Posted by Siegfried Samer on June 16, 2022
Metalfest in Pilsen traditionally marks the start of the summer festival season for Czech promoter George Daron and his company Pragokoncert. Thankfully, this year the festival could finally take place again in the picturesque amphitheatre Lochotín in one of the beer-brewing capitals of Europe after a two-year hiatus courtesy of Covid-19. Due to the […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer on December 17, 2021
For many years, Pragokoncert’s Metalfest in Pilsen (Czech Republic) was regarded a bit as the “little brother” of the company’s main metal festival Masters of Rock in Czechia, however in recent years, the festival has developed a stellar reputation thanks to increasingly impressive lineups and a fantastic location. Taking place at the beautiful […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on December 6, 2019
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new Running Wild and Cro-Mags EPs, as well as the latest live release from Nightwish. And not much else. For last week’s releases you can check out the last […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 14, 2016
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. A Day To Remember have come a long way since they first decided to sue Victory Records, which included battles over breach of contract and whether or not they were allowed to release their album Common […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 7, 2016
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What did I tell you? First step towards the fall months and we get thirteen albums dropped on us. As always, I point you to Chris Colgan for details on new releases and the […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on August 26, 2016
Can you feel it? Because we’re almost there. The new tracks released yesterday from Meshuggah, In Flames, and Every Time I Die, along with the new Metallica song released last week, are all signs that we’re about to enter one of the most intense fall release calendars in recent memory. And it all starts today, […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on August 4, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/NDA6RHAkA1Y[/youtube] This past Saturday, the 25th annual Wacken Open Air came to a conclusion after 3 solid days of heavy metal. Following the conclusion came a trailer advertising next year’s festival, how and where to order tickets, and also dropping the names of the first 15 announced for next year. It appears to have worked, […]
Posted by Anthony Maisano on March 24, 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foEh4OoCYMU[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, it’s Runing Wild’s 8th album, Black Hand Inn, which was released on March 24th 1994. What a breath of fresh air this album was! Running Wild is arguably the first pirate metal band, […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on October 8, 2013
This is a challenging week for rock and metal fans, as there is an album coming out today with the potential to grab the #1 spot on the charts. But will this album have enough support to prevent the evil queen of nausea-inspiring stage performances (a.k.a. Miley Cyrus) from claiming the top ranking? Only you […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on April 24, 2012
This week is jam packed with lots of new releases, including two juggernauts of gothic doom metal, seasoned veterans and fiery upstarts in hardcore, intense Viking death metal, and much more. So let’s not waste any more time and just get right to it! Prong, Carved Into Stone (Long Branch) It’s been five years […]
