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Vista Chino Drummer Brant Bjork’s Top 5: Stoner Rock And Metal Bands

by Metal Insider | Aug 5, 2013 | Top 5

If anyone can be considered an expert of weed-inspired music, it’s Brant Bjork. Not only was he the time keeper behind seminal stoner rockers Kyuss, but continues the tradition with Visto Chino (also featuring his Kyuss bandmate John Garcia). In anticipation of the...

Yep, Corrosion of Conformity Are In The Studio

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 2, 2013 | In The Studio

There’s really not too much to this clip – it’s less than a minute long, and a good third of it is just a black screen. But just knowing that Corrosion of Conformity is in the studio is reason enough for us to post it. And the 20 seconds or so of...

Vista Chino’s Brant Bjork On Stoner Rock, Band’s New Album, Kyuss’ Legacy

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2013 | Interviews

I caught up with Vista Chino drummer Brant Bjork shortly before the band’s debut performance at the Orion Music + More Festival. And while it was technically their first performance as Vista Chino, they’d been playing as Kyuss Lives! for the past few...

Scion Rocks Memphis, TN: Review and Photos From Scion Rock Fest, 6/1/13

by Nathan Katsiaficas | Jun 7, 2013 | Photos, Reviews

Scion Rock Fest took place on June 1st across 5 venues along Beale St. in Memphis, TN.  The full festival lineup included a myriad of bands from different metal subgenres, giving fans a diverse lineup to check out all day long.  To make things even better, tickets...

Randy Blythe Records Music With Dave Grohl And Corrosion Of Conformity Members

by Zach Shaw | May 9, 2013 | Collaborations

What’s cooler than a song featuring Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Corrosion Of Conformity’s Mike Dean and Reed Mullin? How about that same song but also with Dave Grohl? Well as it turns out, such a track is in the works now, as all four musicians will appear on a...
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Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown

2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...

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Interview: Centinex’s Martin Schulman discusses ‘With Guts and Glory,’ and lessons from the past
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Swedish death metal veterans Centinex have stormed back with their ferocious new album, With Guts and Glory, out November 7th via Black Lion Records. Metal Insider spoke with bassist and founding member Martin Schulman to discuss the record, as he feels the new album...

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Malefic Throne (Morbid Angel, Angelcorpse) drop new single “The Voice of My Ghost”
Malefic Throne (Morbid Angel, Angelcorpse) drop new single “The Voice of My Ghost”

American death metal supergroup Malefic Throne, featuring Gene Palubicki (Angelcorpse, Perdition Temple), Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel), and John Longstreth (Origin, Hate Eternal, ex-Angelcorpse), have released their brand new single, “The Voice of My Ghost.” The track...

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New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024

New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday will see the highly anticipated returns of Pearl Jam, The Ghost Inside and High On Fire, as well as big...

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New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024

New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024

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 debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...

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New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...

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