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What are you playing? Clay Withrow of Vangough is digging ‘Resident Evil 7’

What are you playing? Clay Withrow of Vangough is digging ‘Resident Evil 7’

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 2, 2017 | Video Games, What Are You Playing?

  In What Are You Playing, we catch up with musicians about their favorite video games, systems and games that influenced them. Today, progressive trio Vangough’s guitarist/vocalist Clay Withrow, whose album Warpaint will be self-released on March...
Metallica, KISS, Iron Maiden, System of a Down, and more get some nostalgic 8-bit covers

Metallica, KISS, Iron Maiden, System of a Down, and more get some nostalgic 8-bit covers

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 28, 2017 | Video, Video Games

For those that grew up during the 80s/early 90s, most likely heard or used one of the following: Commodore 64 computer, Atari, Nintendo (NES), or Sega gaming system. These consoles and computers featured iconic 8-bit games including Space Invaders  and Donkey...
Footage of abandoned Metallica video game surfaces

Footage of abandoned Metallica video game surfaces

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 17, 2016 | Metallica Insider, Video Games

Remember Metallica’s video game? No, not Guitar Hero: Metallica, we’re talking about Damage Inc. the driving adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. If you don’t remember it, that’s perfectly understandable, as it was never released....

Stream Red Fang’s ‘Only Ghosts’ and kick it old school with Tetris-inspired ‘Fangtris’ game

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 13, 2016 | New Music, Video Games

We are only one day away from the release of Red Fang’s Only Ghosts via Relapse Records. Within the past few months we have heard a few songs such as “Flies” and “Shadows,” where many of us have questioned which direction they are headed. Answers have arrived with the...
Crazy Lixx soundtrack hyper-violent NSFW ‘Friday the 13th’ game trailer

Crazy Lixx soundtrack hyper-violent NSFW ‘Friday the 13th’ game trailer

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 7, 2016 | Video Games

Friday the 13th is one of the longest-running franchises there is. Spanning 12 films and 36 years, Jason Voorhees (or spoiler alert: his mom in the first one) has been sadistically killing promiscuous teens for years. With a game coming to next-gen systems this...
Enjoy Sleep’s ‘Dopesmoker’ video game with a bud

Enjoy Sleep’s ‘Dopesmoker’ video game with a bud

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 3, 2016 | News, Video Games

Video games and metal have joined forces many times in the past. From the simple usage of metal songs like in Rock Band or Guitar Hero to bands releasing their video games like Iron Maiden’s Legacy of The Beast a few weeks back, it’s always exciting to see...
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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26
Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26

Hey, welcome to a new feature on Metal Insider, where it's all about the best of the best albums released throughout the month. Get ready to catch up with me - January was about riffs and heavy metal brakdowns! Bullet, Kosuke Hashida, and Megadeth all have that...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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