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,...
Did you hear this s**t about Slipknot’s Knotfest?
If you’re heading out to Slipknot’s Knotfest next month, you’re going to be inundated with some amazing sights, some great sounds, and, well, the smell of shit. For serious. A press release about the festival states the following: “Knotfest has...Trash Talk update: peeing in your own mouth is ‘huge in Australia,’ says skater
A few weeks ago, we grossed ourselves out by writing about a fan at a Trash Talk show that peed in his own mouth at a show in Australia in the pit (SFW picture to the right; click on the original article for the NSFW link). The Reddit user that documented the...Here’s a list of bands that were banned on Soviet Union Radio
We’ve heard about metal music being banned in some shape or form before, but did you ever want to know what music was banned from Soviet Union radio stations in 1985? Well, there exists such a list, and it is apparently titled “the approximate list of foreign...Take a look at Funny or Die’s ‘Skymall For Hard-Ass Bands’
Funny or Die. It’s usually a lot more towards “funny” than “die,” but that was before we saw their “Skymall for Hard-Ass Bands” that they put up today. It’s a reaction to the Misfits over-merchandising that’s...Richard Simmons trots out the corpse paint again
A few years ago, we terrified ourselves and probably alienated some readers by showing you a picture that fitness guru Richard Simmons tweeted out to his followers of him wearing black metal-inspired makeup. Yesterday, those pictures horrifyingly came to life, as...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...