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...
New & Noteworthy 9/17: Black Star
When a seminal bands that created an entire subgenre releases a new album, over a decade after their previous release, you don’t delay for anything! Check out the list, and then go pick up the new Carcass album right away! Carcass, Surgical Steel...Dissident Aggression: Ulcerate Ain’t Your Daddy’s Death Metal
In terms of musical genre categorization, death metal has always stood to form a wider umbrella over a broader pantheon of bands than the average music (or metal) fan would give credit for. Growl into a microphone something inaudible about zombies or human entrails,...Ulcerate Get Van Broken Into In NYC
It’s always a bummer to hear about a band’s gear getting stolen, but it’s even shittier when it’s a band that came all the way to New Zealand for their first American tour to have that happen. That fate befell Ulcerate following their Saturday...Maryland Deathfest (Already) Reveals 2012 Lineup
It feels like it was just a month ago that this year’s Maryland Deathfest happened. Well, that’s because it roughly was just a month ago. And in no time, the festival organizers have already announced a good chunk of next year’s lineup. Among the twenty bands revealed...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
read more
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,...