Dissident Aggression: The Endless Nothing of Torch Runner

Posted by Chip McCabe on September 19, 2014

While previewing this album at my day job, a co-worker asked, “Is that music or static coming out of your speakers?” Short answer: Yes. To say that North Carolina’s grind-infused, crusty three-piece, Torch Runner, are abrasive, especially to the untrained ear, is a vast and monumental understatement. After their new label, Southern Lord, reissued their […]

Radio Spotlight: WZGM/Asheville NC’s Torrence Welshans

Posted by Kodi McKinney on August 10, 2012

The Syndicate, Metal Insider’s parent company, is a promotion and marketing company that has championed the metal scene for almost 15 years. In our weekly Radio Spotlight, we’ll offer a look behind the scenes of metal radio from some of the stations and outlets playing metal that the Syndicate works with to spotlight the newest underground music on […]

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Pridelands share “Antipathy” visualizer
Australian metalcore outfit Pridelands are gearing up to release their long-awaited debut full-length effort, Light Bends, out tomorrow (14th) via SharpTone Records. The band has unveiled a visualizer for their latest single “Antipathy.” Vocalist Josh Cory comments: “Antipathy is a song that we wrote to channel and cleanse some of the more negative […]
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Hatebreed drop “Instinctive (Slaughterlust) video
Hatebreed have dropped a video for the song “Instinctive (Slaughterlust). The track is taken from the band’s latest effort, Weight of the False Self, which was released in 2020 via Nuclear Blast (read our review here). The group will be hitting the road this spring with Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Stick […]
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Saxon share “Remember The Fallen” video
Saxon have shared a video for the song “Remember The Fallen.” The track is the second single taken from the British metal legends’ upcoming album, Carpe Diem, out February 4th via Silver Lining Music. Vocalist Biff Byford comments: “I wanted to write a song about COVID, about the people that have died, […]
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Oak sign with Season of Mist
Portuguese death doom duo Oak, featuring guitarist of Gaerea have signed with Season of Mist. The duo comments: “Back when we first started, we wanted to trace the path of a true giant. Today, following its marks carved into the ground, we have come further than we ever imagined. We came face to […]
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Falling In Reverse share new song “Zombified”
Falling In Reverse have shared a video for their new song “Zombified.” The track is taken from the group’s upcoming digital EP, Neon Zombie, which we are expected to hear more details soon. Vocalist Ronnie Radke comments: “I wrote ‘Zombified’ about how sensitive society has gotten, in my opinion. I think we […]
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Dissident Aggression: The Endless Nothing of Torch Runner

Radio Spotlight: WZGM/Asheville NC’s Torrence Welshans

Pridelands share “Antipathy” visualizer

Hatebreed drop “Instinctive (Slaughterlust) video

Saxon share “Remember The Fallen” video

Oak sign with Season of Mist

Falling In Reverse share new song “Zombified”