Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Eminence Recording New Album, Featuring Guest Appearance From Sepultura’s Paulo Jr.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/RGZVkH7L6i4[/youtube] As Metal Insider readers may recall, Eminence performed for the first time in the U.S. aboard our CMJ boat show with Prong and For Sleeping Or Jumping. Now comes word that the Brazilian metal group has reunited with...Video: High On Fire Set SXSW 2012 Ablaze
Last month, Metal Insider was proud to be a part of the South by South Death 2012 showcase at SXSW along with our bros at Metal Sucks and Metal Injection. Unfortunately, though, I had to stay back on the East Coast while Bram got to go crazy in Austin while repping...Metal Sucks Announces “South By South Death” Showcase
Austin, we have a problem. Wait, we’re saying that wrong, aren’t we? The point is that our cranky Jewish friends over at Metal Sucks have just lifted the veil on an epic SXSW show. Their second annual “South by South Death” showcase is probably...SXSW: A Metal Insider Guide
Those of you that pay attention to the music industry, are in a band, or live near Austin TX probably know all about South by South West. For the uninitiated, it’s basically a weeklong music, film and technology/social media conference in Texas’ coolest...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...