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Spotify playlist:  Atala guitarist Kyle Stratton’s top 10 favorite sludge/doom tracks to drop acid to

Spotify playlist: Atala guitarist Kyle Stratton’s top 10 favorite sludge/doom tracks to drop acid to

by Metal Insider | Jan 23, 2018 | Spotify Playlist

This Friday (26), California sludge/doom rockers Atala will drop their latest album, Labyrinth of Ashmedal on Salt of the Earth Records. To get people psyched, we asked guitarist Kyle Stratton to give us a list, perhaps of music that informed the making of the...
Spotify playlist: Fusion guitarist Jason Kui’s “Headbanging All Night” playlist

Spotify playlist: Fusion guitarist Jason Kui’s “Headbanging All Night” playlist

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 12, 2017 | Spotify Playlist

Tomorrow (13) fusion guitarist Jason Kui will be releasing his debut album, Absence of Words, on Prosthetic. This will be the first time the album will be available outside of Hong Kong. The axeman says his influences include Eddie Van Halen and John Petrucci,...
Zaius share a “goosebump-inducing” Spotify playlist

Zaius share a “goosebump-inducing” Spotify playlist

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 4, 2017 | Spotify Playlist

On Friday (6), experimental post-metal band Zaius will be releasing their first full-length, Of Adoration, on Prosthetic. The instrumental band has released two EPs since forming in 2010, but their Prosthetic debut is also their first full-on album. To...
Spotify Playlist: Tetarch’s Diamond Rowe’s dream festival lineup

Spotify Playlist: Tetarch’s Diamond Rowe’s dream festival lineup

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 7, 2017 | Spotify Playlist

I’m  Currently on the road with DevilDriver, 36 Crazyfists, Cane Hill and Uncured, Tetrarch’s forthcoming album Freak will be out on September 29th, and can be preordered now. The band’s guitarist Diamond Rowe gave us a list of what she...
Spotify Playlist: Varials’ Travis Tabron’s surprisingly diverse list of music that inspired debut album

Spotify Playlist: Varials’ Travis Tabron’s surprisingly diverse list of music that inspired debut album

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 18, 2017 | Spotify Playlist

Philly band Varials released their debut album, Pain Again, last week on Fearless Records. While they’re a metal band, they drew from many inspirations while writing the album. Vocalist Travis Tabron is a big fan of hip-hop, even freestyling on several...
Spotify Playlist: The crew behind Pentakill share the music that shaped their tastes

Spotify Playlist: The crew behind Pentakill share the music that shaped their tastes

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 16, 2017 | Spotify Playlist

If you’re a PC gamer, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Pentakill, the fictional metal band from the PC game League of Legends. However, even if you’ve never touched a video game, the band’s lineage is impressive, boasting members of Jorn,...
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Puscifer launch new comic series ‘Tales From the Pusciverse’
Puscifer launch new comic series ‘Tales From the Pusciverse’

Puscifer officially launched their first-ever comic series, Tales From the Pusciverse. The debut issue centers on the character Bellendia Black. The group recently shared more visual details on the comic series during the visualizer for their latest single,...

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The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video
The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video

German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...

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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide

Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

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 sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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