Devin Townsend is set to release his new studio album PowerNerd on October 25th. Townsend introduces his next chapter with the forthcoming record, blending aggression and melody across 11 tracks. The title track, featuring guest Jamey Jasta, showcases a taste for...
Dissident Aggression: Getting An Iron Tongue Lashing
A couple weeks back we we waxed poetic in this column about how commercial rock stations have continuously dropped the ball over the last twenty or so years and ignored real, live rock n’ roll bands while peddling what essentially amounts to musical eunuchs. ...Dissident Aggression: Warriors Of The North Return!
The term ‘berserk’ comes from the Old Norse literature about groups of warriors who would go into battle in such a frenzied state as to wear nothing but animal skins and rise up in such a fury as to literally sometimes scare their opponents into...Dissident Aggression: Reproacher Has Nothing To Save
Whether we realize it or not, music triggers something primal inside us. Music has the power to trigger a broad spectrum of emotions from ultimate bliss to complete depression. Sometimes the right music cuts even deeper and touches us at our most animalistic core. ...Dissident Aggression: Breathing In The Evil With Demon Lung
What makes a good doom band? Sludgy guitars so thick they are the aural equivalent of molasses? Sabbath-like rhythm sections that do so much more than just ‘keep the time’? A vocalist with massive pipes, whether it be the clean or growling variety? ...Dissident Aggression: Going On A Blood Drive With ASG
It was the mid to late 90’s when commercial rock radio stations started to really drop the ball. As stoner rock started to explode out of the metal underground led by bands like Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Nebula, commercial radio, save for the very few brave enough,...Follow Us
Devin Townsend announces new album ‘PowerNerd,’ shares video for title track
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Mötley Crüe share cover of Beastie Boys classic song “Fight For Your Right;” new EP arriving in October
Mötley Crüe have announced their new EP, Cancelled, is set to arrive on October 4th via Big Machine Rock. The EP features three tracks, including "Dogs of War," the title track, and a cover of the Beastie Boys' classic "Fight For Your Right." The band first performed...
Winterfylleth share “To The Edge of Tyranny” visualizer
Winterfylleth have unveiled a visualizer for their new song, "To The Edge of Tyranny." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, The Imperious Horizon, scheduled to arrive on September 13th via Candlelight/Spinefarm. Guitarist/vocalist C. Naughton...
New & Noteworthy returns with full January-worthy releases!
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column has returned! We highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with all of January 2022 releases, which features new music from Cloakroom, Battle...
New & Noteworthy: December 3rd, 2021 – Servant of the New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Volbeat, Of Mice & Men, and more! For last week's releases you can read the previous New &...
New & Noteworthy: November 26th, 2021 – Turning to New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Black Label Society, Cynic, Deep Purple, and more! For last week's releases you can read the...