New & Noteworthy, March 15th – Beneath the Surface

by | Mar 15, 2011 | Releases

Exactly one month ago, we had our first flood of new releases of 2011, as 22 albums debuted for the metal fans. This week, we get another flood, with only a few less albums and a lot less name recognition. The underground rules the release charts this week, as many of...

Kvelertak’s Passports And Visas Stolen

by | Mar 7, 2011 | Bad Breaks

This past weekend, punk metallers Kvelertak confirmed reports that their visas and passports had been stolen while awaiting to board a plane in Norway. The band confirmed the news via Twitter and Facebook, while singer Erlend Hjelvik revealed the following to...

Metal Insider Heading To Austin

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Events, SXSW

Metal Insider is proud to announce our involvement in the first annual South by South Death, an event taking place at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin TX on Friday, Match 18th. The event, which is also being presented by MetalSucks, NARM, and Roxwel.com, will...

Scion Rock Fest Officially Announced

by | Jan 13, 2011 | Festivals

So yesterday we ran the leaked lineup and location information for the third annual Scion Rock Fest, taking place in Pomona CA. Today they officially announced the free festival, and it’s… pretty much everything we said yesterday. One thing that...

Our Contributors’ Year End Lists

by | Dec 17, 2010 | Lists

Y’know, this blog doesn’t run itself, and without the contributions made by the people that write for us and support us, there’s be even less content than the “not enough content” that there already is. With that in mind, we’ve...