Any new Skeletonwitch is good Skeletonwitch. According to the band’s Facebook, the band is nearly done writing the new album up in Salem, MA and will be recording with the help of Converge’s Kurt Ballou. But why wait for new material when you can hear some now? The above video was recorded during the band’s [...]
Friday, February 22, 2013
Two years ago, Kvelertak hadn’t even played their first show in America. Their debut album, which had been released overseas in late 2010, didn’t become available domestically until March 15, four days after their first stateside show in San Francisco. This time, the band is here well in advance of their sophomore album being released, [...]
Thursday, January 24, 2013
I would have posted about this earlier in the week, but I was too busy trying to pick my jaw up off the floor while slowly regaining my hearing. Anyway, there were a few things I was expecting on the evening of Decibel’s 100th Issue Celebration Show, including beer and awesome performances. I was particularly [...]
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
What makes Jacob Bannon tick? That’s pretty much what you’ll find out upon watching Rungs in a Ladder: Jacob Bannon of Converge, a new short documentary that debuted on Vice’s music site, Noisey. It’s a sparse film that plays more like a monologue than a profile, featuring Bannon talking about what guides his life while the [...]
Monday, January 21, 2013
Decibel Magazine’s 100th Issue Celebration Show last Saturday (January 19) in Philadelphia was special for many reasons. While we’ll have a full recap of the evening shortly, we wanted to highlight one particular moment: Converge being joined onstage by Baroness’ John Baizley. In addition to introducing the band that evening, Baizley also joined Converge onstage to [...]
Friday, December 21, 2012
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the best albums that came out in 2012. However, while the past year was packed with great music, 2012 also had its fair share of unbelievable moments. Some were joyous surprises, while others were downright horrifying. All in all, though, each moment resonated throughout the metal community. [...]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
With 2012 nearing its end, we had Metal Insider contributors Bram Teitelman, Zach Shaw, Kodi McKinney, Matt Brown, Chris Colgan, Chip McCabe, and Daniel Cordova list their top ten favorite albums of the year. And as we predicted, there were plenty of crossover picks amongst the seven lists. With that in mind, we thought it [...]
Friday, December 14, 2012
If nothing else, 2012 might have been the year that a lot of people were introduced to Torche. Granted, the band’s been around for a while now, but a new label (Volcom), and tours with bands including Corrosion of Conformity, Converge and Kvelerak might have given them more exposure to a metal crowd. Their appearance [...]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
You’ve likely got a chance to look over the list Metal Insider contributors’ top ten albums of the year. We’ll be posting a composite list with our actual top ten shortly, but as we work on that, even some non-metal outlets are getting in on the fun. Spin Magazine have listed their top 20 Metal albums [...]
Friday, December 7, 2012
With the year in music just about over, Metal Insider‘s staff and contributors are taking a look back and naming their top ten albums of 2012. This next list comes courtesy of Metal Insider editor Bram Teitelman. We’re also including a Spotify playlists with a song from each album, if available. We’ll also be sprinkling [...]
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
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