by Zach Shaw | May 3, 2013 | Unsigned & Streamed
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 excited to bring you New Jersey’s Thanatotic Desire. Though first launching in...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 18, 2013 | New Music
Black Sabbath promised that they would premiere “God Is Dead?,” the first single of their first album in 35 years 13, this week. And today, they fulfilled said promise and premiered the song on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal and Ozzy’s Boneyard channels. The song...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 9, 2013 | Interviews
Twelve Foot Ninja has taken their home country of Australia by storm with their debut full-length Silent Machine. While the album has yet to be properly released in the U.S., the group’s unique style of prog metal (imagine Mr. Bungle infused with elements of djent)...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2013 | Conventions
With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 18, 2012 | New Music
Last week, Jason Newsted announced plans to release the debut EP from his new solo project, aptly titled Newsted. And last night (December 17), the former Metallica bassist premiered a song off the EP on Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk Live. Titled “Soldierhead,” the song...