Interview: Witch Ripper’s Curtis Parker on new album ‘The Flight After The Fall’
Melodic sludge metal outfit Witch Ripper are gearing up for their sophomore full-length effort, The Flight After The Fall, out March 3rd via Magnetic Eye Records (pre-order here). We caught up with vocalist/guitarist Curtis Parker to discuss the new...
Laylines’ five game changers of the pandemic in the music industry
Heavy alternative project Laylines closed 2022 with the release of a lyric video for their song “Our Glass View,” featuring Cerulean Panda and Andrés. We caught up with the project asking five things they learned about recording music during the pandemic as...
Meshuggah to release remastered fifteenth anniversary edition of ‘ObZen’ in March
It’s 2023 already, which means time flies, and Meshuggah are reminding us of their incredible sixth studio album, ObZen, by celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the 2008 record, these Swedish extreme metal...
ICYMI: Unearth unleash “The Wretched; The Ruinous” video
Unearth have recently dropped a video for their brand new single, “The Wretched; The Ruinous.” These metalcore giants’ new music was recorded with producer/engineer Will Putney, as the track is just the beginning of what’s to come. Vocalist Trevor...
ICYMI: August Burns Red drop “Backfire” video
August Burns Red will release their new album, Death Below, on March 24th via SharpTone Records. The follow-up to 2020’s Guardians features some guest musicians, including guitarist Jason Richardson, Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach, ERRA’s JT Carvey, and...
ICYMI: Marilyn Manson, ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Esmé Bianco settle lawsuit
Marilyn Manson reached a settlement with Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco on Tuesday (24th). Bianco reached an agreement in her lawsuit against the shock rocker and his record company. Lawyer Jay Ellwanger explained in an email: "In order to move on with her...
New & Noteworthy: Chaos & Releases – 1/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached the end of January! This past Friday’s releases (27th) have a heep of underground artists. Enjoy the surprises and...
Concert Calendar (1/31-2/12): When Hot Licks and Metal Collide – Anthrax, Motley Crue, & more
Guys. The shows are now really picking up, and since we last spoke before a short January dry spell of gigs and a personal mini-break (tell me how you've been, I missed doing this), I am ready for a new year. There are a bunch of totally awesome new shows...
Tribulation unveil “Axis Mundi” video; new EP arriving in April
Tribulation have announced their new EP, Hamartia, is scheduled to arrive on April 7th via Century Media Records. To celebrate the announcement, the group has shared a Johan Bååth in collaboration with Astrid Bergdahl-directed video for the new single, “Axis...
Ghost share new version of “Spillways” featuring Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott
Swedish rock outfit Ghost have shared a lyric video for the new version of their song “Spillways,” featuring a guest appearance from legendary Def Leppard vocalist, Joe Elliott. The track was initially taken from 2022’s Impera. Elliott commented: "Impera...