California groove metallers Devildriver have confirmed that they will release their recently completed seventh studio album, ‘Trust No One’, via Napalm Records on Friday 13 May 2016. Frontman Dez Fafara said of the album: “Almost three years in the making, get ready for a new Devildriver record! ‘Trust No One’ is filled with …
Read More »Liv Kristine Announces Special One-Off London Show
Liv Kristine Announces Special One-Off London Show LIV KRISTINE has announced she will play a special one-off UK show at The Underworld, London on December 20, 2015. As well as airing Liv’s solo material she’ll be joined by Raymond Rohonyi of Theatre Of Tragedy to play classic stuff from …
Read More »Phantasma – The Deviant Hearts
Up today I have Phantasma’s upcoming release The Deviant Hearts for review, ‘Phantasma is a project sprung from the collective energy of Georg Neuhauser (Serenity), Oliver Philipps (Everon) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain)’ When this project was announced there was a lot of excitement amongst the Symphonic Metal Music fans, and …
Read More »VARG – Rotkäppchen EP
‘Wolf metal’ takes a turn for the fantastical at the hands of VARG’s ‘Rotkäppchen’. Contemplate fledgling concept ‘wolf metal’ and the mental image of canine dominance and menace suitably demonstrates a visual representation of VARG’s ‘Rotkäppchen’, otherwise known as ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Hinged on a fairytale of innocence and concealed …
Read More »Ahab – ‘The Boats Of The Glen Carrig’
Throughout their decade long career, German doomsters Ahab have consistently displayed a fascination with both all things nautical and literary: previous albums have been based on works such as Herman Melville’s epic ‘Moby Dick (with the band, of course, taking their name from the novel’s psychotic lead human character) and Edgar …
Read More »Phantasma – Premiere Lyric Video For Track “Enter Dreamscape”
Phantasma – Premiere Lyric Video For Track “Enter Dreamscape” Photo by Fabio Interra Photography PHANTASMA, the new Symphonic Rock musical of Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN), Georg Neuhauser (SERENITY) and Oliver Philipps (EVERON) has recently signed to Napalm Records. Today this power formation is celebrating the exclusive lyric-video premiere for the first …
Read More »Varg – Exclusive Video Premiere for Track “Rotkäppchen”
VARG – EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE FOR TRACK “ROTKÄPPCHEN”! Once upon a time … This is how every good story begins. German Wolf metallers VARG are set to release their upcoming EP “Rotkäppchen” on October 9th via Napalm Records! This beauty or let’s say this beast comes as …
Read More »Delain – European Tour – Get a VIP Upgrade
DELAIN TOURING EUROPE SOON GET YOUR SPECIAL VIP UPGRADE NOW Dutch Symphonic Metal sensation DELAIN are known for extremely catchy refrains, bewitching hooks and melodies, symphonic bombast and of course a good dose of Metal! That’s DELAIN and that’s how Symphonic Metal will sound on this upcoming special tour with …
Read More »Grave Digger Release Video for ‘Heavy Metal Breakdown’
GRAVE DIGGER RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘HEAVY METAL BREAKDOWN’ After three decades of making history, GRAVE DIGGER is still one of the very best German bands enjoying a leading role, when it comes to classic Heavy Metal! Now the band is headed back to the 80s and back to their …
Read More »W.A.S.P – ‘Golgotha’
It has been six (very) long years, since Blackie Lawless and his mean muthafuckin’ metal-making machine by the name of W.A.S.P have warmed our collective ears with a new album. Of course, there are particularly good reasons for this uncharacteristically long delay, such as the rather small matter of not …
Read More »Huntress – Static
Huntress have been through a lot since the 2013 release of Starbound Beast; from member changes, to guitarist Eli getting brutally assaulted on the UK tour and having to miss a show, and Frontwoman Jill Janus recently discussing her battle with mental illness, and recent fight with cancer. I am …
Read More »Deadlock Release Memorial Video for Late Drummer Tobias Graf
Deadlock Release Memorial Video for Late Drummer Tobias Graf A full year has gone by since DEADLOCK founder and long-term drummer Tobias Graf passed away in last September. Tobias left the band due to private reasons earlier that year and sadly lost his battle against cancer on September 2nd 2014 …
Read More »Grave Digger – Online Stream for ‘Stand Up And Rock’
Grave Digger Release Online Stream for Track ‘Stand Up And Rock’ After three decades of making heavy metal history, GRAVE DIGGER is still one of the very best German metal bands enjoying a leading role, when it comes to classic Heavy Metal! Now the band is headed back to the …
Read More »Diabulus In Musica Touring Europe With Leaves’ Eyes This Autumn
Diabulus In Musica Touring Europe With Leaves’ Eyes This Autumn DIABULUS IN MUSICA, the Spanish masters of Symphonic Metal have just announced that they will support Leaves’ Eyes on their upcoming tour through Europe! The fantastic female vocalist Zuberoa Aznárez and her band members masterfully combine heavy metal riffs, with …
Read More »Skindred Announce European Headline Tour and more…..
Skindred Announce European Headline Tour & Unveil Brand New Music Video SKINDRED are pleased to announce a European headline tour in November 2015. The tour will support the imminent release of ‘Volume’, their brand new studio album due out through Napalm Records on the 30th October 2015. This Crossover sensation …
Read More »Monster Magnet Premiere New Song And Lyric Video “Watch Me Fade”
Dave Wyndorf and his henchmen seemingly had the time of their lives when they completely rearranged and boosted Last Patrol 2014 and christened it Milking the Stars: A Re-imagining of Last Patrol! Now MONSTER MAGNET go back even further to 2010 and their Mastermind album. Even if you know …
Read More »Powerwolf – Blessed & Possessed
Hallelujah! Powerwolf are back! For those who are already Powerwolf fans, yes the pun was intended. For those who are not, well let’s just say the word Hallelujah crops up pretty frequently in the bands’ lyrics. But I digress, the gorgeous priests of Power Metal have returned with their latest …
Read More »W.A.S.P. Debut Lyric Video For “Scream”
Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P. This October 9th, the wait ends, as Blackie Lawless and the legendary rockers W.A.S.P. will release their long awaited new album and Napalm Records debut Golgotha. The first lyric video from Golgotha …
Read More »Skindred Premiere Lyric Video For ‘Under Attack’
Welsh quintet SKINDRED will release their new album Volume October 30th on Napalm Records. Today the first singled from the album “Under Attack” is being exclusively by Metal Insider. Check out the song HERE! Volume is available for pre-order now at the Napalm Records Webstore HERE. A special deluxe including …
Read More »New releases on way from Napalm Records
Napalm Records have confirmed the details of some upcoming new releases. First out of the traps will be Australian duo Jackson Firebird, whose second album, ‘Shake The Breakdown’, will be released on September 4. Next up will be ‘Innuendo’, from Finnish symphonic metallers Amberian Dawn, on October 23, followed by ‘Sovran’, …
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