Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Mastodon working on new music
Last year, when doing interviews about their latest album, Once More ‘Round the Sun, Mastodon said that they’d be releasing a companion EP to the album for songs that didn’t fit thematically on the album. “We were thinking we might release a...Mastodon’s Brann Dailor to guest DJ on WFMU
Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor will be guest DJing on college radio station WFMU tomorrow (8). He’ll be appearing on the “Peer Pressure” segment of Diane’s Kamikaze Fun Machine at 1PM EST. Her show starts at Noon EST, and can be heard...Metal Insider’s Top 10: shocking moments of 2014
2014 was filled with lots of great new albums (as you likely noticed from our Top 10 list). Yet like every year, 2014 had plenty of shocking moments; incidents and events that took the metal community by complete surprise. With that in mind, the Metal Insider crew...Mastodon hit The Motherload on Letterman
[youtube]http://youtu.be/2WRemUuyw4g[/youtube] Mastodon played “The Motherload” on Late Show with David Letterman last night, and not surprisingly, they crushed it. Brann Dailor’s vocals sounded, for the most part, spot on, and he even paid tribute...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...