Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Saints Row: The Third Brings The Metal
One of the best things about a great video game can be the soundtrack. It’s been nine years since Grand Theft Auto: Vice City came out, but I can remember cruising around fictional Miami in a Ferrari blasting Slayer’s “Raining Blood” like it...Metal Insider Top Five: Porn Stars
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Metal and porn go together like a scantily clad girl in an ’80s video. Both porn stars and musicians thrive on attention, have unusual schedules, and many hail from...Metal Insider’s Top 5: Slayer Items Not Directly Related To Slayer
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s a fact: Slayer is simply awesome! Thanks to classic albums like Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, and Seasons Of The Abyss, Slayer have remained one of...TVT Assets Acquired By Music Publishing Company Bicycle Music
The assets of music label TVT have been bought by Bicycle Music, a Los Angeles-area music publishing company, Billboard reports. The assets include 700 masters, or about 80 albums worth of material. Bands signed to TVT over their 25 year history include Nine Inch...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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 the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
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 the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...