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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Nu Metal bands we forgot about

by Zenae Zukowski | May 22, 2018 | Columns, Top 5

Nu metal exploded back in the mid-late nineties when bands such as KoRn and Slipknot formed. Many of us are guilty of owning Limp Bizkit’s debut album 1997’s Three Dollar Bill, Y’all$ as well as singing along to their cover of “Faith.” While we can laugh at many...

Brothers in metal: Max and Iggor Cavalera pick their favorite bands of brothers

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 3, 2017 | Columns, Lists, Top 5

In just two weeks, Cavalera Conspiracy will be releasing their fourth studio album, Psychosis, marking the band’s tenth year as a project. Of course Max Cavalera and his brother Iggor may be best known for Sepultura, the band they formed as teenagers back...

Metal Insider’s Top 5: Paul O’Neill’s best Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra tracks

by Metal Insider | Apr 17, 2017 | Columns, Top 5

The very idea of a rock opera was a bit antiquated when Paul O’Neill helped take the reins of a Florida metal band named Savatage in 1987. Long gone were the days when kids flocked to record stores to pick up The Who’s Tommy or Pink Floyd’s The Wall, but this was the...

Metal Insider’s Top 5: extreme love songs for Valentine’s Day

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 14, 2017 | Columns, Top 5, Video

Today is Valentine’s Day, and while we are sick of the same old sappy love songs, we figured to have a little fun by gathering a few extreme romantic tracks. Despite most of them coming from the nineties written about lust or love, they all lead to the...

Metal Insider’s top 5: ‘Star Wars’ metal crossovers

by Metal Insider | Dec 28, 2016 | Top 5

The world, nay, the galaxy, is mourning the loss of Carrie Fisher. As Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, she was many a female’s role model and many a man’s first crush. And apart from those films, she went on to star in others and become a...

Top 5: Hugh Myrone’s 5 influential (underrated) guitarists

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 23, 2016 | Top 5

While you might not know the name Hugh Myrone yet, he’s been making his way around the Los Angeles underground as part of Snaked, a DJ/guitar duo, and you’ll be hearing his music in Drift Stage, a racing game coming to PC/Mac and PS4. The...

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Delain unveil “The Reaping” video

Dutch melodic synth-metal masters Delain are gearing up for their new EP, Dance with the Devil, this Friday (8th) via Napalm Records. To celebrate the upcoming release, the group has released a video for the song "The Reaping." Martijn Westerholt comments: “’The...

Patriarkh (formerly Batushka) share “ВЕРШАЛИН IV” video; new album arriving in January

Polish black metal band Patriarkh, formerly known as Batushka, has released a music video for their new single, "ВЕРШАЛИН IV," from their upcoming concept album ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ, due January 3, 2025, via Napalm Records. The album weaves Orthodox-inspired vocals and...

Helloween share “Eagle Fly Free” live video

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...

New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...

New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

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 final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...

New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...