Concert Calendar 9/13 – 10/06: KK’s Priest, Gatecreeper, Testament & more
Concert Calendar (9/13-9/22) Beats, Breakdowns and Shredding. KK's Priest, Nails, & more 'sup, ya'll? You know what time of the week this is. Ian listed a whole lot of great new gigs for Metal Insider. This is where summer ends. If you're a in a tropical mood and...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Paradise In Flames discuss their dog’s love for fast music
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 Brazil’s Paradise In Flames as they discuss how their dog enjoys fast music....
Video Premiere: Bullets and Octane – “Party on the Roof”
Southern California rockers Bullets and Octane have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single “Party on the Roof.” The track is taken from their Demos and B-Sides album. Vocalist Gene Louis explains how the track is fun to: "celebrate...
Interview: Witherfall’s Joseph Michael & Jake Dreyer on delving into dark, cold places to create ‘Sounds of the Forgotten’
Dark melodic masters Witherfall have crafted one of their strongest albums to date with Sounds of the Forgotten, released on May 31st via their own label, DeathWave Records. The band took drastic measures to ensure quality, from creating compelling videos to a lengthy...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Iceland’s Drungi’s dog howls to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 Iceland’s Drungi as they revealed their dog howls to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side...
Interview with Hellish Torment’s “The Soulbutcher” talks debut album
Black metal outfit from Grand Rapids Hellish Torment released their self-titled debut album earlier this year, on April 26th. Going against label standards, the group, formed in 2016, has been self-financing, creating, and making things happen with a DIY method,...
EP Stream: Qarinah – ‘Transcendent’
Today (13th), Qarinah, the duo comprised of Miss Randall and Waldemar Sorychta have released their anticipated debut EP Transcendent. The EP features four tracks, including "Hell or High Water" and "Impermanence," blending groove and classic metal styles. The duo has...
Interview: The Celebrated “Stan Dark Art,” Stanislav Krawczyk, Discusses His Work from Xasthur to Erotica
“Stan represents the true meaning of pain in Art, his work reflects on how we cope with trauma, and anyone can relate to it.” ~ Maxime Taccardi The brilliant “Stan Dark Art,” Stanislav Krawczyk, has been rightly referred to by the esteemed Chet Zar as “one of the most...
Finland’s Reigning Black Metal King: Satanic Warmaster’s Revered Werwolf Discusses His Projects and Record Label
Satanic Warmaster’s Werwolf is a legend whose mere name and towering reputation arouse the utmost reverence. His sublime creations leave all but his fellow superhumans in a state of fear and trembling, turning men into mere mice and exposing the inauthenticity of most...
Album Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness’
Wolfheart’s latest release Draconian Darkness blends epic cinematic builds with slower and more melancholy atmospheric sections. While the band have not deviated stylistically from their past work, Draconian Darkness shows the lineup coming together to create an...
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Leprous share “Like a Sunken Ship” video
Norwegian progressive metal outfit Leprous have released a Dariusz Stermanowicz-directed video for their new song, "Like a Sunken Ship." The track is the third and final single taken from their upcoming album, Melodies of Atonement, set to arrive on August 30th via...
Escuela Grind share “Concept of God” video
Escuela Grind have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Concept of God." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Dreams on Algorithms, set for release on October 18 via MNRK Heavy. The New England extreme metal band recorded the LP at GodCity Studio with...
Nightwish unveil “The Day Of…” video
Nightwish have shared a video for their latest single, "The Day Of...." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Yesterwynde, scheduled to arrive on September 20th via Nuclear Blast. Tuomas Holopainen comments: "'The Day Of...' delivers a message of hope and...
New & Noteworthy: October 29th, 2021 – Hushed and New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Mastodon and more! For last week's releases you can read the previous New & Noteworthy, and...
New & Noteworthy: October 15th, 2021 – The New Music Underground Fire
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week...
New & Noteworthy: October 8th, 2021 – In the Court of the New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new...