Last year’s Koloss put Meshuggah back on the map. Not that they’d really fallen off of it, but the band’s first album in four years was both a commercial and critical success. It doesn’t look like we’ll have to wait another three years for new music from the band, at least not if Scion is involved. [...]
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Well, this sucks. Iron Thrones, winners of Metal Insider and Scion’s No Label Needed Contest & Series, have decided to call it a day. They announced that they were no more via a Facebook earlier today, stating that the band have grown apart from each other. As winners of the 2010 contest, the band received [...]
Monday, July 23, 2012
While Scion and now Kia have gotten involved in underground metal in somewhat unconventional ways, Honda is diving into metal the old fashioned way – by using classic metal in their television ads. A few years ago, they used “The Hellion,” the opening instrumental from their 1982 classic Screaming for Vengeance, to sell minivans (even [...]
Monday, July 9, 2012
We at Metal Insider are big fans of Orwell, a finalist in our ‘No Label Needed’ contest and series. In fact their album from last year, A View of Heaven From a Seat in Hell, was produced by Steve Henningsgard, guitarist of contest winners Iron Thrones (buy it here). The band are undertaking a western tour [...]
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
One of the strongest touring packages to hit the road this Spring is without a doubt Meshuggah’s tour with Baroness and Decapitated. And late last night, Scion A/V Metal was announced as a sponsor for the The Ophidian Trek. As it turns out, though, the heaviest label imprint ran by a car company is planning to do more [...]
Thursday, January 19, 2012
As you may know already, Scion A/V Metal has continued to prove that they’re the heaviest label imprint ran by a car company via their Scion Label Showcase. They’ve previously teamed up with metal labels like Nuclear Blast and Prosthetic Records to put on a free show at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. And next up, Scion [...]
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Suddenly Charlie Sheen’s use of “Crazy Train” in his Comedy Central Roast commercial seems a lot cooler. Japanese automaker Honda has just produced a new commercial featuring the Ozzy Osbourne classic. The commercial shows a family packed in a Honda Pilot slowly coming together to perform an acapella version of “Crazy Train.” That’s right, Honda [...]
Monday, March 15, 2010
Death Angel and Arsis will perform free shows together on April 13 in Atlanta, GA and on April 14 in Los Angeles. The pair of free shows are presented by Scion. Tweet
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The No Label Needed Contest & Series is a collaboration between Metal Insider and Scion to give one unsigned artist an entire DIY music industry education and launch a release without the help of a label. We’ll be posting features and updates on the contest & series periodically on Metal Insider. Find out more about [...]
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The No Label Needed Contest & Series is a collaboration between Metal Insider and Scion to give one unsigned artist an entire DIY music industry education and launch a release without the help of a label. We’ll be posting features and updates on the contest & series periodically on Metal Insider. Find out more about [...]
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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