Denver stoner/doom metal outfit The Munsens have returned with their new album, Degradation in the Hyperreal, now available. The band’s sophomore effort follows their 2019 debut Unhanded. To celebrate the release, The Munsens have teamed up with Metal Insider for an...
Metallica play National Anthem at NBA game
[youtube]https://youtu.be/rKKBuuDKdsg[/youtube] At this point, Metallica are old pros at playing the National Anthem. The two-guitar version of “The Star Spangled Banner” that Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield played last night isn’t that different...Kirk Hammett loses 250 riffs on iPhone
Rock stars, they’re just like us. Take Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, for example. Or take his phone, because someone must have. In an interview on Jamey Jasta’s podcast, the guitarist explained that he lost his phone, which had ideas for about 250 songs...The second annual Fear FestEvil mostly gets it right
Curated by Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, the second annual “Fear FestEvil” was held in San Jose, California this past weekend, and promised to be an amalgamation of all things horror and metal. For the most part, Kirk and company got it right, finding a...Video: Kirk Hammett solos over Meshuggah
[youtube]https://youtu.be/jMd63JraCHU[/youtube] One of the benefits of hosting your own festival is that you can pretty much do whatever you want with it. Take Kirk Hammett, who plays in some band called Metallica. For his second Fear FestEvil, he lined up a handful...Follow Us
The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
read more
Galactic Empire share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Cinemetal’
From a galaxy far, far away, Galactic Empire are back with their latest creation, Cinemetal, out now via Pure Noise Records. Known for their interstellar metal renditions of Star Wars themes, these shredding Sith Lords expanded their horizons, bringing a whole new...
Dayseeker drop “Crawl Back to My Coffin” video
So, Dayseeker just dropped the most epic Love song about emotional necromancy ever written. Just being real: no one writes a song called “Crawl Back to My Coffin” because they’re fine. It’s not an upbeat anthem for people who still believe in dual-income...
New & Noteworthy: New Year, New Releases – 1/3/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To Start off 2025, this week sees new music from the likes of Megafauna and Patriarkh among the outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Don’t Die 12/27/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of 2024 includes new music from Dominum and Genocide Kommando among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...