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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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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”
Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”

Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...

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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...

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Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video

Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

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 release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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