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Metal Insider’s Jeff Podoshen speaks with Vreid’s Jarle Kvale on upcoming concept album ‘Wild North West’

Metal Insider’s Jeff Podoshen speaks with Vreid’s Jarle Kvale on upcoming concept album ‘Wild North West’

by Jeff Podoshen | Feb 26, 2021 | Interviews

  Norwegian extreme metal veterans are releasing their upcoming concept record entitled Wild North West, this Spring. The “North West,” though, that they’re talking about isn’t Portland, Oregon or Seattle (though both might fit that...
Crowbar gives all they have in livestream performance from NoLa

Crowbar gives all they have in livestream performance from NoLa

by Jeff Podoshen | Feb 22, 2021 | Reviews

  Two miles from downtown New Orleans, featuring his signature long grey beard and well-worn black t-shirt, Kirk Windstein and company gave fans a crushing one hour plus performance via livestream this past February 20, 2021. Directed by Mike Holderbeast, who...
Kankar’s ‘Dunkle Millennia’ is a debut LP I can’t seem to stop listening to

Kankar’s ‘Dunkle Millennia’ is a debut LP I can’t seem to stop listening to

by Jeff Podoshen | Feb 18, 2021 | Reviews

  Whatever they put in the water over at the Eisenwald camp seems to working, because this label is quickly becoming one of my very favorites. Just a few months ago they released Uada’s soon-to-be-classic Djinn, and now they hit us right square in the jaw...
The Taake/Helheim 10″ split ‘Henholdsvis’ is just as frigid as you might expect it to be

The Taake/Helheim 10″ split ‘Henholdsvis’ is just as frigid as you might expect it to be

by Jeff Podoshen | Feb 16, 2021 | Reviews

  Recorded by Bjørnar E. Nilsen of Vulture Industries, Bergen, Norway’s favorite sons, Taake and Helheim have a new split record on tap for the coldest part of the year. Taake shares two tracks with us. As you might imagine, they are as frigid as the...
Tombs’ high intensity live stream sweats you like a (bone) furnace

Tombs’ high intensity live stream sweats you like a (bone) furnace

by Jeff Podoshen | Feb 8, 2021 | Reviews

  This past Friday, February 5, fans were able to view an intense live stream from Brooklyn metallers Tombs. You already know we really dig the band’s latest release Under Sullen Skies, and it was even in my Top 20 of 2020. It was certainly with some great...
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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
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Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...

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New & Noteworthy: Generation of the Releases 9/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Generation of the Releases 9/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To start September, we will see new music from the likes of The London Suede, Glenn Hughes, Blessthefall and Primal Fear, as well as the...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases and Monsters – 8/29/2025

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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of The Hives, Lathe Of Heaven, Pinkshift, Vicious Rumors and Helloween among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025

New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Deftones, Three Days Grace, Burning Witches, Blackbriar and Arcadia among the many...

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