by Metal Insider | Jun 26, 2012 | New Music
This has been quite a year for progressive metal, and it continues right into the halfway point of 2012. However, looking at how the prog scene over the past few years, the shifts that have occurred will likely mystify metal historians for many years to come. The most...
by Metal Insider | May 23, 2012 | 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 excited to give some exposure to California’s Abriel. Formed in 2008, this...
by Metal Insider | May 11, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Hardcore. Screamo. Doom. Grindcore. Death Metal. Stoner Rock....
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...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 1, 2012 | Splits
When The Devil Wears Prada announced that they had parted ways with keyboardist James Baney, it seemed like both parties left on good terms. As it turns out, though, it might not have been as amicable of a split as we thought. In a series of tweets posted earlier...