New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 48 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Megadeth,...
Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside left bloody in Reno, NV
Vocalist Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside had a rough weekend, which may have stemmed from a Tweet back in March. Earlier this year he posted, “Fighting at shows sucks. It has always sucked and it will forever suck. Just stop.” Pretty innocuous, but...Chris Adler says Megadeth, Lamb of God US tour could happen
In a recent interview on the Eddie Trunk Podcast, drummer Chris Adler of Lamb of God and Megadeth talked about being in two pretty big bands, and the logistics involved. He also hints at the possibility of bringing the upcoming European tour with both bands stateside!...Slipknot guitarist Jim Root’s guitar stolen in Portland
As Slipknot were preparing for this weekend’s shows – Aftershock Festival on Saturday and Knotfest on Sunday – someone stole Jim Root’s guitar while the band was on stage! The thief made off with his custom satin silver Fender (with a “a...Anthrax give birth to an Evil Twin in new song
Anthrax have finally released a new song from their upcoming album! The new track is called “Evil Twin” and it takes aim at religious extremists, and it’s available today for purchase via the iTunes store and Amazon. Drummer Charlie Benante credits...Follow Us
Catch up now: 48 new songs/videos recently released – 10/14/2025
read more
Explore 33 New albums just announced – 10/13/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
The New Testament is here! Animated video for latest single “High Noon” released
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity's uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while blistering...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Theories of Releases – 6/7/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of June sees releases from veteran bands like Bon Jovi, Cactus and Evergrey, as well as Butthole Surfers’ JD...