Some bands attempt to secure the ‘old school’ label and the street cred that follows it with varying forms of metal mimicry. They are always easy to spot, usually because they are trying too hard to be something they are not. Then there are the bands that simply pick up their instruments, thrash away and [...]
Friday, March 22, 2013
The hard/occult rock and NWOBHM revival in the metal scene is a bit out of control in the best way possible. Every sub genre under the broad umbrella of “metal” has gone through (and will possibly again go through) this rush of bands racing to create music in a certain style. Inevitably, after the initial [...]
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. This coming Sunday, the 85th annual Oscars award show will air live on TV. Typically, movies’ biggest night of the year makes the Grammys look like Ozzfest. However, with the Oscars right around the corner, we got to thinking of [...]
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Remember that flick about astral projection, time travel and Rasputin? That’s probably because it hasn’t been made yet. However, if Mastodon have their way, a film version of their epic concept album Crack the Skye could be headed to a movie screen near you. Drummer Brann Dailor tells Billboard that three directors have expressed interest in turning [...]
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.
Unsigned & Streamed alum Pheroze has released a video for the song “Today I Belong To The Dead.” The song appears on Pheroze’s recently released EP, Ennui.
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