by Metal Insider | Oct 15, 2013 | New Music
For most bands in the metal world, the ultimate goal is to become a band like Slayer or Metallica – for your music to have a self-contained identity that the whole world knows you for, and to be able to profit from the identity that your music has. Today our two...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 21, 2012 | Lists
This year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary. We spoke to owner Brian Slagel earlier this month about the formation and rise of the label, but that’s only part of the story. With such a large and diverse roster spanning so many years, we...
by Metal Insider | Mar 13, 2012 | Releases
Continuing with March is Metal month, we face a contrast from last week’s spartan list to an overwhelming amount of releases this week. Adding to the contrast this week is that we have many big names with new albums today. Last year didn’t have many weeks...
by Metal Insider | May 10, 2011 | Releases
Is it just me, or does it seem like there are a LOT more bands debuting this year than in years past? Virtually every week on this column, I have a debut release from a band freshly signed to their first deal and eagerly trying to make a name for themselves. By the...
by Metal Insider | Aug 31, 2010 | Releases
By now, the secret is out that Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski was diagnosed with leukemia recently and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. This news only adds to what has been one of the worst years for metal in terms of genre...