A SXSW Guide To Metal Events

With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending...

KEN Mode Sign To Season Of Mist

What a difference a few years makes. When KEN Mode released their last album, Venerable, in 2011, it was their first for Profound Lore. The band’s mix of hardcore intensity and AmRep-style loud indie rock was a breath of fresh air. Produced by Converge’s...

Unsigned & Streamed: Palaces

Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week on Unsigned & Streamed, we’re losing our minds over the riff-driven hell...