by Matt Brown | Sep 11, 2014 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s sales were taken over by a combination of bands with colorful names and Swedes. Of course, last week featured a pretty big Swedish act as well, but...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 10, 2014 | Events, Interviews, News
Metal Insider has partnered with the David Lynch Foundation, Sacred Bones Records, and Saint Vitus Bar to present two shows to benefit the Foundation. On September 25th, drone pioneers Earth will headline Saint Vitus, with Cult of Youth and Dream Police. Then on...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 4, 2014 | Events, Interviews, News
There’s something about the hypnotic rhythms of drone music and stoner rock that’s trance-inducing. It’s not particularly that far removed from some of the principles of Transcendental Meditation (TM), a form of meditation used for relaxation,...
by Metal Insider | Sep 2, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
What happens when a band has had a long, critically fruitful career, and has virtually nothing left to prove? There are two paths to be taken at this juncture. The first path is one of complacency and recycling of old themes and ideas. The second path is one of...
by Metal Insider | Sep 2, 2014 | New & Noteworthy, New Music
Despite the diversity of metal that occurs in the world, Sweden is basically the go-to country for metal of all genres and periods. Today we get a prime example of why that is, as our two lead albums give us a taste of the range that Sweden’s metal scene has to...