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Live Gig Review: Under the Municipal Waste Command at the Brooklyn Monarch on 2/17/24

Live Gig Review: Under the Municipal Waste Command at the Brooklyn Monarch on 2/17/24

by Ian Weber | Feb 26, 2024 | Reviews, Touring

  I love it when a plan comes together. After seeing Machine Head slam down Palladium Times Square and laid up by John 5 shredding the Gramercy Theatre, I scored a heavy metal hattrick of the highest order for Metal Insider to cover another brutal four-band bill...
Full Lineup revealed for 2024’s Milwaukee Metal Fest

Full Lineup revealed for 2024’s Milwaukee Metal Fest

by Mar Morannon | Feb 12, 2024 | Festivals, News

  Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced the final 19 bands on the lineup, including Municipal Waste, Autopsy, Terrorizer, Macabre, Nunslaughter, and Gatecreeper.  Additionally, details have been announced for the Thursday pre-party, including a couple of local...
Concert Calendar (2/12-2/18): ‘eavy February. John 5, Municipal Waste, & more

Concert Calendar (2/12-2/18): ‘eavy February. John 5, Municipal Waste, & more

by Ian Weber | Feb 12, 2024 | Touring

  ‘sup, ya’ll?! While looking ahead into February’s gig avalanche in preparation of fleshing out this always clutch concert calendar I am surprised to realize that we’re about half-way (holy fuck!) through this month. But hey, leave it to...
Municipal Waste announce Winter 2024 Tour Dates

Municipal Waste announce Winter 2024 Tour Dates

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 7, 2023 | News, Touring

  Municipal Waste are hitting the road in early 2024 for a winter trek. The group has announced they will embark on their Brainsqueeze Tour in 2024 alongside Ghoul, Necrot, and Dead Heat. The 24-day trek, starting on February 15th, celebrates the 21st anniversary...
Metal By Numbers: The Charts Codex – 10/16/2023

Metal By Numbers: The Charts Codex – 10/16/2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 16, 2023 | Metal By Numbers

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the charts from September 29, 2023 releases. Check out to see how KK’s Priest, Code Orange, Wolves In The Throne Room, and more debuted in...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Halloween saw new music from the likes of Avatar, Aephanemer, Despised Icon and Primitive Man, as well as an early holiday EP from...

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