Rob Zombie has announced his eighth studio album, The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. The new record marks the follow-up to 2021's The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. To coincide with the announcement, the...
Exclusive: GWAR’s Oderus Urungus Reviews ‘Beavis and Butt-head’
Beavis and Butt-head love GWAR. In fact, not only did they watch several of their videos on the show’s original run, the band even played a major part in the B&B video game. So who better to judge (no pun intended) the return of Beavis and Butt-head to MTV...Exclusive: Dr. Katrina McFerran Responds To Reaction Towards Her Study On Music And Mood
Last week, many in the metal community had strong reactions towards Dr. Katrina McFerran’s recent study. At first glance of the University Of Melbourne’s posting, and other articles about the study, it appeared that Dr. McFerran was implying that youth at risk of...Metal Insider’s Top 5: Cheesy But Awesome Halloween Movies With Richard Christy
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It’s hard enough for a metal band to break out in their home country. So imagine how difficult it is to break big internationally, let alone for bands hailing from Third World countries. And that’s exactly what Archaios have been trying to do since forming in 1994....WYSP’s Spike On The Demise Of His Rock Station
Last month, Philadelphia rock radio institution WYSP signed off for the last time, flipping to a simulcast of AM sports station WIP. And while it was still a commercial rock station, their metal show, Rockers, helped foster Philly’s reputation as a metal town....Follow Us
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Track Premiere: Beau Anderson – “As If”
ATL alt-rocker Beau Anderson has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere his latest single, “As If,” out October 9th. The track hits with sludgy riffs and heavy grooves, channeling a failing romance destined to collapse. “As If” is taken from Anderson’s debut EP,...
Album Review: Orbit Culture’s Death Above Life & Interview with Niklas Karlsson
2000 marked a pivotal year for the rise of nu metal. While the genre had already exploded by the mid-to-late nineties, the turn of the millennium felt like its mecca, when bands like Slipknot, Linkin Park, Deftones, KoRn, Disturbed, and System of a Down (to name a...
New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...
New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...
New & Noteworthy: Dreaming the strife for releases – 11/29/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees albums from the likes of Bedsore, Astral Doors, The Gates Of Slumber and Mefitis, among the many,...