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Sick New World Fest to return in 2024 with massive lineup: System of a Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle

Posted by on October 10, 2023

  After a highly successful inaugural year, Sick New World is gearing up for the 2024 edition on April 27 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. A massive lineup with over 65 artists across five stages will see returning headliner System Of A Down, along with major acts such as Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, […]

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Carcass, Youth Of Today, Daughters, Etc. added to 2020 ‘Oblivion Access’ Festival

Posted by on January 14, 2020

The 2020 ‘Oblivion Access’ Festival, formerly known as the “Austin Terror Fest,” has announced more bands to the massive bill, which features of 50 bands. The festival will take place June 05th-07th across several venues, The Barracuda, Empire Control Room & Garage, and Mohawk venues in Austin, TX. The festival has expanded into new genres and sounds […]

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Spotify playlist: Psych-rockers Super Snake’s songs that shaped current sound

Posted by on April 25, 2017

While New Jersey psych rock band Super Snake’s album, Leap of Love, was released this past February, the quintet are playing some New Jersey and New York shows in support of the album. Super Snake, which features Pete August, formerly of The Banner, and Trophy Scars’ Jerry Jones, play trippy, trancelike music, and Leap of Love was produced […]

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Psycho Las Vegas adds Carcass, Cult of Luna, Oathbreaker, Sumac many more

Posted by on December 19, 2016

After three years as a destination fest in Southern California, the Psycho California Fest became Psycho Las Vegas earlier this year. Giving attendees everyone from stoner legends like Boris and Yob to cool uncle music like Alice Cooper and Blue Oyster Cult in Sin City proved to be a huge success, and 2017’s lineup including […]

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Today in metal: Tommy Victor on Prong’s Beg to Differ at 25

Posted by on March 12, 2015

Today in 1990, Prong’s sophomore album, Beg to Differ, was released. The album, their first for Epic Records, brought the New York City trio into the national spotlight for the first time. When we caught up with guitarist and vocalist Tommy Victor, he seemed surprised  that the album’s 25th anniversary was on March 12th, since he’d […]

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Top 10s of the year from Broken Hope, Eyehategod, Fear Factory, Armed for Apocalypse and more

Posted by on December 6, 2013

As 2013 ticks down, it’s time for everyone to take stock of what they’ve been listening to for last 11 months or so. Metal Insider and its contributors will start releasing it’s contributors’ lists starting later today, but we’ve also gotten lists from some of the artists themselves. In the latest installment, members of Eyehategodand, Fear Factory, […]

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