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...
Metal Insider Contributor Chip McCabe’s Top 10 of 2014
As the year in music winds down, we’ve given plenty of artists a chance to reveal their favorite music of the year. Now it’s our turn. We’ve already given you Zach Shaw’s, Nick DeSimone’s, Anthony Maisano’s and Chris...Here’s Revolver’s top 20 list of 2014 for you to argue over
While you’ll have to wait until next month to get our picks for our top albums of the year, print magazines have a longer lead time. Therefore, Revolver have released their picks for top 20 albums of the year. Slipknot tops the list, which is hardly surprising...Triptykon climb a Tree Of Suffocating Souls
Triptykon has released a video for “Tree Of Suffocating Souls,” the opening track from Melana Chasmata, released earlier this year. Said singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior on the new video: “In producing this footage, we have elected to once...Thomas Gabriel Fischer really doesn’t like At the Gates
Despite sharing a label (Century Media) and a manager (Artje Lange), it doesn’t look like Triptykon and At the Gates are getting along with each other that well. Recently on his Facebook page, Triptykon/Celtic Frost mastermind Tom Gabriel Fischer (aka Tom G....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,...