by Zenae Zukowski | May 8, 2024 | News, Sad News
Steve Albini, a legendary producer and musician, has passed away at the age of 61. His passion for music was evident in the countless albums he recorded and the alternative rock sound he shaped with artists like Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and many more. As the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 22, 2015 | Interviews, Metal on Metal, News
KEN Mode have always had an Amphetamine Reptile noise rock heart beating beneath their hardcore exterior. For their sixth album, Success, the Canadian band fully embraced the former sound, calling in Steve Albini to record the album. If listening expecting to hear a...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 3, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/1rpuzz1R0bQ[/youtube] Of all the bands that make it (whatever “making it” means these days, anyway), there are countless more that come really close and flame out. That’s what a new documentary, Rye Coaltition: The Story of...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 19, 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 shining a light on Philadelphia’s Surgeon. This prog rock/metal trio first...
by Metal Insider | Apr 16, 2012 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Recently, both As I Lay Dying and Slayer revealed which producers they’ll be working in the studio soon. At first, these announcements reminded us how crucial of a role the...