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...
Combichrist drop Blood on the Dance Floor from tour due to pedophilia allegations
Industrial/metalish band Combichrist, who some might remember as opening for Rammstein last time they toured the States) are touring in October. They’d announced that electropop duo Blood on the Dance Floor, who look like an explosion at a Hot Topic, were going...Metal By Numbers 2/6: Hatebreed Finds Divine Purpose On The Charts
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. In the metal community, we usually aren’t the types that cross our fingers hoping that our favorite bands get a big debut on the charts. This is mostly because...New And Noteworthy 2/5: Day Of Reckoning
Today is a day to celebrate longevity, and I anticipate that such celebrations will be occurring quite often during this decade. As we begin the celebrations of bands that have been around for 30 years or more, it is vital for all of us to band together as a community...Metal By Numbers 1/30: Reborn on the Charts
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Sometimes the historical impact of songs are less about how good they are and more about how the take you back to a certain time in your life. Take the band who made...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,...