Silverstein share “Confession” video; double album arriving in 2025
Canadian rockers Silverstein are gearing up for their 25th anniversary with an ambitious double album, Antibloom / Pink Moon. The band ventured into Joshua Tree for inspiration, resulting in what they describe as their most eclectic and dynamic work to date. Antibloom...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Spread Thin’s Ben Demi reveals his dog enjoys Knocked Loose
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 Spread Thin vocalist Ben Demi reveals his dog enjoys listening to Knocked...
EP Review: Spirit Tomb — ‘Sort Tulipan’
Spirit Tomb has returned with a most unexpected cassette, Sort Tulipan. This triumph features two beloved Seigmen tracks — “Sort Tulipan” and “Performance Alpha.” The former hails from Seigmen’s 1994 classic, Total, while the latter serves as the opening on 1997’s...
Breaking Benjamin are back with new song & label
Breaking Benjamin are back with a new song and fresh label, having signed a global deal with BMG. This marks a new chapter for the band as they part ways with Hollywood Records after over twenty years, since their 2002 debut, Saturate. With a new album on the horizon,...
Wacken Metal Battle USA and Canada Open Band Submissions for 2025
Wacken Metal Battle USA and Canada Open Band Submissions for 2025 The prestigious Wacken Metal Battle is back for 2025, offering unsigned bands in both the USA and Canada the chance to compete for a slot at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. This iconic...
Sentencing proposal for Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer released by U.S. Government
Sentencing proposal for Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer has been released by U.S. Government The U.S. government has recommended a sentence of three years of supervised probation for Iced Earth founder Jon Schaffer for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, riot on the...
Hillhaven drop “Temple & Tomb” video
Hillhaven have released a video for their sixth single, "Temple & Tomb." The band features vocalist Chris Kelly (Alustrium, ex-Galactic Empire), rumored to play for Babymetal, drummer Maty Madiro (From Ashes to New), guitarist Ricky Armellino, guitarist Jimmy...
No suspects yet: Police continue investigation into Jake E. Lee shooting
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee is recovering after being shot multiple times while walking his dog early on Tuesday morning (15th) in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old musician was hit in the forearm, back, and foot, with the bullet in his back breaking a rib,...
Dead Icarus (ex-Atreyu) share “1 Million Days” video
Dead Icarus, featuring former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, have released a horror-inspired video for "1 Million Days." The track is taken from their debut album Zealot, set to arrive on October 31 via MNRK Heavy. Varkatzas comments: "'1 Million Days' is as close as...
King Diamond debut two new songs on North American Tour kickoff
King Diamond kicked off their highly anticipated North American headlining tour, Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920, yesterday (15th) at Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas. The tour, supported by Overkill and Night Demon, runs until December 6 in Dallas. During last...
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Silverstein share “Confession” video; double album arriving in 2025
Canadian rockers Silverstein are gearing up for their 25th anniversary with an ambitious double album, Antibloom / Pink Moon. The band ventured into Joshua Tree for inspiration, resulting in what they describe as their most eclectic and dynamic work to date. Antibloom...
Hillhaven drop “Temple & Tomb” video
Hillhaven have released a video for their sixth single, "Temple & Tomb." The band features vocalist Chris Kelly (Alustrium, ex-Galactic Empire), rumored to play for Babymetal, drummer Maty Madiro (From Ashes to New), guitarist Ricky Armellino, guitarist Jimmy...
Dead Icarus (ex-Atreyu) share “1 Million Days” video
Dead Icarus, featuring former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, have released a horror-inspired video for "1 Million Days." The track is taken from their debut album Zealot, set to arrive on October 31 via MNRK Heavy. Varkatzas comments: "'1 Million Days' is as close as...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...
New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...