Album Review: Doedsmaghird – ‘Omniverse Consciousness’
How does one begin to review genius of a type so rare as to completely smash one’s perception of art and embody its new height? In such a case, one must instead be content to adore and worship. The Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende legend Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez creates...
Category 7 announce first-ever U.S. headlining tour
Metal supergroup Category 7, featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), have announced their debut U.S. tour in support of their...
Wardruna to headline 2025 Fire in the Mountains Festival with a new location
Fire in the Mountains Festival is returning in 2025 with a new location. The festival, which focuses on connecting with nature through music, art, and education, will take place from July 25-27 at Red Eagle Campground on Blackfeet Nation tribal land near Browning,...
Ensiferum & Korpiklaani announce 2025 North American co-headlining tour w/ Trollfest & NiNi
Ensiferum will join forces with Korpiklaani in 2024 for a co-headlining North American Tour. The trek kicks off on February 27th in Boston, Massachusetts, and will run through March 30th in Brooklyn NY. Support will come from Trollfest and NiNi. Prior to the trek, the...
As I Lay Dying unleash “Whitewashed Tomb” video
As I Lay Dying have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Whitewashed Tomb." The track is taken from the group's upcoming eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, set to arrive on November 15 via Napalm Records. The forthcoming effort features guest vocals...
Best of the Best, Part 2: Celebrating 30 Years of Dødheimsgard with the Brilliant Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez
“There is a place called reality, Hidden to all men, You can reach it through insanity, But never to return again...” The sublime creations of Mr. Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez are both insanely real and truly insane in the most mind-blowing and rewarding senses. Verily,...
Helloween share “Best Time” live video from upcoming live album ‘Live At Budokan’
Helloween have announced their new live album, Live At Budokan, which captures their performance at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. The live record is scheduled to arrive on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), which will be available in multiple formats,...
Serj Tankian (System of a Down) unveils “Appropriations” video
System of a Down's Serj Tankian (vocals) has released a video for his song "Appropriations." The track is taken from his latest EP, Foundations, which was released in late September via Gibson Records. Tankian also released a book, Down with the System: A Memoir (of...
Dream Theater share “Night Terror” video; new album arriving in February 2025
Progressive metal icons Dream Theater will release their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, on February 7, 2025. This marks the first album featuring the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess,...
Best of the Best: Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez on 30 Years of Dødheimsgard, Doedsmaghird’s ‘Omniverse Consciousness,’ and More
Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez of Dødheimsgard is a genius who even puts other geniuses to shame. On the one hand, there is very little that we can say about this figure: The proper reaction to his art is silence. Indeed, Yusaf’s creations render us speechless with mouths...
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Wolfheart share “Ancient Cold” video
Wolfheart have dropped a video for their latest single, "Ancient Cold." The track is taken from the Finnish metal outfit's forthcoming effort, Draconian Darkness, out Tomorrow (6th) via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Tuomas Saukkonen comments: "'Ancient Cold' is a...
All For Metal share “Year of the Dragon” video
All For Metal have released their sophomore full-length offering, Gods of Metal (Year of the Dragon), on Friday (23rd). To celebrate the album's arrival, the group has shared a video for the song "Year of the Dragon." Tetzel (vocals) comments: "It's the second year of...
Tungsten share “Lullaby” video
Swedish symphonic metal outfit Tungsten have unveiled a video for their latest single, "Lullaby." The track is taken from their forthcoming album, The Grand Inferno, out October 18th via Reigning Phoenix Music. The clip was directed by Tungsten guitarist Niklas "Nick"...
New & Noteworthy: Releases they tell our children
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider's weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week is back! It's time to start fresh with the brand new year with releases from Anti-Flag to Varmia! Yes, New & Noteworthy is...
New & Noteworthy 3/18/22 – 4/15/22: Lost in new music
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with April 15th through March 18th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Darkher,...
New & Noteworthy: The Impera of new music – 3/11/2022
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with March 11th through February 11th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Ghost, Crowbar,...