn’t even realize we missed

Posted by on June 14, 2021

  Slipknot. Megadeth. Guns n’ Roses. The… Eagles? If there’s one thing these bands all have in common, it’s rescheduled tour dates that are hitting arenas and amphitheaters just in time for summer. After a staggering 15 months off the road, bands & fans alike are frothing at the mouth for a taste of live […]

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