New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As the 2024 new music cycle revs up, we will see new albums from metal staples The Rods and Magnum, as well as the first original songs from supergroup Exit Eden, among many others. Don’t forget to check out our weekly playlist below. Enjoy!
The Rods, Rattle the Cage (Massacre): The classic 1980s metal band returns with their 10th full-length studio album and their third since regrouping in 2011.
Magnum, Here Comes the Rain (Steamhammer Records/SPV): The 23rd studio effort from the 70s hard rockers. It unfortunately follows the passing of guitarist Tony Clarken earlier this month.
Exit Eden, Femmes Fatales (Napalm): The symphonic metal supergroup (featuring members of Phantom Elite, Visions of Atlantis & League of Distortion) goes beyond covers on their sophomore album, adding in original compositions this time around.
Infant Island, Obsidian Wreath (Secret Voice/Deathwish Inc.)
Artificial Heaven, Digital Dreams (My Kingdom)
Casey, How To Disappear (Greyscale)
The Clamps, Megamouth (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Domination Campaign, A Storm Of Steel (Prosthetic)
Drown In Sulphur, Dark Secrets Of The Soul (Scarlet)
Emil Bulls, Love Will Fix It (Arising Empire)
Engulf, The Dying Planet Weeps (Everlasting Spew)
The Grandmaster, Black Sun (Frontiers)
Jim Peterik & World Stage, Roots & Shoots Vol. 1 (Frontiers)
Last In Time, Too Late (Rockshots)
Neal Morse, The Restoration – Joseph: Part Two (Frontiers)
Nobody’s Fool, Time (Battlegod)
No Terror In The Bang, Heal (Klonosphere)
Ravenstine, 2024 (Massacre)
Russell/Guns, Medusa (Frontiers)
Ruthless, The Fallen (Fireflash)
Ryujin, Ryujin (Napalm)
Gothony, Gothony (Inverse Records)
Scanner, The Cosmic Race (Rock of Angels Records)
Crucifer, Hell Is for the Hopeful (Pathologically Explicit Recordings)
Cariosus, Will, Until Beauty (Independent)
Tangent Plane, The Judas Cell (Independent)
Saevus Finis, Facilis Descensus Averno (Transcending Obscurity Records)
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