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Philip Anselmo & the Illegals ex-guitarist found out he wasn’t in the band via the internet

by Alix Vallecillo | Nov 25, 2015 | News, Splits, Updates

It’s been a while since we had to write a similar headline but it seems that things will never change when it comes to bands firing their members without personally telling them but letting them find out from some random metal blog online. Last month, Philip...

Metal Allegiance is dying to show you this song

by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 20, 2015 | New Music, News, Supergroups, Updates, Video

Supergroups seem to be the norm for many metal musicians out there and that’s just great, because how else are we going to listen what two or more great metal minds can create together? Metal Allegiance has just a little more than “two or more” of...

Randy Blythe, Corey Taylor, Phil Anselmo weigh in on confederate flag

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 14, 2015 | Controversy, Current Events, News

Since Dylan Roof stormed into a church, killing nine African American churchgoers during a service in Charleston, South Carolina, the confederate flag has gone from a touchy subject to a hot button issue. Seen by some southerners as a reminder  of their heritage and...

Superjoint announce first tour in over ten years

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 4, 2015 | News, Touring, Video

After successfully reuniting for Housecore Horror Film Festival in 2014 and planning to perform in European soil at Hellfest in France, sludge legends Superjoint have announce their first North American tour in over a decade, in company of Australian maniacs King...

Philip Anselmo working on ‘secret’ death metal project

by Alix Vallecillo | May 19, 2015 | News, Updates, Video

During a Q & A session conducted at the Spooky Empire 2015 in Orlando, FL this past weekend, multi-band frontman Philip Anselmo discussed many topics, including new Superjoint Ritual, new Philip Anselmo and the Illegals, and even new music for a...
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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

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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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