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The new book ‘Heavy Metal Africa’ explores the uncharted metal scene of an entire continent

The new book ‘Heavy Metal Africa’ explores the uncharted metal scene of an entire continent

by Metal Insider | Nov 30, 2016 | Books

  Author/metalhead Edward Banchs decided to combine his education in African Studies and his love heavy metal into a single book he called “Heavy Metal Africa: Life, Passion, and Heavy Metal in the Forgotten Continent”.  Like a hardcore Dr....
Dream Theater have an ‘Astonishing’ book coming next year

Dream Theater have an ‘Astonishing’ book coming next year

by Metal Insider | Nov 28, 2016 | Awesome, Big News, Books, Releases

Prog snobs rejoice- Dream Theater is writing a book! It’s based on their latest album, The Astonishing, about a dystopian society where music is used as a weapon against a domineering government.  In an interview with TeamRock, the band’s...
Corey Taylor’s still angry, announces new book for 2017

Corey Taylor’s still angry, announces new book for 2017

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 2, 2016 | Books

In addition to fronting Slipknot and Stone Sour, Corey Taylor is quickly becoming the metal version of Andy Rooney. He’s always complaining about something, but doing it in an entertaining enough way that we keep wanting to hear what he has to say. Last...
Maynard James Keenan talks military service’s application to music

Maynard James Keenan talks military service’s application to music

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 6, 2016 | Books

Ok, so we get it: there won’t be a Tool album coming for a while yet. Or hey, who knows, it could come out tomorrow. Regardless, it’s in the oven and we’ll eventually have a hot, steaming helping of Tool that the band’s been slaving over in a...
Interview: Life Of Agony’s Alan Robert drawn to horror-themed adult coloring book

Interview: Life Of Agony’s Alan Robert drawn to horror-themed adult coloring book

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 9, 2016 | Books, Interviews, News

On October 4th, just in time for the Halloween season, Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert has a release coming out. Not, it’s not the next Life of Agony album (more on that later), but instead, his very own adult coloring book. The Beauty of Horror, A GOREgeous...
GWAR’s book banned at Virginia prison

GWAR’s book banned at Virginia prison

by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | Books, News, That's Unfortunate, Updates

Unless you’ve been incarcerated or have a job at a correctional facility, no one really thinks about what exactly it would entail for a book to be banned at a prison. Thinking about it for a second, it makes sense to keep a normative system regarding the type of...
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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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