ATL alt-rocker Beau Anderson has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere his latest single, “As If,” out October 9th. The track hits with sludgy riffs and heavy grooves, channeling a failing romance destined to collapse. “As If” is taken from Anderson’s debut EP,...
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Track Premiere: Beau Anderson – “As If”
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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...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Meteora releases – 04/07/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. April releases are here. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Angel Vivaldi,...
New & Noteworthy: Chapter III – Releases 03/31/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. March is leaving us with one more batch of great releases to check out! Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the...
New & Noteworthy: the other releases – 03/24/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Check out the releases from March 24th. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! ...