Tag Archives: Alcest

Alcest announce new album ‘Les Chants De L’Aurore;’ streaming new song “L’Envol”

Posted by on February 24, 2024

  Alcest have announced their new album, Les Chants De L’Aurore, will be released through Nuclear Blast Records on June 21st. In addition, the band has revealed they will embark on a European tour set for autumn this year. To accompany the album announcement, Alcest are streaming their first single, “L’Envol” along with a music video (artwork by […]

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Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Gorgoroth & Deicide to headline Beyond The Gates 2023; daily lineups revealed

Posted by on December 21, 2022

  Beyond The Gates will return in 2023 in Bergen Norway from August 2nd-5th. The full lineup and daily schedules have been revealed, which includes headliners Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Gorgoroth, and Deicide. This is an event you don’t want to miss as it will be Dimmu Borgir’s only performance of 2023, as well as special […]

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Headbangers Brawl: Metal Insider’s Quarantine Playlist

Posted by on April 1, 2020

  2020 certainly feels like the plague, and it all started with Neil Peart’s passing. Over the last few months alone, many went from laughing at Corona beer memes to no longer taking any of this as a joke. The COVID-19 outbreak feels like a disaster film, and sadly, it has become our reality. While […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/12: Sales say nothing

Posted by on February 12, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   The 2017 album Wake Up Call was the first album that abbreviated Theory of A Deadman’s name to just Theory. Why? I dunno. It’s a sorta long name I guess. And I suppose being […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/29: Sales of Apollo

Posted by on January 29, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   It’s easy to dismiss supergroups as gimmicky one-offs, but it looks like Sons of Apollo have done well for themselves in their 3 year run. Seems like all you need for a […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/8: New music to listen to

Posted by on January 8, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Dave Mustaine once sang these lyrics in the Megadeth classic “Sweating Bullets”: “Hindsight is always 20-20 / But looking back it’s still a bit fuzzy.” That’s what popped into my head when I […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2019

Posted by on December 23, 2019

  I try to follow the rules, but, once again, another year of good music has gone by, and I was able to narrow it down to 20 instead of 10. There are a bunch of variables that make me connect to a song or artist. Whether it’s the overall vibrations the sound leaves behind […]

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Metal Insider’s Matt Brown’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2019

Posted by on December 18, 2019

I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to cram in all the albums that I’ve been meaning to listen and re-listen to this year, and there’s never enough time. It’s especially tricky when the first few “Best of” lists break out and I start sifting through those wondering if there’s some gem I overlooked. And […]

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Metal Insider’s 225 Best Metal Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

Posted by on December 16, 2019

As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]

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Rolling Stone reveal their “10 Best Metal Albums of 2019” list

Posted by on December 11, 2019

While Metal Insider are currently working on our year-end lists, we’ve seen quite a few from Decibel Magazine and Revolver sharing their best albums of 2019. Rolling Stone have now revealed their favorites and the choices may surprise you, especially seeing the lack of Tool.  Check out the list below and read the full explanations […]

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