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Two Minutes to Late Night is the metal talk show America needs

Two Minutes to Late Night is the metal talk show America needs

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 17, 2016 | Television

You may have noticed how rare it is for metal to get any sort of mention or reference in mainstream entertainment like TV or movies. Hell, we go crazy when we see the slight reference of rock and metal at any random talk show just because we feel like popular media is...
2016 Metal festival guide for North America, Part 2

2016 Metal festival guide for North America, Part 2

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 16, 2016 | Festivals

We continue with our rock and metal festival guide for North America to consolidate everything that’s going to happen within the next few months. Check out the first part of our guide to find more of these fests so you can plan which are the best options for...
Album Anniversary: Type O Negative’s debut album turns 25

Album Anniversary: Type O Negative’s debut album turns 25

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 16, 2016 | Album Anniversary, Releases

When you speak about a band like Type O Negative, just about everyone will have an opinion of them, no matter what. That’s because Type O Negative was an immense contributor to a new wave of gothic metal by incorporating intense sounds borrowed from doom and...
2016 Metal festival guide for North America, Part 1

2016 Metal festival guide for North America, Part 1

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 15, 2016 | Festivals

In the last couple of years, North America has been getting a serious amount of festivals, some of them reaching new areas where events like thise never had taken place. Since the demise of Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival last year, the American scene had a gap...
This dancing Nightwish fan at Download is the best Nightwish fan

This dancing Nightwish fan at Download is the best Nightwish fan

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 14, 2016 | News, Video, VIral, Viral Videos

If you kept up with the events at European festivals this past weekend, you might have heard of Download Festival in the UK suffering some relentless storms and flooding, making it a real pain to camp and be there. But despite the adversity, there was at least one...
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Exclusive Album Stream: Donella Drive – ‘Axon’
Exclusive Album Stream: Donella Drive – ‘Axon’

San Antonio’s Donella Drive have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their brand new album Axon, arriving Friday (22nd). The record blends alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, all tied together with a sharp metallic edge. Each track reflects...

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Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025
Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025

We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...

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Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’
Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’

“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities.  When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...

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New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

  Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...

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New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023

New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this final Music Friday of 2023, we can expect a cover’s album from Lord Of The Lost and the debut of Dominum, among other titles....

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New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases  – 12/22/2023

New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...

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