Yesterday morning, it was revealed that Exodus were pulling out of this year’s Maryland Deathfest due to a “VARIETY of personal issues and matters with one of the members.” While guitarist Gary Holt recently stated that he wouldn’t abandon Exodus to join Slayer permanently, the festival cancellation made many speculate whether the group’s future was [...]
Thursday, November 29, 2012
It’s been since 1996 since Carcass released their last album, Swansong. But it turns out that album might not have been their actual swan song. According to Blabbermouth, there’s a rumor that the grindcore/melodic metal pioneers are putting the finishing touches on a new studio album. The article claims that longtime producer Colin Richardson is working [...]
Friday, November 2, 2012
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. On May 11 and 12, 2013, Ozzfest will make its grand return… in Japan. Ok, so this is probably a bigger deal for fans who [...]
Monday, August 20, 2012
We’re still more than nine months away from the next Maryland Deathfest. And yet with bands like Carcass, Venom, Pig Destroyer, Righteous Pigs, Pentagam, and many others already confirmed, Maryland Deathfest XI is shaping up to be one of the sickest festivals of 2013. But wait till you hear who were added to the bill [...]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
It still hasn’t even been three months since this year’s Maryland Deathfest, at which the bands gave absolutely everything they had to give, but new additions to the lineup for the 2013 edition of the festival just keep rolling in. Newly confirmed bands as of today are Pig Destroyer (whose new album is set to be [...]
Friday, July 20, 2012
It’s been less than two months since this year’s Maryland Deathfest was held. Yet now we already know the first sixteen bands confirmed for the eleventh edition of the festival. And even though there are still many other acts left to be confirmed, the fest has already raised the bar pretty high. Among the first [...]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Taking the grindcore world by storm is Phoenix’s female-fronted Landmine Marathon. Heavily influenced by genre pioneers Napalm Death, they’ve toured with the likes of Warbringer, Nasum, and Prothestic Record labelmates Skeletonwitch. Personally selected by James Hetfield to play the inaugural Orion Music + More, the band is certainly headed in the right direction. Frontwoman Grace [...]
Thursday, May 31, 2012
As the saying goes, the show must goes on. And frontman C.T. proved that during Rwake’s set at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, MD this past weekend. Halfway through the sludge metal band’s performance, C.T. suddenly vomited onstage. What’s more impressive, though, is that C.T. didn’t let the incident ruin the show, continuing on without [...]
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Because when we think of Summer, we envision the chilling sounds of Agalloch… right? Back in April, the folk metal group revealed that in addition to their appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest, they would be embarking on a 30 date North American tour. While an official announcement has not been made just yet, Lambgoat [...]
Monday, July 25, 2011
It’s almost a year away from now, but you can add another major name to next year’s Maryland Deathfest lineup. It was confirmed this past weekend that Godflesh will be performing at next year’s festival. Last Summer marked the first time the English industrial metal group performed together since disbanding in 2002. Though they’ve performed [...]
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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