by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 23, 2025 | Interviews, New Music, Releases
Dutch Symphonic metal giants Epica released their ninth studio album, Aspiral, on April 11th via Nuclear Blast, and it has quickly gained momentum as one of 2025’s standout records in the genre. With its intricate arrangements and themes of renewal and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 10, 2025 | Interviews
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Catharia as their pets battle between Nuclear Assault and calming pet...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 10, 2025 | Interviews
Cradle of Filth continue to evolve with each new release. With their fourteenth album, The Screaming of the Valkyries, the band welcomes guitarist Donny Burbage and keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff, yet still delivers tracks that echo the spirit of classics...
by Alex Kayne | Apr 8, 2025 | Interviews, Reviews
EMBRIUM: TIMEKEEPER ALBUM REVIEW BY DJ ALEX KAYNE Regardless of what Metal genres are your mainstays, if you have an open mind, then one cannot help but enjoy riding the delicious crests, dips, swells, vocals, and riffs brought up from the San Francisco Bay Area’s...
by Meryth Smirnoff | Apr 8, 2025 | Interviews
Cinematic rock and metal collective Earthside recently wrapped up their first-ever headline North American tour with Som in March, following the release of their latest single, “frozen heart ~ burning world.” This powerful instrumental track stands as a...
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 28, 2025 | Interviews
Avant-garde post-metal outfit Telepathy return with Transmissions, their fourth studio album, out today (28th). The UK-based band fuses cinematic synths with experimental soundscapes, formed by Polish brothers Piotr, Albert, and Krystian Turek alongside English...