Los Angeles-based metalcore outfit Authors of Fate are set to drop their second single, "Leather Liver," from their upcoming EP, Seat's Taken. Recorded and produced by Taylor Young (Nails, God's Hate) at The Pit Studios, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for...
Anthrax, Faith No More, Motorhead playing Riotfest Chicago
Since 2005, Riotfest has been a dependable Chicago music festival catering to punk and alternative. They’ve always thrown some metal in the mix as well, with last year being GWAR’s first post-GWAR-BQ performance without Dave Brockie. The festival, now...Tenacious D working on new album
What’s the next logical step for a band after winning a Grammy? Well, if you’re Tenacious D, you start work on a new album. And while almost everyone can agree that The D winning the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for a Dio cover is a little...Guest blog: Why can’t the Grammys be the Oscars?
Last night, the 87th Annual Oscar Awards took place. Many were watching, among them IKILLYA singer and music industry veteran Jason Lekberg. Always opinionated, watching the films that he thought deserved to win pick up statues, it got him thinking about how the...Machine Head slip St. Louis the (Tenacious) D
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4VvQ-MnbA[/youtube] One week later, the metal mockery at The Grammys has seem to have died down by now. And the fact that the 2015 Grammy for best metal / hard rock performance went to Tenacious D’s cover of Dio’s...Follow Us
Track Premiere: Authors of Fate – “Leather Liver”
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Crownshift (Nightwish, Children of Bodom, etc.) share “My Prison” video
Crownshift, the new project featuring members of Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Wintersun, and Finntroll, have recently announced their debut self-titled album, is scheduled to arrive on May 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. The collaborative group has unveiled a studio...
Architects share new single “Curse,” announce new tour dates
British metalcore giants Architects have dropped a visualizer for their new single, "Curse." Produced by Jordan Fish and released via Epitaph Records, the track features guttural screams, massive riffs, and powerful vocals from frontman Sam Carter. The new track...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...
New & Noteworthy: Project Releases Vol.01/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this New Music Friday, we will see the return of Kula Shaker’s original line-up, more rediscovered tracks from Static-X, a...
New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....