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Interview: Yosuke Konishi of Nuclear War Now! Productions prepares to open Helios Press

Interview: Yosuke Konishi of Nuclear War Now! Productions prepares to open Helios Press

by Jillian Drachman | Feb 14, 2024 | Interviews

  Yosuke Konishi, the founder and owner of Nuclear War Now! Productions, is revered as a staple within the extreme music scene. With NWN!, Konishi has released and reissued content by bands, such as Blasphemy, Black Witchery, Morbosidad, Abagail, Diocletian,...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Vreid

Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Vreid

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 28, 2024 | Artist Spotlight, Interviews

  We’re counting down to the 2024 edition of 70000 tons of Metal! This is by far one of our personal favorite metal cruises where every artist is a headliner. Metalheads from around the globe share an insane experience of four days with very little to no sleep of...
Interview: Ryujin’s Ryoji Shinomoto on new album, band name change, collaboration w/ Matthew Kiichi Heafy

Interview: Ryujin’s Ryoji Shinomoto on new album, band name change, collaboration w/ Matthew Kiichi Heafy

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 19, 2024 | Interviews

  The samurai metal outfit Ryujin took everyone by surprise towards the end of 2023 by not only changing their name (formerly known as Gyze) but also announcing their new self-titled album, released on January 12th via Napalm Records. While our thoughts on the...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Cabrakaän’s Marko Cipäktli’s reveals his cats’ new album artwork

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Cabrakaän’s Marko Cipäktli’s reveals his cats’ new album artwork

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 2, 2024 | Interviews

  Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 drummer Marko Cipäktli from Canada’s Mexican folk metal outfit...
ICYMI: Metal Insider’s Paws, Pets, and Metal

ICYMI: Metal Insider’s Paws, Pets, and Metal

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 2, 2024 | Interviews, News Ticker

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We’ve caught up with many bands since the start of this column discussing their pets of all...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Mindrazer’s Nick DeFuria shares dogs’ introduction to metal

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Mindrazer’s Nick DeFuria shares dogs’ introduction to metal

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 29, 2023 | Interviews

    Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 the New Jersey power metal outfit Mindrazer, infused with...
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Album Review: Orbit Culture’s Death Above Life & Interview with Niklas Karlsson
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...

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Hei’An’s Matic Blagonič share track-by-track guide for new album ‘Kiss Our Ghosts Goodbye’
Hei’An’s Matic Blagonič share track-by-track guide for new album ‘Kiss Our Ghosts Goodbye’

Metal Insider first caught Hei'An back in 2023 during their debut appearance at 70000tons of Metal, where the Slovenian modern metal outfit impressed us ever-since. Now, vocalist Matic Blagonič has teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide of their...

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Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”
Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”

German thrash legends Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, on January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, with artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the record follows the band's recent...

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New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

  Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...

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New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023

New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this final Music Friday of 2023, we can expect a cover’s album from Lord Of The Lost and the debut of Dominum, among other titles....

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New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases  – 12/22/2023

New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...

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