by Sara Elizabeth | Sep 18, 2023 | Photos, Reviews
For the second year, The Freaks on Parade Tour charges through the country, taking no prisoners. Promising a night of timeless shock and blazing talent for attending fans, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie lead the way as the metal madness marches throughout the U.S....
by Melinda Oswandel | Sep 18, 2023 | Photos, Reviews
The Wonderfully Weird Mr. Bungle, fronted by the lyrical genius Mike Patton, played to a packed Terminal 5 in NYC on Friday, September 8th. The current five-piece includes two long-time members (besides Patton), guitarist Trey Spruance and bassist Trevor...
by Sean Matthews | Sep 18, 2023 | Reviews
Baroness launched their latest masterpiece and sixth overall full-length album, Stone, this past Friday (15th). Only vaguely aware of this band, I felt intimidated by my editor’s request for me to review. So, I delved into their history and...
by Chris Annunziata | Sep 15, 2023 | Reviews
The UK progressive metal unit TesseracT has returned with their fifth studio album, War of Being. It’s also been five years since the release of Sonder, which generated hits such as “Luminary,” “King,” and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 12, 2023 | Festivals, News, Reviews
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has been on Metal Insider’s radar for the past few years. While one year had a rocky start, resulting in the creation of a now-popular private Facebook group known as Screwed By Blue Ridge Rock Festival, we were once confident...
by Diane Webb | Sep 6, 2023 | Photos, Reviews
On August 29th, progressive post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance brought their Jackpot Juicer tour to Seattle’s Showbox SODO. Sharing this stacked line-up were Japanese alt-metal/reggae/punk band SiM (Silence iz Mine), American post-hardcore band Rain...