Counterparts have announced a North American Tour for February and March 2025 with support from Pain of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands. Tickets go on sale Friday (15th) at 10:00 AM local time. The tour announcement arrived shortly after the Canadian metal...
Here’s a tattoo that can play music
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/89323190[/vimeo] Today in “not specifically metal related but still cool” news, here’s Dmitry Morozov with a musical tattoo. On the inside of his left forearm, Morozov has a special barcode tattoo that is part of a projected...Using Shazam? Consider yourself in A&R for WMG
Where and how you use apps and social media are starting to infiltrate the music industry even more than they already have. A few weeks ago, former Island Def Jam and Warner Music Group head Lyor Cohen’s new company, 300, announced that they’d partnered...Google Glass adds music functionality
Even though it’s out right now to several thousand beta testers, Google Glass is more or less the wave of the future. The $1,500 online eyewear, which is essentially a wearable Siri, still isn’t available to the general public yet, and even if they were,...Deafheaven used in iPhone 5C launch and ads
So yeah, this happened almosta week ago, but Metal Sucks noticed that Deafheaven has been singled out by Apple, being used in the keynote address and launch campaign for the iPhone 5C. And frankly, we think this deserves even more recognition. Why? Because we know...David Draiman Is A Spotify Supporter
Spotify sounds a lot like a Disturbed song title, so perhaps that’s one of the reasons why the band’s frontman David Draiman is such a big fan of the music streaming service. In a recent interview with Examiner, Draiman, who’s side project with Geno...Follow Us
Counterparts announce winter 2025 North American Tour
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Balancing Acts: Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms on pushing forward with new EP ‘The Square
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,...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Pro Releases – 5/24/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from Lenny Kravitz, Twenty One Pilots, Capstan and Rotting Christ, the return of Say...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases I Rise – 5/10/2024 – 5/17/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the new offerings over the last couple of weeks are Sebastian Bach’s and Shellac's first albums in a decade, guest-filled romps...
New & Noteworthy: Infinity Releases 5/3/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May will see the returns of P.O.D., Better Than Ezra and Dååth, the debut of Return To Dust and new works from the...