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,...
Unearth Get A Little Help From Their Friends
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwAWV8QysM[/youtube] During their show in Clifton Park, NY on September 24, Unearth had to perform without guitarist Buz McGrath. The reason behind McGrath’s absence is still unknown. However, filling in for him and helping out...Killswitch Engage Rejoined By Jesse Leach In NYC
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXB4vZs4II&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube] Last month, rumors hit the internet that former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach would be joining the band on their New York City dates and fill in for singer Howard...Mike Portnoy To Record With Avenged Sevenfold
While the prog-metal stylings of Dream Theater and the metalcore-esque radio rock of Avenged Sevenfold don’t necessarily fit together, drummer Mike Portnoy announced that he’ll be laying down drums for the new Avenged Sevenfold album following the untimely...Jesse Leach Reuniting With KSE For NYC Dates?
This past week, Killswitch Engage announced that All That Remain’s frontman Phil Labonte was filling in for Howard Jones, who has been forced to sit out of the band’s upcoming tour due to “unforeseen circumstances”. The band has not made it...Killswitch Engage’s Jones Forced To Sit Out Tour, All That Remains Frontman Fills In
It was announced today that Killswitch Engage’s singer Howard Jones will be sitting out of the band’s upcoming tour with The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquillity. Here is a statement from the band: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones is leaving the band’s...Follow Us
Balancing Acts: Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms on pushing forward with new EP ‘The Square
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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: Humanoid Release Torment – 4/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see heavy new works from Accept, Darkthrone, Inter Arma, Deicide, Full Of Hell, Alien Ant Farm and Black Tusk, the debut...
New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday will see the highly anticipated returns of Pearl Jam, The Ghost Inside and High On Fire, as well as big...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...