by Metal Insider | Apr 15, 2016 | Dissident Aggression
The history of doom metal is one that runs deep and basically parallel with metal itself. From the first lumbering notes that emanated from Tony Iommi’s fret board, doom metal has been able to trace its roots right back to the genesis of it all. While it may have...
by Metal Insider | Feb 5, 2016 | Dissident Aggression
Sometimes as a metal fan you just need to spread your wings a little and expand your mind and definition to what constitutes ‘metal.’ Most psych rock bands exist on the outer fringes of the metal world, like a tribe of ancient hunter-gatherers in a world...
by Metal Insider | Oct 2, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
By the looks of it the month of October is shaping up to be quite the ripper as a litany of bands are gearing up to release some highly anticipated albums. Not to be outdone, the tiny state of Connecticut is about to unleash some big-sounding releases onto the metal...
by Metal Insider | Apr 3, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Connecticut and Norway are a pretty long ways off from each other. While the latter has a reputation as a birthing room for some of metal’s most influential babies, the former…well…not so much. However, the reality is that Connecticut (and really...
by Metal Insider | Feb 27, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Under the Earth’s crust exists a swirling vortex of white hot magma which constantly heaves and churns and occasionally wreaks the most combustible and vitriolic natural havoc known to man. Under that is a dual layer of solid, blistering metal. What heaves and...