by Nick DeSimone | Sep 9, 2016 | Amplified, Columns
Amplified is a weekly column focusing on unsigned and local artists. If you think your band fits the bill, email us at amplified@metalinsider.net Mmm, groove. There was definitely a time that every band I listened to had to sound like Ruin, and I’m...
by Zach Fehl | Jun 17, 2016 | News
Inspired by the Jakub Marian’s map of Number of Metal Bands Per Capita, Noisey’s Simon Davis took it upon himself to investigate which cities in the United States had the most heavy metal bands. Using the Metal Archives at Encyclopedia Metallum, he...
by Chip McCabe | Oct 31, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
What exactly is in the water up in Portland, Oregon? The sheer volume, not to mention the high quality, of heavy music acts that have been pouring out of an otherwise bucolic, little city has been quite impressive for quite some time now. Is Portland, OR the most...
by Chip McCabe | Aug 26, 2013 | Dissident Aggression
The best grindcore is always the most pissed off. It’s the type of music you listen to for the aggression, the rush of endorphins in the most primal sense. It’s also the type of music you blast to annoy your neighbors, alienate yourself and really give...
by Chip McCabe | Aug 9, 2013 | Dissident Aggression
There are certain genres that, as the majority of bands go, there’s not a whole lot to experiment with. Funeral Doom for example may, at first glance, appear to be one of those genres. You play real heavy, you play real slow, you sound depressing as hell and...