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Editorial:  Michael Denner needs to be part of Mercyful Fate reunion

Editorial: Michael Denner needs to be part of Mercyful Fate reunion

by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 30, 2019 | Editorials

As we reported last month, Mercyful Fate has announced that they will reunite in the Summer of 2020 at a number of European events. It was announced that the lineup would be King Diamond on vocals, Hank Shermann on guitar, Bjarne T. Holm behind the kit, and Mike Wead...
Editorial:  The Misfits should have Bobby Steele and Arthur Googy perform at final MSG show

Editorial: The Misfits should have Bobby Steele and Arthur Googy perform at final MSG show

by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 27, 2019 | Editorials

The Misfits featuring original members Jerry Only and Glenn Danzig will be playing (allegedly) their final show this October 19, 2019. Jerry Only’s brother and “final” guitarist in the long line of guitarists, Doyle, will be joining them. While Doyle...
Editorial:  The Misfits should have Bobby Steele and Arthur Googy perform at final MSG show

Editorial: Now that the Misfits reunion shows are ending it’s time to bring Michale Graves back

by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 20, 2019 | Editorials

Sadly, it’s been reported that the Misfits (classic Jerry/Danzig lineup), will perform their final show at New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 19, 2019. While many have speculated as the reasons why this show will be their last (slow ticket sales,...
Editorial: Tom G Warrior is right. Metallica’s covers are just not good

Editorial: Tom G Warrior is right. Metallica’s covers are just not good

by Jeff Podoshen | Aug 16, 2019 | Editorials

In a very recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer frontman, Tom G. Warrior (who we interviewed this past Spring) engages in sharp criticism of Metallica with statements like: “Metallica have long lost the ability to play...
Metal Insider’s response to domestic abuse in the metal community

Metal Insider’s response to domestic abuse in the metal community

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 20, 2019 | Editorials

On Saturday (15th), while I was sitting in the airport waiting to head back to New York, I noticed MetalSucks published a rather disturbing story on Katy DiSanto, the wife of Vektor vocalist/guitarist David DiSanto, of accusing her husband of abuse. You can read...
Let’s Dial Back the Speculation in the Holden Matthews Case

Let’s Dial Back the Speculation in the Holden Matthews Case

by Jeff Podoshen | Apr 12, 2019 | Editorials, News

Holden Matthews, a 21 year old American, has been arrested in Louisiana for allegedly burning three historically black churches. Let’s not mince words, here, this crime is disgusting and revolting. And Matthews, if guilty, should be locked away for a very long time....
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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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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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

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 the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

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 albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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