Monthly Archives: April 2009

Contest: Win iPod and iPhone Music Skins from Trustkill Records!

Posted by on April 30, 2009

Our good friends at Trustkill Records wanted to celebrate Metal Insider’s launch by giving away some goods! They’ve got five MusicSkins for iPod or iPhone available from any of their artists, including Bleeding Through, Walls of Jericho, It Dies Today and Too Pure To Die. All you have to to is leave a comment below, […]

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Unearth Song as Guitar Hero World Tour Downloadable Track

Posted by on April 30, 2009

Unearth’s ‘Grave of Opportunity’ has been added as a Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable track.

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Cave In is Back!

Posted by on April 30, 2009

Cave In has ended their three-year hiatus. Read about it at their MySpace.

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Metal By Numbers 4/29 – Italy, Cleveland Debut High

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top sellers of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal shows, as well as SiriusXM, Music Choice, and […]

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We’re Breaking Up With “Hiatus”… Or Taking a Hiatus from “Breaking Up”

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Break-up, hiatus, reunion, side project… there really needs to be some kind of rulebook to define these and other similarly nebulous status terms. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that Cave In is coming back, but technically they were never gone to begin with. This can all get very confusing! It’s also very dispiriting when […]

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New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Follow-up with MassConcerts’ Scott Lee

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Metal Insider checked in with MassConcerts figurehead Scott Lee after another wildly successful New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and Metal Insider Summit. Scott shares his thoughts on show promotion, putting together lineups, hippies and whether or not he possibly, maybe, may have liked the NEMHF merch this year. How would you rate 2009 NEMHF […]

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Lacuna Coil Album Hits #16 on Billboard 200

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Lacuna Coil’s new album, “Shallow Life”, has debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 charts, and has sold 21,000 copies in it’s first week.

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Live Exodus Track Posted

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Live audio of Exodus performing ‘Children Of A Worthless God’ recorded during their recent stop at The House Of Blues in Chicago, IL is available for streaming at The Daily Rock.

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Shai Hulud Drops Off New Found Glory Tour

Posted by on April 29, 2009

According to AbsolutePunk.net, Shai Hulud has dropped off the current New Found Glory tour.

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Chimaria’s “The Infection” hits #30 on Billboard 200

Posted by on April 29, 2009

Chimaira’s “The Infection” has debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 with roughly 15,000 copies sold during the first week.

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