by Elise Yablon | Dec 30, 2020 | Lists, Top 5
If there’s one good thing to come out of the mess that was 2020, it’s that female musicians were finally being recognized for their impact on the rock music scene. Like Louder Sound predicted back in January, this would be the year that the distinction...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2020 | Lists, Top 50
2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2020 | Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine
Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine is Metal Insider’s new column during this time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked artists five questions on what’s been keeping them busy ranging from their favorite movies, food they’ve been eating, music...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2020 | Lists, Top 15
2020 was the most challenging year for the music industry. From venues to bands, publications, record labels, photographers, management, road crew, the works, everyone has struggled. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rise, the music industry had to adapt to...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 23, 2020 | Lists, Top 10
What a year. Not worth recapping, since everyone went through a lot of the same shit, but it definitely impacted the way I listen to music. I enjoy listening to music while commuting and/or driving, both of which I did significantly less. Also, the low...
by Chris Annunziata | Dec 22, 2020 | Lists, Top 10
Even though 2020 was a pretty awful year, a lot of great records were released. In fact, there were so many, it was hard narrowing my list down to just ten albums. Even though the pandemic lockdown halted live music, I was able to discover a lot of new bands...