New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Spinal Tap and Teenage Bottlerocket among the many outstanding bands with works hitting shelves. Don’t forget to check out our weekly playlist below. Enjoy!
September 12, 2025 Release Highlights:
Dance Gavin Dance, Pantheon (Rise):
The California rock band’s 11th studio effort is their first to feature Andrew Wells as their new lead vocalist. Drummer Matt Mingus said of the LP in a press release that it “has all the signature elements our fans have come to expect, along with fresh sounds and new styles that truly spotlight Andrew as our new vocalist. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride that is Pantheon.”
Silverstein, Pink Moon (UNFD):
The hardcore band releases the second half of their double album project, with the band saying the album’s single “Negative Space” that it “pushes everything on Antibloom even further: the chaos, the emotion, the dynamic contrast.”
Between the Buried and Me, The Blue Nowhere (InsideOut):
The progressive metalcore band’s 11th studio effort is more about “a feeling” than a story, with vocalist Tommy Rogers comparing it to “journal entries, fleeting and introspective thoughts – chaotic at times, depending on the music.”
Chameleons, Arctic Moon (Metropolis):
The UK rockers release their first new album in nearly 24 years, describing it as “a departure from the sound of earlier Chameleons albums, while remaining rooted in the same emotional depth, spirit, and intensity that has always defined their work. It represents a new chapter, and the band hopes it will resonate with long-time fans while also opening the door to a new generation of listeners.”
Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Innern (Season Of Mist):
The German black metal band returns with its sixth studio album, on which “the band turns inward with devastating clarity.” Their bandcamp bio continues, “Each of the six tracks offers a meditation on human fragility and existential transformation, shifting between blistering aggression and haunting serenity.”
Spinal Tap, The End Continues (Interscope):
The parody metal band releases a new album to coincide with the release of their new mockumentary. Their fourth LP includes new tracks as well as re-recordings of their classics featuring collaborations with Elton John, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Paul McCartney.
Teenage Bottlerocket, Ready to Roll (Pirates Press):
The punk band releases its 10th studio effort, putting out a record that “felt good to them.” Said the band, “No big agenda-just loud, fast, and fun in the way that’s always felt right to us.”
September 12, 2025 Releases:
Punchline, Somewhere to Land (Punchline Music)
Spite House, Desertion (Pure Noise)
Die Spitz, Something to Consume (Third Man)
Guerilla Toss, You’re Weird Now (Sub Pop)
I See Stars, THE WHEEL (Sumerian)
Twenty One Pilots, Breach (Fueled by Ramen)
Bass Drum of Death, Six (Cobraside)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Songs No One Will Hear (InsideOut)
Barrens, Corpse Lights (Pelagic)
Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Vintage Rebel x Trauma Bond (Independent)
Crippling Alcoholism, Camgirl (Portrayal Of Guilt)
Demon Hunter, There Was a Light Here (Weapons MFG)
Helstar, The Devil’s Masquerade (Massacre)
Lorna Shore, I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me (Century Media)
Motherless, Do You Feel Safe? (Prosthetic)
Motley Crue, From The Beginning: The Definitive Collection Of Motley Crue Hits (BMG)
Nevertel, Start Again (Epitaph)
The Rasmus, Weirdo (Better Noise)
Starset, Silos (Fearless)
Sweet Savage, Bang (earMusic)
The Switch, No Way Out (Frontiers)
Year Of The Goat, Trivia Goddess (Napalm)
Crucible, Hail to the Force (From the Vaults)
Stargazer, Stone Cold Creature (Mighty Music)
Cea Serin, The World Outside (Generation Prog)
Unaligned, A Form Beyond (Transcending Obscurity)
Moribund Oblivion, Intertemporal (Theogonia)
Cheap Gas, Altars of Patrician Genocide (Independent)
Exelerate, Hell for the Helpless (From the Vaults)
Revelator, Light the Devil’s Fire (Nameless Grave)
Heruvim, Mercator (Redefining Darkness)
Schreigarm, Mara Comes and Darkness Shall Reign (Purity Through Fire)
Golden Serpent, Lullabies from Hell (Sleaszy Rider)
Dark Watcher, The Law of Bone and Sinew (Independent)
Balt Hüttar, Tanzerloch (Rockshots)
Yotuma, The Final Void (Independent)
Matt Miller, Fiber Tormentum (Exitus Stratagem)
Winternius, Underwater Darkness (Dusktone)
Hyperstrike, High Risk (Independent)
Destruction Ritual, Providence (Norma Evangelium Diaboli)
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Tuomiojärvi (Sakara)
