by Elliot Levin | Oct 13, 2021 | Releases, Reviews
Metallica’s The Blacklist came out just over one month ago, and it’s literally taken that long to digest fully. Fifty-three tracks, including a dozen “Nothing Else Matters,” reimagining one of the world’s most...
by Jeff Podoshen | Oct 11, 2021 | Reviews
If you’ve been reading the pages here at Metal Insider for the past number of years you know that we’re particular fans of Norway’s Helheim. Now on their 11th record, these black metal masters from Bergen always impress no matter they tend...
by Jeff Podoshen | Oct 4, 2021 | Reviews
2021 has been a year where I’ve received, literally, hundreds of new black metal records in my inbox from all across the globe. Many of these are debuts and of those debuts, none of them – absolutely none of them – have impressed me as...
by Metal Insider | Sep 28, 2021 | Headbangers Brawl, Releases, Reviews
Portland’s Unto Others have released their new album, Strength, on Friday (24th) via Roadrunner Records. The group, formerly known as Idle Hands, released their debut EP with 2017’s Don’t Waste Your Time, followed by 2019’s full-length effort, Mana, and they’ve...
by Elliot Levin | Sep 20, 2021 | Photos, Reviews
The self-declared Metal Tour of the Year rolled into New Jersey’s PNC Arts Center on Thursday night (Sept 16), and holy f*cking hell, did it live up to its billing. With a beastly lineup built on Hatebreed’s hardcore, Trivium’s thrash fusion,...
by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 20, 2021 | Reviews
You’ve read all the stories and comments online and you’ve likely heard the first few songs released from the debut from KK’s Priest, the new band formed by longtime Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing. And you might be wondering about the rest...