by Metal Insider | Nov 13, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
It’s been well documented in various sources, including this esteemed website, that every genre in the metal world has experienced a glut of bands all reaching for the proverbial golden ring that usually winds up leaving that particular scene a watered down...
by Metal Insider | Apr 24, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
Death metal has remained an extremely interesting genre to monitor over the last decade or so. It would appear to the casual fan that the genre has been divided into two very large camps, each nestled at the far end of the spectrum. There are the polished, neatly...
by Metal Insider | Apr 10, 2015 | Dissident Aggression
The explosion of heavy metal in both quality and quantity in the 1980s caused quite the uproar all up and down the Bible Belt in the U.S. I’m not ashamed to admit that one of the things that first intrigued me about metal music as a child was one of the myriad...
by Metal Insider | Mar 14, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
“…If we can’t live in peace then let us die in peace…”, comes the voice of cult leader Jim Jones from the now infamous final audio of Jones addressing his tribe before committing mass suicide (and in some cases murder). This sample is...
by Metal Insider | Aug 16, 2013 | Dissident Aggression
There was a brief point in musical history where the worlds of rock and metal were one. Bands like Judas Priest, Diamond Head, and Witchfinder General straddled that line before finally breaking away to help formulate new and exciting musical territory. But...