by Metal Insider | May 24, 2016 | Columns, Guest Blog, News, Top 5
Today, New Jersey/Brooklyn progressive metal band Binary Code release their first new music in nearly six years, Moonsblood. Produced by Eyal Levi, it marks a progression of their sound. Still heavy, but with more melodic and moody elements than the last time we heard...
by Bram Teitelman | May 11, 2016 | Columns, Top 5, Touring
There are plenty of folk-metal bands out there, but few are as interesting as Mongolian quartet Tengger Cavalry. The band formed in 2010, blending nomadic music from Central Asia with metal. Frontman Nature Ganganbeigal is not only versed in Khoomei, or throat...
by Bram Teitelman | May 4, 2016 | Columns, Top 5
Today is the international day of Star Wars, based on today being May 4th, which is based on ‘May the Force be With You.’ While Star Wars movies are great, now that Disney acquired Lucasfilm and we’re going to be getting pretty much another Star Wars...
by Metal Insider | Apr 19, 2016 | Columns, Top 5
On Friday, April 8, sludge act Sourvein released Aquatic Occult, the fourth full-length and first for Metal Blade Records. The band’s twenty year journey to the label has seen them hit the road with Voivod, High on Fire and Saint Vitus, among many others. The...
by Metal Insider | Oct 30, 2015 | Columns, News, Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Today, Escape the Fate’s fifth album, Hate Me, is out in stores, and while the October 30th release date makes album makes it a Halloween album, if not thematically....
by Zach Fehl | Aug 26, 2015 | News, Top 5
As the parents around the country start to sing the Christmas jingle about it being the “most wonderful time of the year,” there are thousands of students returning to their respective schools and universities to continue their education. Whether they are going...