by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 5, 2025 | Break (Up) Stuff, Lists
From forced retirements to amicable splits, heated arguments, and surprise farewell tour announcements, Metal Insider highlights thirty-two bands that are no more. The list includes artists who ended their careers in 2024, those who retired in 2023 but performed final...
by Metal Insider | Dec 7, 2016 | Best Of 2016
It’s December, which means that everyone’s starting to look back at the year that was, even though we’re not quite through it yet. Over the next several weeks, Metal Insider will be bringing you our picks for the best albums of the year, as well as those from some of...
by Matt Brown | Sep 7, 2016 | Metal By Numbers
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...
by Metal Insider | Aug 26, 2016 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
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...
by Metal Insider | Dec 10, 2015 | Best of 2015, News
Composing 2015’s Top 10 began with reflecting on my Top 10 of 2014 and what lessons I learned from that process. There were two that stood out: expect the unexpected, and go with my gut instinct. To that end, I’m not spending any time overthinking and...