by Bram Teitelman | Dec 21, 2018 | Lists, Top 10
2018 was a hell of year. As a handful of you might have noticed, I’ve been doing a lot less writing for Metal Insider, mainly because I left my job at The Syndicate, MI’s parent company. Don’t worry, this site still has a place in my heart and I’ll never...
by Joe Koza | Dec 20, 2018 | Lists, Top 10
2018 has been a solid year for heavy music. Seasoned artists continued to hone their signature sounds and expand on what has shaped them thus far while newer acts have taken the opportunity to lay their foundations to build upon as they head into the new year. I...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 19, 2018 | Lists, News
Pitchfork has unveiled their list of “The Best Metal Albums of 2018.” A few selections were predictable such as Deafheaven, Pig Destroyer, Skeletonwitch, Sleep, Voivod, and Yob. They surprisingly excluded a few albums such as Behemoth, Judas Priest, and...
by Metal Insider | Dec 19, 2018 | Lists, Top 10
Metal Insider’s Josh Musto reveals his top ten metal albums of 2018. 10) Galactic Empire, Episode II (Rise Records) After their 2017 debut, which mainly covered material from Star Wars’ original trilogy, Philadelphia’s Galactic Empire have proven...
by Matt Brown | Dec 19, 2018 | Lists, Top 10
I went through something of a musical depression this year. There was a lot of great music that came out, music that I recognized was good but for some reason just didn’t connect with me. For a long time, mostly in the middle of the year, there just wasn’t anything...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 18, 2018 | Lists, Top 5
If you asked me how many shows I’ve been to this year, the answer is: I lost count. Despite a few unfortunate tour cancellations, 2018 has been an incredible ride for live music. For instance: both Alien Weaponry and Jinjer made it to North America for the...