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New York proposal will push initiative to boost music industry

New York proposal will push initiative to boost music industry

by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 5, 2016 | Music Biz, News

The music industry has been morphing significantly in the past 20 years since the adoption of the internet as a medium of consumption. Every aspect of the business has changed in many ways, from the artists, labels, venues and many more facilitators to make music a...

Dissident Aggression: Imperial Triumphant – Abyssal Gods

by Metal Insider | Mar 13, 2015 | Dissident Aggression

In the darkest recesses of the Earth’s oceans there potentially lurk creatures as yet unknown to humankind.  One could imagine some seismic beast slowly creeping along the seabed some 20,000 feet below the nearest human, waiting to rise up and claim what was...

Dissident Aggression: Emanating From The Path Of Serpents

by Metal Insider | May 16, 2014 | Dissident Aggression

Some music is meant to simply clobber.  It’s built with a battering ram aesthetic and rumbles through headphones like some prehistoric, ancient beast, unaware of the true destruction it wields.  One fine example of music that simply cold-cocks you from note one...

Prongboat Takes Manhattan (and CMJ): Highlights from Metal Insider’s Rocks Off! Concert Cruise

by Metal Insider | Oct 24, 2012 | CMJ Music Marathon, Events, Live Music, Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Deck

In case you didn’t catch us hyping it over the past month or so, Prong returned to New York City after five years and played a CMJ show on a friggin’ boat!  It happened aboard the Queen of Hearts as a Rocks Off! Concert Cruise last Friday, and despite some...

Riot’s Tony Moore Discusses ‘Immortal Soul’ and the Band’s Reinvigorated Legacy

by Metal Insider | Dec 27, 2011 | Interviews

In 1988, New York City-based speedsters Riot released their definitive mission statement, the tempo-pushing cult classic Thundersteel, with then-new vocalist Tony Moore at the front.  Moore and Riot followed that up with 1990’s The Privilege of Power before parting...
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Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”
Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”

Brazilian death metal outfit Ophiolatry have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, "Jesus Complex." The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album Serpent's Verdict, scheduled to arrive on June 6, 2025, via...

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett unboxes deluxe ‘Load’ box set
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett unboxes deluxe ‘Load’ box set

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett received the honor of first looking at the remastered deluxe box set of the band's 1996 album Load. Dubbed The Whole Kitchen Sink, the massive set weighs over 10 pounds and features six vinyl LPs, 15 CDs, four DVDs, a 128-page book,...

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Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister honored in England; lost 1976 album The Manticore Tapes out in June
Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister honored in England; lost 1976 album The Manticore Tapes out in June

On Friday, 9th, Motörhead fans gathered in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, for the Lemmy Forever ceremony, honoring the late legend, Lemmy Kilmister. Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell was on hand to place Lemmy’s ashes into a new statue created by local sculptor...

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New & Noteworthy: Even in Releases – 5/9/2025

New & Noteworthy: Even in Releases – 5/9/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week includes new albums from the likes of Sleep Token, Behemoth, Ghost Bath, Peter Murphy and Tetrarch among the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025

New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May sees new works from the likes of Propagandhi, PUP, Nightfall and Puddle Of Mudd among the many outstanding works...

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New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)

New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)

April 25, 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 April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...

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