by Chip McCabe | Sep 18, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Can a band get better with age? Can they continually get better with each release? That’s an argument that both sides of the coin have a myriad of examples to pull from. The answer probably lies somewhere in between – bands can continue to improve their...
by Chip McCabe | Jun 26, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Genre bending should not be something that surprises any metal fan these days. It’s almost the norm, or at least something closely approximating some kind of weird game, in certain circles to see how many sub-genres of metal can be twisted and contorted into an...
by Chip McCabe | Apr 24, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Death metal has remained an extremely interesting genre to monitor over the last decade or so. It would appear to the casual fan that the genre has been divided into two very large camps, each nestled at the far end of the spectrum. There are the polished, neatly...
by Chip McCabe | Apr 17, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
The list of metal bands that have attempted to incorporate various elements of folk or classical music is a long, often desolate, highway littered with the corpses of albums gone absolutely haywire. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your view, that list just...
by Nick DeSimone | Apr 10, 2015 | Amplified
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on new and emerging artists. Got a band that fits the bill? Email amplified@metalinsider.net. If you read Amplified regularly, you’ll know that we’re no strangers to international submissions. It’s easy to send...