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Fear And Loathing On Hadad’s Lake: Or, What Went Down At GWAR B-Q

by Nick DeSimone | Aug 24, 2016 | GWARzone, Hard Hitting Investigative Journalism

If you’ve ever spoken to me at length about music, you probably came away from that conversation knowing that I adore GWAR B-Q. It’s everything I love about music festivals, and none of the stuff that tends to suck about them. I often refer to GWAR’s...
Amplified: Gus MacArthur talks about first instruments, early inspirations

Amplified: Gus MacArthur talks about first instruments, early inspirations

by Nick DeSimone | Jul 29, 2016 | Amplified

Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. California oddballs Gus McArthur recently released their debut EP, Chapter I: Hysterics From The Book of Gus, a truly fascinating...
Weekend at Bronys: I was a musical guest at Bronycon

Weekend at Bronys: I was a musical guest at Bronycon

by Nick DeSimone | Jul 15, 2016 | Bad Deals, Drinking, Drugs, Drunkest Hour, Editorials

I had a weird weekend. If you’re me, the trick is to always have a weird weekend – but this one was beyond the pale in every sense of the phrase. A couple months back, I got a phone call from my old friend and musical collaborator George. We were in...
Amplified Scene Report: Olathia talk haunted venues, beer, Cleveland community

Amplified Scene Report: Olathia talk haunted venues, beer, Cleveland community

by Nick DeSimone | Jun 17, 2016 | Amplified, Scene Report

Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. A band that’s been on our radar for a little while now is Cleveland shredders Olathia. They’re a modern take on...
Amplified: One Hundred Thousand talk being in the studio with Sevendust, new record

Amplified: One Hundred Thousand talk being in the studio with Sevendust, new record

by Nick DeSimone | Jun 3, 2016 | Amplified

  Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. New Jersey’s One Hundred Thousand just released their new record, The Forms In Which They Appear, which is an absolute...
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Myrath release “Until the End” video featuring Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd, announce new album
Myrath release “Until the End” video featuring Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd, announce new album

Tunisian-French progressive metal band Myrath have released a video for their new single, "Until the End," featuring Amaranthe vocalist Elize Ryd. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, Wilderness of Mirrors, which is scheduled to arrive on March 27,...

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Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February

It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...

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Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’
Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’

Trivium are back on the road in support of their new EP, Struck Dead, which arrived on October 31 via Roadrunner Records. Stepping away from their Ascendancy anniversary shows, the band's current tour blends fan favorites with fresh cuts, joined by Jinjer and Heriot....

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New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025

New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last couple of weeks have seen new music from the likes of Good Charlotte, Halestorm, Attack! Attack!, Babymetal, Chevelle, Rise Against,...

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New & Noteworthy: Lonely Releases – 8/1/2025

New & Noteworthy: Lonely Releases – 8/1/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For the first New Music Friday of August, we’ll see new music from the likes of The Armed, Fit For a King, MOTHS and The Warlocks among...

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New & Noteworthy: The Legendary Lost Releases 7/25/2025

New & Noteworthy: The Legendary Lost Releases 7/25/2025

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 the return of Alice Cooper, new music from the likes of The Dirty Nil and GWAR, a reworked Bruce Dickinson...

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