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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

by Jordeana Bell | Feb 5, 2026 | Interviews, Releases

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...
Pets, Paws & Metal: Voidatlas’ furbabies endure daily metal; band wrapped 2025 with new EP

Pets, Paws & Metal: Voidatlas’ furbabies endure daily metal; band wrapped 2025 with new EP

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 4, 2026 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Denver’s Voidatlas, who closed out 2025 with their new EP,...
Pets, Paws & Metal: In Virtue’s Rami Khalaf says his dog responds to Knocked Loose’s “Counting Worms”

Pets, Paws & Metal: In Virtue’s Rami Khalaf says his dog responds to Knocked Loose’s “Counting Worms”

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 18, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with LA’s progressive power metal offering In Virtue guitarist Rami Khalaf as he...
Pets, Paws & Metal: The Fixer’s dog gives their music paw approval

Pets, Paws & Metal: The Fixer’s dog gives their music paw approval

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 11, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with The Fixer as they told us about their fluffy rescue dog, Gus, who enjoys a...
Pets, Paws & Metal: Born Divided introduce the cat who loves their music

Pets, Paws & Metal: Born Divided introduce the cat who loves their music

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 3, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Quebec City melodic death metal act Born Divided, who recently dropped...
Pets, Paws & Metal: The Judge The Juror’s David W. Frontenac says his dog isn’t much into music

Pets, Paws & Metal: The Judge The Juror’s David W. Frontenac says his dog isn’t much into music

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 26, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. Edmonton Canada’s The Judge The Juror have just unleashed their latest EP, Primitive Minds,...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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