For over 35 years, Swedish death metal legends Unleashed have stood as one of the genre’s best, delivering battle hymns rooted in Norse mythology and pure aggression. These giants have now returned with their 15th studio album, Fire Upon Your Lands, arriving this...
Machine Head Cancels Show Due To Hurricane
Hurricane Sandy hasn’t made landfall in the States yet, but Machine Head have canceled tonight’s (26) show in Orlando FL. The band’s Facebook page says they’ll post more details as they become more available. The show, the “Halloweenie...Headbanger’s Brawl 9/14: Which Tour Is Better, Dethklok’s Or Lamb Of God’s?
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. To say that we were bummed about the Lamb Of God/Dethklok/Gojira...Dethklok Confirms Tour With Machine Head, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder
When Lamb Of God announced plans to tour this fall and winter with In Flames, Hatebreed and Hellyeah, it confirmed one sad fact: that their originally planned tour with Dethklok wasn’t going to be rescheduled. Well, fans have no need to feel blue, since the live...
Metal Insider’s Top Five: Republican Rockers
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Interview: Unleashed’s Johnny Hedlund talks new album ‘Fire Upon Your Lands’
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Born Human: official biography of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner set for November release
Decibel Books has announced Born Human: The Life and Music of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner, the first fully authorized biography of the legendary Death frontman. Written by veteran metal journalist David E. Gehlke, the nearly 500-page book offers an in-depth, balanced...
15 debut metal albums turning 10 in 2025: Khemmis, Lorna Shore, Myrkur
It’s wild how fast a decade can fly by. Some bands take ten years, or longer, to break through, while others explode in what feels like overnight. Back in 2015, everything felt different: pre-COVID, pre-AI explosion, and still on the path of the rapidly evolving...
New & Noteworthy: Metallica release day – 04/14-2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Metallica’s new album has finally arrived! We’ve been rocking out to this record since last night’s Global Premiere. Were...
New & Noteworthy: Meteora releases – 04/07/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. April releases are here. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Angel Vivaldi,...
New & Noteworthy: Chapter III – Releases 03/31/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. March is leaving us with one more batch of great releases to check out! Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the...