Author Archives: Riley Rowe

Exclusive: Corrosion of Conformity frontman details his dream tour

Posted by on December 4, 2015

At the end of last year, we interviewed Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan about past albums, Down and his upcoming plans. You can click here to view the interview. With the band’s tour with Lamb of God and Clutch happening now, we asked some questions about what his dream tour as Corrosion of Conformity would […]

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Interview: Pepper Keenan Reveals ‘Blind’ Recording Difficulties, Down’s Upcoming Plans

Posted by on December 4, 2015

Corrosion of Conformity has had an ever-evolving lineup since their formation in 1982. As for Pepper Keenan, the vocalist/guitarist joined in 1989 and continued with the group for five studio albums before leaving to dedicate his time to the Down supergroup. More recently, Pepper rejoined CoC to tour and record the band’s overall tenth album. Metal […]

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Metal Insider contributor Riley Rowe’s Top 10 albums of 2015

Posted by on December 1, 2015

As always, it seems that there are far too many high quality releases this year to squeeze into a list of just ten. In an attempt to resolve this conflict, I have personally decided to have my list be exclusive to genres. Or in other words, I can’t have more than one album listed that […]

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Interview and photos: Ghost speak on image, actual Pope fronting band

Posted by on November 19, 2015

Ever since their debut in 2010, Ghost has been rapidly sucking up attention and approval whether it be from press, fans, or other artists including Phil Anselmo and Dave Grohl. We sat down with a Nameless Ghoul on the last day of their North American Black to the Future tour and spoke about the band’s evolving […]

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Interview: Skindred Frontman Discusses New ‘Volume’ Album

Posted by on November 5, 2015

Skindred has been rockin’ their reggae-meets-nu-metal music since the late 90’s and the UK-based band are still sounding fresh with their latest LP, Volume, which was recently released via Napalm Records. Metal Insider spoke to frontman Benji Webbe about the new album, their current tour buddies, and more.   The “Under Attack” single, title track, […]

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Interview: Yob Frontman Talks Housecore Horror Fest, Favorite 2015 Albums

Posted by on October 21, 2015

Yob is a doom metal band that’s been gaining fame since mid-90’s, with a total of seven albums through labels including Metal Blade, Profound Lore, and more. Their most recent release, Clearing the Path to Ascend, was ranked as the best metal record of 2014 by Rolling Stone. We spoke to founding member, vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt, […]

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Interview: Intronaut Guitarist Talks Post-Metal, Upcoming Album

Posted by on October 19, 2015

Intronaut has been an anomaly mixture of sludge and progressive metal since their beginnings in the early 2000’s and the group will be continuing this unique style with their upcoming album, The Direction of Last Things, which will be released next month via Century Media Records. Guitarist/vocalist Dave Timnick spoke to Metal Insider about the LP, […]

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Interview: Sunflower Dead Speaks About Korn, ‘It’s Time to Get Weird’ Album

Posted by on October 9, 2015

Sunflower Dead is an alternative rock/metal group that have been slowly inching into the spotlight with numerous connections through prior touring and releases. Consisting of vocalist Michael Del Pizzo, guitarist Jaboo (Two Hit Creeper), guitarist Jamie Teissere (Droid) bassist Lats (Snot, Memento), and drummer Jimmy Schultz (In This Moment), the band will be releasing their […]

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Interview: Cattle Decapitation discuss Cannibal Corpse, future releases

Posted by on October 5, 2015

With their latest release, The Anthropocene Extinction, Cattle Decapitation are most definitely on the rise. The LP marked the deathgrind group’s highest charting album and was followed by an extensive amount of touring including Summer Slaughter, Cannibal Corpse, and a headlining run. Guitarist Josh Elmore delved into the album, future plans, and recent/upcoming touring with Metal Insider. First of all, great […]

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Interview: Cannibal Corpse Drummer Talks ‘A Skeletal Domain’ Production, Cattle Decapitation

Posted by on October 3, 2015

Cannibal Corpse, easily considered one of the main death metal groups since the genre’s emergence, are still active and going strong. Last year, the band released their thirteenth album, ‘A Skeletal Domain,’ via Metal Blade Records. To continue promotion of the LP, the quintet head back out on the road with Cattle Decapitation as they venture to […]

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