by Nick DeSimone | Feb 9, 2015 | Interviews, News
We were lucky enough to catch Napalm Death in New York on February 2nd. Before they laid waste to the Gramercy Theater, frontman Barney Greenway took some time to sit down with us backstage and discuss the creative process behind Apex Predator – Easy Meat, his...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 26, 2015 | News
Devin Townsend is one of the hardest-working and unique artists in metal. And while he’s capable of writing everything from complete ragers to albums that could be played while getting a massage, a lot of his songs are extremely hooky and commercial. For...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 7, 2015 | Album Covers, News
The ’80s were an amazing time for metal album covers. With Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, and other bands that weren’t the Big 4 putting out albums with artwork as iconic as the music contained beneath them, it was a golden age. In the ’50s...
by Metal Insider | Nov 7, 2014 | Columns, Headbangers Brawl
It’s been a while since we’ve debated the merits and/or downfall of Spotify. Then Taylor Swift pulled her catalogue from the streaming service, and sold more copies of her new album 1989, in one week than any other record had sold this year. THIS YEAR. Granted, Taylor...
by Metal Insider | Nov 4, 2014 | Today In Metal
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAhFQKV-7vI[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. This is my favorite album of all time. It’s just a masterpiece. This...