The Mentors founding guitarist Eric Carlson has died
Eric Carlson (aka Sickie Wifebeater), founding member and lead guitarist of the controversial punk band The Mentors has passed away. The 66-year-old lost his battle with cancer on Sunday (29th). Carlson co-founded the Mentors in 1976 in Seattle alongside Steve Broy...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Fleshcrawl
Countdown to 2025: 30 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
Jim Sheppard criticizes Nevermore reunion
Founding Nevermore bassist Jim Sheppard has expressed his frustration over guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams’s decision to resurrect the band without his involvement. Sheppard called their actions "completely disrespectful," accusing them of failing to...
Metal Insider’s Elise Yablon’s Top Albums of 2024
There have been a lot of great albums that came out in 2024. So in the spirit of looking back and reflecting on the year in music, I’ve gathered a handful of albums I’ve enjoyed over these last 12 months. Green Day, Saviors (Reprise) I know I mentioned many...
10 Shocking Moments in Metal and Rock 2024
Over the course of 2024, there have been some big events that not only shaped the year, but have affected the music landscape in general. From historic performances and massive reunions to outrageous scandals, out-of-the-blue break-ups and retirements and...
Metal Insider’s DJ Alex Kayne’s Top Ten Albums of 2024
10) Demiser, Slave to the Scythe (Blacklight Media) South Carolina Black/Thrash dealers Demiser deliver their second full-length LP. Not far off from their debut, “Through the Gate Eternal,” Demiser permeates this record with a scorching conjunction of Black and...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Don’t Die 12/27/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of 2024 includes new music from Dominum and Genocide Kommando among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Tonic Breed’s cat enjoys the slow doom and gloom of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Norway’s Tonic Breed’s Patrik Svendsen shares how his cat enjoys the slow...
Casey Chaos’ official cause of death revealed
Casey Chaos' cause of death has been publicly revealed by his close friend, photographer/video director Dean Karr. The artist shared the official obituary of the late Amen frontman on Instagram. According to the shared obituary, Chaos died from a massive heart attack...
Jeff Loomis and Van Williams hint at Nevermore’s return
Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams are hinting at the unexpected return of Nevermore, a development many thought impossible following vocalist Warrel Dane’s passing in December 2017 from a heart attack while recording his solo album Shadow Work. However,...
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Winterfylleth release “Dishonour Enthroned” single; new album arriving in September
British black metal outfit Winterfylleth will release their eighth album, The Imperious Horizon, on September 13th via Candlelight / Spinefarm. The group has unveiled a taste of what's to come by releasing a Killian Monson-produced video for the album's first single,...
The Black Dahlia Murder unveil “Aftermath” video; new album arriving in September
The Black Dahlia Murder have announced their tenth studio album, Servitude, is scheduled to arrive on September 27th via Metal Blade Records. Following the tragic passing of frontman Trevor Strnad in 2022, co-founder Brian Eschbach has stepped into the role of lead...
Creed to celebrate 25th anniversary of ‘Human Clay’ with Deluxe Edition
Creed are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1999 album Human Clay with a remastered deluxe edition, set to arrive just before their fall tour, on August 16th. The album includes hits like "Higher" and "With Arms Wide Open," plus rarities and a previously...
New & Noteworthy, February 24th – Not Fading
Having metal closer to the forefront of musical attention is never a bad thing. That's why we should all be happy for weeks like this, when a solid release list is led off by a band that will assuredly be a radio hit. Check it all out here! All That...
New & Noteworthy, February 17th – Anchors
The release calendar comes to a screeching halt this week, with just two releases we're aware of. Thankfully, one of them is the long-awaited return of one of the premier metalcore acts of the last decade. Alaska's pride and joy, 36 Crazyfists, are back from a long...
New & Noteworthy, February 10th – Into Second Death
If you're in the Northeast like us here at Metal Insider, then you know you're going through the second big cold spell of winter right now. Snow and ice are everywhere, and it's just generally unpleasant. Hopefully, though, these new releases will give you a bit of...
