Balancing Acts is Metal Insider's new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz discusses the group's recent success,...
Review and photos: Kataklysm, Belphegor, Winter Nights, NYC, Santos Party House, 11/9
On November 9th Kataklysm, Belphegor, and Winter Nights invaded Santos Party House for the New York stop of their North American tour. The event had initially been scheduled to take place at The Gramercy Theater, but was switched to its smaller sister venue a mere few...Photos: Knotfest 2015, October 24th and 25th , San Bernadino, CA
Slipknot’s Knotfest music festival lacerated through the desert grounds of San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Calif. last weekend for three days of metal mischief. Over 50 bands of various sub-genres performed on five different stages for concertgoers and...Metal By Numbers 9/16: The charts have your six and your soul
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s that time again; Five Finger Death Punch have released an album, thus topping the charts and sticking around until it likely goes gold. However you feel...Ex Deo vocalist says, “metal world needs some balls”
Kataklysm’s Maurizio Iacono has announced a return of his Roman Empire focused metal band, Ex Deo. On a short hiatus since just February of 2014, Iacono has made clear that he means business. Said Maurizio Iacono: “Yes, it’s true. EX DEO is returning...Follow Us
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Thulcandra drop “Fallen Angel’s Dominion” live video
Blackened death metal outfit Thulcandra are set to release their first live album, Live Demise, on December 6 via Napalm Records. Recorded live in 2011 in Munich, this album captures rare tracks from the group's early days, many of which haven’t been played in over a...
Avatarium share “I See You Better In The Dark” video
Swedish doom rockers Avatarium are set to release their sixth studio album, Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead, on January 24, 2025, via AFM Records. The group has now dropped a music video for their latest single, "I See You Better In The Dark." Guitarist...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...
New & Noteworthy: Project Releases Vol.01/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this New Music Friday, we will see the return of Kula Shaker’s original line-up, more rediscovered tracks from Static-X, a...
New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....