Helloween are gearing up for the release of Live at Budokan, a new live album set to drop on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The group are currently recording their next studio album with producer Charlie Bauerfeind. In the meantime, the metal legends...
Dissident Aggression: The Return of Khold
Black metal has taken a lot of twists and turns over the last twenty years. (Hard to believe that the great second wave of black metal is over twenty years old now.) From avant garde minimalism to crust and punk influences, black metal has fragmented into a veritable...Dissident Aggression: The Endless Nothing of Torch Runner
While previewing this album at my day job, a co-worker asked, “Is that music or static coming out of your speakers?” Short answer: Yes. To say that North Carolina’s grind-infused, crusty three-piece, Torch Runner, are abrasive, especially to the untrained ear, is a...Dissident Aggression – Pallbearer Build Upon Foundations
You can always tell when a sub-genre of metal is growing in popularity. The pretenders and bandwagon riders start to come out in full force. We saw it with thrash, death metal, black metal, etc. You name it there have been instances when a genre’s rise in popularity...Dissident Aggression: A New Wave of Ides Of Gemini
On May 22, 1453 the moon appeared to turn blood red in the night sky. The lunar eclipse above was interpreted below as the fulfilling of a prophecy in Byzantium as the city of Constantinople would fall to the Ottomans a week later. As Los Angeles based three-piece,...Dissident Aggression: Earth Becomes Primitive and Deadly
What happens when a band has had a long, critically fruitful career, and has virtually nothing left to prove? There are two paths to be taken at this juncture. The first path is one of complacency and recycling of old themes and ideas. The second path is one of...Follow Us
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Sicksense (ex-The Agonist) share “Masquerade Parade” video; debut album arriving in February
Phoenix-based nu-metal band Sicksense featuring Killer V (ex-The Agonist) have unveiled a video for their latest single, "Masquerade Parade." The track is taken from their upcoming debut album, Cross Me Twice, set to release on February 14, 2025, via Earache Records....
Linkin Park premiere “Heavy Is The Crown” at League of Legends World Championships; announce ‘From Zero’ U.S. listening events
Linkin Park kicked off the 2024 League of Legends World Championships with a performance of their new single, “Heavy Is The Crown,” which also serves as the theme song for this year's event. The live-streamed performance took place in London on Saturday (2nd),...
New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...
New & Noteworthy: Leviathan Releases 12/15/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of never-before-heard tracks from Stymie and the conclusion of a trilogy from Therion among the...
New & Noteworthy: The beautiful releases of life – 12/8/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new albums from the likes of Dimmu Borgir, Atreyu, Have Mercy and Mars Red Sky, among others. Don’t forget to...