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Five things Witherfall learned creating ‘Curse of Autumn’ during COVID-19 pandemic

Five things Witherfall learned creating ‘Curse of Autumn’ during COVID-19 pandemic

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 2, 2021 | Lists, Top 5

  LA’s dark melodic metal outfit Witherfall are no strangers to facing their demons through morbid times. 2018’s A Prelude To Sorrow was an homage to their late drummer, Adam Sagan, who lost his battle with cancer shortly after the group recorded their debut...
Icon For Hire: Five things we’ve learned while creating an album during a pandemic

Icon For Hire: Five things we’ve learned while creating an album during a pandemic

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 25, 2021 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Top 5

On February 19th, Icon For Hire’s new album, Amorphous, will be released via Kartel Music Group. We caught up with singer Ariel Bloomer and guitarist Shawn Jump and asked them for five things they learned about creating an album during a pandemic.   Read their...
Five new female artists/bands who made waves in metal in 2020

Five new female artists/bands who made waves in metal in 2020

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...
Top Five Quarantine videos to check out this week 8/21/20

Top Five Quarantine videos to check out this week 8/21/20

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 21, 2020 | Lists, Top 5

Throughout this pandemic, we’ve been sharing what artists have been doing during this time of quarantine from all over the globe along with the slow re-opening process with our Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine column. While Metal Insider contributor Jeff Podoshen has...
Bloodbather’s Top 5 bands that influenced their sound

Bloodbather’s Top 5 bands that influenced their sound

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 5, 2020 | Top 5

  Bloodbather surprised all with their independent EP, Pressure back in 2018. Since then, the group has signed with Rise Records in 2019, and are currently working on their debut full-length record. Bloodbather’s Kyler Millo (vocals/bass) and Salem Vex...
All Out War’s Mike Score’s Top 5 Metal Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

All Out War’s Mike Score’s Top 5 Metal Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

by Metal Insider | Jan 10, 2020 | Guest Blog, Lists, Top 5

New York metal/hardcore outfit All Out War spent a decent amount of 2019 celebrating the arrival of their new album Crawl Among the Filth, which arrived in July via Unbeaten Records. Between thrash to hardcore, we were curious what their overall taste in music is as...
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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26
Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26

Hey, welcome to a new feature on Metal Insider, where it's all about the best of the best albums released throughout the month. Get ready to catch up with me - January was about riffs and heavy metal brakdowns! Bullet, Kosuke Hashida, and Megadeth all have that...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Halloween saw new music from the likes of Avatar, Aephanemer, Despised Icon and Primitive Man, as well as an early holiday EP from...

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New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025

New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new music from the likes of Warrant, Mammoth, Serj Tankian, The Acacia Stain, Dayseeker and Soulfly amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases We Fall – 10/17/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases We Fall – 10/17/2025

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 music from the likes of Biohazard, Chrissie Hynde, Militarie Gun, All Time Low, Battle Beast and Sabaton amongst...

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