by Metal Insider | Dec 10, 2015 | Best of 2015, News
Composing 2015’s Top 10 began with reflecting on my Top 10 of 2014 and what lessons I learned from that process. There were two that stood out: expect the unexpected, and go with my gut instinct. To that end, I’m not spending any time overthinking and...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 8, 2015 | Best of 2015, News, Top 10
It’s that time of year again. As 2015 draws to a close, we check in with the Metal Insider staff to see what new albums got them the most excited. Ok, so this is the part of the Top 10 list where you’re supposed to say “Oh boy, what a great year for new music!” or...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 28, 2015 | News, Touring
Byzantine is having a hell of a year. The band’s fifth album and second to be self-released, To Release is to Resolve was succesfully crowdfunded. Eagerly received by fans and critics alike, it rocketed to the top of CMJ’s Loud Rock chart, making it the...
by Metal Insider | Apr 24, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings
This is a bit of a hard reset after last week’s all-Metalfest edition of the Metal Power Rankings (spoiler alert: you missed out if you weren’t there). And what a hard reset it is when this week’s top band released a cassette. What is this, the...
by Matt Brown | Apr 17, 2015 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. People often talk about how bad thing come in threes, but this week it seems good things come in twos: two newer bands putting out their respective sophomore albums,...