Balancing Acts is Metal Insider's new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz discusses the group's recent success,...
Metal By Numbers 10/7 – A Sales (Nathan) Explosion
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...Faith Or Fear Bassist Dies Onstage
The Daily Journal reports that Clarence “CJ” Jenkins, bassist of Philly-area thrash band Faith Or Fear, died onstage this past Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was 50. While many Insider readers might not know who the band was, their 1988 album,...All-Star Metal Lineup Records “A Song For Chi”
Since November of last year, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has been in a semi-conscious state following a car accident. While we previously covered the site and charity set up for him, One Love For Chi, an all-star lineup of musicians and friends have recorded “A...Metal By Numbers 8/5 – An Early Winner For Fear Factory Bragging Rights
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley Opening Bar, Seeking Name Suggestions
Every Time I Die frontman/wordsmith/comedian Keith Buckley, never one to sit idle, is in negotiations to open a bar in his hometown Buffalo and outsourcing naming duties to his equally humorous fans. If all goes according to plans, and a submission is used for the...Follow Us
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Thulcandra drop “Fallen Angel’s Dominion” live video
Blackened death metal outfit Thulcandra are set to release their first live album, Live Demise, on December 6 via Napalm Records. Recorded live in 2011 in Munich, this album captures rare tracks from the group's early days, many of which haven’t been played in over a...
Avatarium share “I See You Better In The Dark” video
Swedish doom rockers Avatarium are set to release their sixth studio album, Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead, on January 24, 2025, via AFM Records. The group has now dropped a music video for their latest single, "I See You Better In The Dark." Guitarist...
New & Noteworthy, December 1st, 2017: New Releases Disdained
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The year is winding down, and so are releases. That said, we get some long awaited death metal releases from Morbid Angel and The Faceless....
New & Noteworthy, November 24th, 2017: Thanksgiving New Release Food Coma
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week is a pretty small one for studio releases, but we still are getting a new Taake album and a DVD focusing on Dimebag Darrell. If you...
New & Noteworthy, November 17th, 2017: New Music for a Dark Christmas
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week is we have live releases from two heavy metal giants, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath and studio albums from Cavalera Conspiracy and...