Balancing Acts is Metal Insider's new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz discusses the group's recent success,...
Will Francis from Aiden weighs in on Victory/Spotify
Within the past 24 hours, Spotify removed all albums from the Victory Records catalog, ruining workout playlists around the globe. Victory Records released a statement that can be found on our website as well as their company website. What is interesting is that...Apple Music has 6.5 million subscribers
When Apple Music launched at the end of June, it more or less ushered in the battle of streaming music services. Giving all iTunes users a free three-month trial of the service, many in the music industry were looking to the fourth month, which is when they would find...Victory Records catalog pulled from Spotify
Did you fire up Spotify today and notice a chunk of Victory Records’ catalog went missing? Well, some back-room dealings between the two companies seem to be at play, and a massive amount of hardcore and metal releases have vanished, some of which aren’t...Listen to Kylesa’s ‘Exhausting Fire’ now!
There are a lot of albums coming out on October 2nd by a diverse crop of heavy bands. You’ve got Trivium’s Silence in the Snow, Clutch’s Psychic Warfare, and of course Kylesa’s Exhausting Fire. The Savannah band has been fine-tuning their sound...Myrkur releases new song through Adult Swim Singles Series
We knew that Adult Swim’s mostly rad Singles series was unleashing another new Myrkur track to go along with previously-unheard tracks from Slayer and Thou, and yesterday, “Den Lille Piges Dod (The Little Girl’s Death)” was released. One thing...Follow Us
Balancing Acts: Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms on pushing forward with new EP ‘The Square
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Thulcandra drop “Fallen Angel’s Dominion” live video
Blackened death metal outfit Thulcandra are set to release their first live album, Live Demise, on December 6 via Napalm Records. Recorded live in 2011 in Munich, this album captures rare tracks from the group's early days, many of which haven’t been played in over a...
Avatarium share “I See You Better In The Dark” video
Swedish doom rockers Avatarium are set to release their sixth studio album, Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead, on January 24, 2025, via AFM Records. The group has now dropped a music video for their latest single, "I See You Better In The Dark." Guitarist...
New & Noteworthy: Humanoid Release Torment – 4/26/2024
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 heavy new works from Accept, Darkthrone, Inter Arma, Deicide, Full Of Hell, Alien Ant Farm and Black Tusk, the debut...
New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024
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 will see the highly anticipated returns of Pearl Jam, The Ghost Inside and High On Fire, as well as big...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
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 debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...