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Cloak’s Scott Taysom’s Top Ten Albums of the decade (2010-2019)

Cloak’s Scott Taysom’s Top Ten Albums of the decade (2010-2019)

by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Blog, Lists, Top 10

  Cloak impressed us in 2019, and we are looking forward to seeing where 2020 and beyond will take them. The Atlanta black metal project’s new album, The Burning Dawn, has landed on a few of our year-end lists, and if you haven’t listened to it yet, read our...
Sabaton’s Pär Sundström’s Top Five metal albums of the decade (2010-2019)

Sabaton’s Pär Sundström’s Top Five metal albums of the decade (2010-2019)

by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Blog, Lists, Top 5

Sabaton are one of the hardest working bands around, and recently, these Swedish power metal historians were featured in The Guardian. The group has been promoting their latest effort, The Great War, which was released in July 2019 via Nuclear Blast....
Markus Vanhala’s (Insomnium/Omnium Gatherum) Top Ten Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

Markus Vanhala’s (Insomnium/Omnium Gatherum) Top Ten Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

by Metal Insider | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Blog, Lists, Top 10

  Between Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum, we’ve been wondering how guitarist Markus Vanhala sleeps. Omnium Gatherum’s latest effort, The Burning Cold, landed on #1 on one of our year-end lists for 2018, and Insomnium’s Heart Like a Grave reached #1 for 2019. This...
KISS Pinball: A machine for rock fans and pinball collectors

KISS Pinball: A machine for rock fans and pinball collectors

by Metal Insider | Aug 17, 2017 | Gaming, Guest Blog

There is something about hard rock music and pinball that go hand in hand. Pinball games used to be considered gambling machines and were frowned upon by normal society. You could find pinball in shady bars in the back rooms. It actually was not until the flipper was...
Run To The Grills: Behind the kitchen doors of Blastfest 2016

Run To The Grills: Behind the kitchen doors of Blastfest 2016

by Metal Insider | Aug 3, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Run To The Grills

Big festivals are a big task to put together and make sure things run smoothly. While most people can only imagine the work involved on the stage production, band accommodation and venue arrangements, there’s the riders that need to be addressed and that...
Top 5: California bands you need to know according to Wovoka’s Cody Schneiders

Top 5: California bands you need to know according to Wovoka’s Cody Schneiders

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 2, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, Top 5

California is hot, dry and sunny which means many people either decide to go out and enjoy the weather or remain indoors writing music or rehearsing with their bands. That automatically implies that there are a large amount of quality metal bands at every corner of...
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Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video

Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:

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Interview: Tomas Olsson on Bloodbound’s 20-year legacy and new album ‘Field of Swords’
Interview: Tomas Olsson on Bloodbound’s 20-year legacy and new album ‘Field of Swords’

Two decades in, Swedish power metal veterans Bloodbound are ready for their next chapter with album number eleven. Field Of Swords, out today (21st) via Napalm Records, marks the group's first record with the label. Metal Insider caught up with guitarist Tomas Olsson...

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Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’
Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’

  The Devil Wears Prada have never taken the easy route. Two decades into their career, the band continues to evolve while refusing to gloss over the harder parts of life. Their ninth studio album, Flowers (out November 14, 2025, via Solid State Records; read our...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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