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Photos/Review: Katatonia’s haunting performance lights up Chicago’s The Forge with SOM and Gost

Photos/Review: Katatonia’s haunting performance lights up Chicago’s The Forge with SOM and Gost

by Kyle Finlan | Nov 27, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

  For the second consecutive year, I found myself in a car, making the journey from Detroit to Chicago in November to catch the Swedish prog metal giants Katatonia. They’re the kind of band that inspires unwavering devotion—I know fans who attend five or...
Metal Insider’s Kyle Finlan’s Top 10 Albums of 2022

Metal Insider’s Kyle Finlan’s Top 10 Albums of 2022

by Kyle Finlan | Dec 29, 2022 | Lists

      10) Blind Guardian, The God Machine (Nuclear Blast) A true return-to-form for the power metal kings in Blind Guardian, and in my opinion, capturing some of that “Imaginations from the Other Side” greatness. Relentlessly fast with...
Heilung brought magnificent live energy in 2022; giving more to look forward to in 2023

Heilung brought magnificent live energy in 2022; giving more to look forward to in 2023

by Kyle Finlan | Dec 27, 2022 | Reviews

  Heilung are always a delight to see live – their “rituals,” as anyone who has caught them on tour will call them, drive right to the center of your heart with booming drums and captivating on-stage performances. Earlier this year, Metal...
Photos/Review: Sabaton’s The Tour To End All Tours w/ Epica @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 10/15/2022

Photos/Review: Sabaton’s The Tour To End All Tours w/ Epica @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 10/15/2022

by Kyle Finlan | Oct 31, 2022 | Photos, Reviews

  Sabaton and Epica are two long-time stalwarts of European metal, but it’s always huge news when either of them announces a comprehensive US tour. Sabaton toured the US in late 2021 and has continued to book larger venues since their first US appearance in...
Photos/Review: Apocalyptica & Lacuna Coil @ The Majestic in Detroit, MI

Photos/Review: Apocalyptica & Lacuna Coil @ The Majestic in Detroit, MI

by Kyle Finlan | Jun 2, 2022 | Photos, Reviews

  It’s always a treat to have seasoned touring acts swing through the Motor City. Located conveniently between Toronto and Chicago, it’s fairly often that Detroit gets left off the routing for a litany of reasons. Thankfully, symphonic metal stalwarts...
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Textures breakdown new album ‘Genotype’ with track-by-track guide
Textures breakdown new album ‘Genotype’ with track-by-track guide

Dutch progressive metal veterans Textures are back with Genotype, their long-awaited new album, out today (23rd). Serving as a conceptual counterpart to 2016’s Phenotype, Genotype isn’t a continuation so much as a reset, written entirely from scratch and self-produced...

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The Grudge That Should Not Be: Album Review: Megadeth’s final record
The Grudge That Should Not Be: Album Review: Megadeth’s final record

The overall seventeenth, self-titled album marks the beginning of the end for Megadeth. Dave Mustaine deserves credit. That part isn't up for debate. Getting kicked out of Metallica, starting over, and building Megadeth into one of the defining bands of American...

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Rush Announce Super Deluxe Grace Under Pressure Reissues
Rush Announce Super Deluxe Grace Under Pressure Reissues

Rush will release Super Deluxe editions of Grace Under Pressure, arriving March 13, 2026, via UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records. The 1984 album, has been fully revisited with multiple new configurations, including Super Deluxe box sets on CD, LP, Blu-ray, and digital...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

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 muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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