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 on Unsigned & Streamed, we’re spotlighting the Long Island, NY-based death/doom/thrash melting pot that is Killjoy. Over the course of six years of existence, [...]
Friday, August 31, 2012
Whether you’ve been watching it or not, we all know that the Republican National Convention took place this past week in Tampa, FL. Now to many fans, Tampa serves as the “mecca” of death metal. And as it turns out, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow agrees. During a segment called “Debunktion Junction” on last Wednesday’s show, Rachel [...]
Friday, July 20, 2012
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 proud to present Costa Rica’s Sight Of Emptiness. Despite being unsigned, this six-piece outfit has accomplished quite a lot since forming in [...]
Monday, April 9, 2012
Recently, GWAR’s Oderus Urungus shared his thoughts on Dave Mustaine and his conservative comments and beliefs. And last Friday, we found out what Deicide’s Glen Benton thinks of the Megadeth frontman. In an interview with Metal Sucks, the Deicide frontman shared a few thoughts on politics before Mustaine’s name popped up. When asked what he [...]
Monday, April 2, 2012
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Combining metal and video games is the most peanut butter/chocolate combinations ever. Both relatively appeal to younger males (and cool females, just sayin’). It’s also a way to brand a game as edgier than, say, Pokemon. While the inclusion of [...]
Thursday, March 22, 2012
How does an Australian wind up running the American arm of influential UK metal label Earache? It’s kind of a long story, but Al Dawson was more than happy to oblige. Starting out as a tape trader in the ’80s (he was thanked on a 1984 compilation by Pushead), he eventually visited the UK, where [...]
Thursday, March 1, 2012
By now you’re probably (sic) of hearing about Joey Jordison and Corey Taylor’s contrasting statements regarding Slipknot’s future. And even though Taylor recently stated that there will be another Slipknot albums, it would appear that there’s still a disagreement over an exact time frame. In a recent interview with News.com.au, Jordison was asked about Taylor’s [...]
Friday, February 24, 2012
Deicide fans know damn well what Glen Benton’s stance on Christianity is. For those who aren’t familiar, just look at the upside down crucifix branded into his forehead (in case the band’s lyrics and song titles weren’t clear enough). That’s why it’s fitting to see Benton chasing down and crucifying the son of God himself [...]
Friday, August 12, 2011
Deicide have announced dates for their March Of Death 2012 tour. Support on the tour will come from Jungle Rot, Abigail Williams, and Lecherous Nocturne. Tweet
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week sees a handful of new releases making their debut, five of whom making it into the top 200. However, for the second week in a row, the top metal and hard rock [...]
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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