Denver stoner/doom metal outfit The Munsens have returned with their new album, Degradation in the Hyperreal, now available. The band’s sophomore effort follows their 2019 debut Unhanded. To celebrate the release, The Munsens have teamed up with Metal Insider for an...
Chicago Open Air Festival takes over Toyota Park for inaugural Event
This past weekend, Danny Wilmer Presents (DWP), the group behind World’s Loudest Month in May every year, stepped up their Festival game by creating the first ever Chicago Open Air Festival. From July 15-17, over 75,000 people converged on the small town of...
Album Anniversary: Carcass’ Swansong turns 20
When it comes to bands that made an impact in metal’s history, we can’t ignore Carcass being part of that group. Their early work is considered to be a pioneering sound of goregrind combined with death metal with their subsequent releases deemed to have...
Behold the most metal bottle opener ever
A bone saw isn’t really a practical thing to have lying around unless you work in a morgue. However, if you could open your beer with one, that changes everything. That’s where Carcass come in. The band are now selling a replica of the bone saw that adorns...
Tour alert: Carcass, Crowbar, Ghoul, Night Demon
Have plans for the Summer yet? How about having your face rocked off? That seems to be the only appropriate thing to do, since Carcass have announced the “One Foot in the Grave” tour, and they’re bringing Crowbar, Ghoul and Night Demon along for the...Follow Us
The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
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Galactic Empire share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Cinemetal’
From a galaxy far, far away, Galactic Empire are back with their latest creation, Cinemetal, out now via Pure Noise Records. Known for their interstellar metal renditions of Star Wars themes, these shredding Sith Lords expanded their horizons, bringing a whole new...
Dayseeker drop “Crawl Back to My Coffin” video
So, Dayseeker just dropped the most epic Love song about emotional necromancy ever written. Just being real: no one writes a song called “Crawl Back to My Coffin” because they’re fine. It’s not an upbeat anthem for people who still believe in dual-income...
New & Noteworthy: New Year, New Releases – 1/3/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To Start off 2025, this week sees new music from the likes of Megafauna and Patriarkh among the outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Don’t Die 12/27/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of 2024 includes new music from Dominum and Genocide Kommando among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...