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Interview: Danny Wimmer on building festivals, his dream booking

Interview: Danny Wimmer on building festivals, his dream booking

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 14, 2016 | Festivals, Interviews, News

  Rock and metal is having a moment, and music festival production company Danny Wimmer Presents is at the forefront of it. Wimmer, a former record executive at Flawless/Geffen, Epic and Atlantic, left the label biz in 2011 after having successfully helped launch...
Video premiere/Interview: Riotous Indignation, “Secret Societies”

Video premiere/Interview: Riotous Indignation, “Secret Societies”

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2016 | Interviews, News

Chicago hardcore act Riotous Indignation just released their debut EP, Violentus Musicae, and with it, have unveiled an NSFW video for the song “Secret Societies.” Vocalist Mike Repel says that most of the songs on the EP are angry social commentary about...
Drowning Pool’s CJ Pierce “more than down to party” with ‘America’s Got Talent’ singer

Drowning Pool’s CJ Pierce “more than down to party” with ‘America’s Got Talent’ singer

by Zach Fehl | Jun 8, 2016 | Interviews, News, Updates, Video

https://youtu.be/jVPJzmpnmjs Just yesterday, 82 year old John Hetlinger surprised everyone on the season premiere of America’s Got Talent (and the internet) when he busted out a karaoke version of Drowning Pool’s “Bodies.” The band quickly got...
Album by Album: Nonpoint discuss their discography

Album by Album: Nonpoint discuss their discography

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 8, 2016 | Interviews, News

When looking at Nonpoint’s discography, it becomes apparent that some of the Florida band’s album titles appear to be based on where  the band was at that point in time (Struggle, Statement, Vengeance, The Return). Singer Elias Soriano confirms that was...
Interview: King Parrot talk cost of Aussies touring the states, Housecore, hygeine

Interview: King Parrot talk cost of Aussies touring the states, Housecore, hygeine

by Metal Insider | Jun 7, 2016 | Interviews, News, Touring

You may have already seen Australia’s King Parrot as support on a tour with Clutch, Souflly, Down or Weedeater. Whether or not you can handle their brash sense of humor makes little difference to these five purveyors of frenetic punk and metal. At present, the band...
Interview: Child Bite’s Shawn Knight on Voivod tour, Housecore deal, Melvins video cameo

Interview: Child Bite’s Shawn Knight on Voivod tour, Housecore deal, Melvins video cameo

by Metal Insider | Jun 1, 2016 | Interviews

Although Detroit, Michigan’s Child Bite were formed in 2005, point of origin is of little consequence. With a rotating cast of able players, guitarist-vocalist- founder Shawn Knight has become quite a known quantity in both art rock and metal circles. Driven by a...
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Evergrey unveil new single “Say”
Evergrey unveil new single “Say”

Evergrey have unveiled a video for their latest single "Say." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Theories of Emptiness, scheduled to arrive on June 7th via Napalm Records. The group comments: "’Say’ is one of those songs that immediately when we wrote the...

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Track Premiere: Along Came a Spider – “Let Go”
Track Premiere: Along Came a Spider – “Let Go”

Hailing from Ohio, the post-hardcore outfit Along Came a Spider has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their new single "Let Go." The track is taken from their upcoming effort, The Fall, set to arrive on June 21st. The track showcases the band's blend of heavy...

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Exclusive EP Stream: Shroud of Despondency/LanzerRath split
Exclusive EP Stream: Shroud of Despondency/LanzerRath split

Shroud of Despondency from Michigan are gearing up for their latest cosmic black metal offering in collaboration with LanzerRath. This split EP, set to arrive tomorrow (10th). Rory Heikkila, the driving force behind Shroud of Despondency, channels personal loss and...

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New & Noteworthy, February 3rd – Wheel of Time

Whether you like power metal or not, you have to respect Blind Guardian. This band is one of the greatest in the world when it comes to their genre, and no one will ever dispute that. While other bands have fallen apart and had to restructure themselves along the way,...

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New & Noteworthy, January 27th – Mile Zero

It has officially begun. The release calendar has hit its stride, and with that stride we get a strong selection of high-profile new albums. Topping today's list are two albums from one of America's premier young bands, a progressive metal group that has been at the...

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New & Noteworthy, January 20th – Disengaged

A slow release schedule for January continues, as only one new album makes it onto today's list. It is an extremely prominent album, though, so as with previous weeks, it's not about quantity as it is about quality. Check it out!   Marilyn Manson, The Pale...

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