Chris Harms, vocalist of Lord of the Lost, will release his debut solo album, 1980, on January 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. The record is separate from what listeners are used to from Lord of the Lost's style, giving a more 80s-inspired synth-pop atmosphere. Harms...
Falling To Pieces Frontwoman Nicci D. Perishes In Motorcycle Accident
Metal Insider is sad to report Falling To Pieces’ frontwoman, Nicci DeSoto (Nicci D.), perished in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. The Bay Area band had been a finalist in the No Label Needed contest and series. Falling to Pieces had formed in 2004, and...Iron Thrones Announces Fall Tour
You’ve seen them record and learn the ropes of the business in the No Label Needed Contest & Series, and now you can catch them live! Iron Thrones, the winner of Scion and Metal Insider’s No Label Needed Contest & Series, has announced dates for a November...Iron Thrones’ Steve Henningsgard Talks No Label Needed
When Metal Insider started the No Label Needed contest, we didn’t have a “sound” or genre of metal in mind, we just wanted the band that won to have an independent spirit whose music was good. Iron Thrones embodied everything we were looking for in a...No Label Needed: Radio Marketing
Regardless of genre, radio airplay is still one of the key steps of marketing a band. It creates awareness and drives sales, and hopefully finds fans. Of course, being a metal band creates interesting waters to navigate through. Iron Thrones received a radio...No Label Needed: How To Make Your Own Website
As part of winning the No Label Needed Contest and Series, Iron Thrones received a new website that they can easily manage. The site was built using the Sons of Nero artwork and WordPress content management system (CMS) as that is one of the easiest to update and...Follow Us
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Patriarkh (formerly Batushka) share “ВЕРШАЛИН II” visualizer
Polish black metal offering Patriarkh (formerly Batushka), led by Bartłomiej Krysiuk, have released a visualizer for their new single, "ВЕРШАЛИН II" (Lat. WIERSZALIN II). The track is taken from their upcoming album, ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ (Lat. PROROK ILJA), which is scheduled...
Bleed From Within share “In Place of Your Halo” video; new album arriving in April
Scottish metal band Bleed From Within have announced their new album Zenith, is scheduled to arrive on April 4th via Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the announcement, the band released a video for their new single, "In Place of Your Halo." Bleed From Within are...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...
New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...
New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...