by Bram Teitelman | Oct 24, 2017 | New Music, News, Releases
Swedish metallers Avatar have been on a roll lately, as the theatrical band have gone from a curiosity in America to a band easily able to play festivals and a known presence at active rock radio. And while their most recent album, Feathers and Flesh, was only...
by Sean Matthews | Jul 27, 2017 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
The second annual Chicago Open Air Festival took place this past July 14th-16th at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Metal Insider was on site to take in all the music, food, and experiences. Friday Arriving Friday afternoon, the sounds of Failure/Anthem rang out...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 17, 2017 | News, Releases, Touring
In This Moment’s highly anticipated album Ritual will be released this Friday (21) via Roadrunner/Atlantic Records. To celebrate the record’s arrival, these theatrical metallers revealed additional dates to their Half God Half Devil headlining North American Tour. The...
by Alexander Stafford | Jun 26, 2017 | Photos, Reviews
As promised, Hellfest 2017 was “One Hell of a Ride” For three day; over 120 bands took over the small town of Clisson, France. Proving that Hellfest is quite possibly the greatest metal festival around today, dare I even say Ever! “Are you ready for some awkward...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2017 | Awards
Given that Metal Hammer came very close to ceasing to exist last year, the fact that they were able to throw their 15th annual Golden Gods awards is quite an acheivement. The UK awards show took place last night and featured performances from Avatar, Clutch,...