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Metal Insider’s Top 5 metal parody bands

Metal Insider’s Top 5 metal parody bands

by Elliot Levin | Jan 21, 2022 | Metal on Metal

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

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

by Elliot Levin | Oct 13, 2021 | Releases, Reviews

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

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

by Elliot Levin | Sep 20, 2021 | Photos, Reviews

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

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

by Elliot Levin | Aug 18, 2021 | Lists, Top 5

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

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

by Elliot Levin | Jun 14, 2021 | Lists, Top 5

  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...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26
Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26

Hey, welcome to a new feature on Metal Insider, where it's all about the best of the best albums released throughout the month. Get ready to catch up with me - January was about riffs and heavy metal brakdowns! Bullet, Kosuke Hashida, and Megadeth all have that...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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