Tag Archives: Scar Symmetry

Metal By Numbers 10/29: Wait, you already knew Slipknot was #1?

Posted by on October 29, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Through collective industry clairvoyance, everyone already knew that Slipknot’s long-awaited new album would top the charts. Hell, people were talking about this last week. People were probably even talking about it months ago before the […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/23: Charts are pretty witchin’

Posted by on October 23, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Missed this column last week? We did too. That’s why we did all we could to make this week’s edition extra great. How you ask? By including new albums from the likes of Exodus, […]

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New & Noteworthy, October 14th – Hammer and Life

Posted by on October 14, 2014

This will likely go down as one of the best release weeks all year. Nothing is held back, and the level of greatness on display will boggle the minds of those not prepared. Get ready, and don’t say I didn’t warn you.   Exodus, Blood In, Blood Out (Nuclear Blast) A lot of people say that […]

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Scar Symmetry don’t rest with “Cryonic Harvest”

Posted by on September 26, 2014

Scar Symmetry have released a new lyric video for their latest song, “Cryonic Harvest.” The track comes from their upcoming album, The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity), due out October 14th. Said founding guitarist Per Nilsson: “The lyrical concept that Henrik came up with for The Singularity trilogy is huge in scope, complex and awe-inspiring, and naturally the […]

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Release date and cover art for new Scar Symmetry album unveiled

Posted by on July 29, 2014

It’s been awhile since we heard news from Swedish melodic metallers Scar Symmetry. The group has taken their time writing the follow-up to 2011’s The Unseen Empire, all while dealing with external complications, including a cancelled North American tour in 2012 due to visa issues, and the departure of guitarist Jonas Kjellgren last year due to scheduling conflicts. […]

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Owner of Vik Guitars posts homophobic comments about Cynic, gets condemned by Periphery and Scar Symmetry

Posted by on May 13, 2014

Last week, Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert of Cynic publicly came out as gay and the majority of the metal world’s reaction was basically “That’s cool man, now come play (insert name of city here).” Of course, you knew that someone was going to make some kind of stupid comment about it, and that comment comes […]

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Unsigned & Streamed: Sight Of Emptiness

Posted by on July 20, 2012

Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re proud to present Costa Rica’s Sight Of Emptiness. Despite being unsigned, this six-piece outfit has accomplished quite a lot since forming in […]

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(Not That) New & Noteworthy: Chris Colgan’s Top 10 Albums Of 2011

Posted by on December 20, 2011

Here we are again, at the end of another year, and a list has to be made. And what do I do? I spend so much time deliberating and being indecisive that I’m late sending it in. Apologies to my MetalInsider colleagues for my lack of expediency. That said, this year was a great year […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/15: Still Causing Hysteria All These Years

Posted by on June 15, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week sees nine new metal/hard rock related releases debuting on the charts (four of them appearing in the top 200). But it’s just our luck that out of the nine, the top debut […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/8: Black Stone Cherry Must’ve Sold Their Souls To The Devil

Posted by on June 8, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Out of the four metal/hard rock related albums to debut on the charts this week, only one made it into the top 200. Debuting in the top 30 are Southern rockers Black Stone Cherry […]

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