German progressive/technical death metal masters Obscura have announced their new album, A Sonication, is scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. The album marks the second installment of their conceptual trilogy, and overall follow-up from 2021's...
Former Motörhead drummer Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor passes away
According to a Facebook update from former bandmate “Fast” Eddie Clarke, former Motörhead drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor has passed away at the age of 61. Said Clarke of his fallen brother via Facebook: “My dear friend and brother...Machine Head is in business and business is good
Robb Flynn has posted another mammoth update on Machine Head’s Facebook page, this time laying out some numbers and stats revolving around their latest album, Bloodstone & Diamonds. According to Flynn the album, “is at 53,000 (in sales) in the US, and...Guns N’ Roses will supposedly get back together again
Where there is smoke, sometimes there is fire. Rumors of a reunited Guns N’ Roses playing Australia’s Soundwave Festival came out a few months ago, but each new rumors gets squashed, along with the hopes and dreams of many a GNR fan. Well, once again rumors are...Halestorm become the ‘fire’ in latest video
This has been a good year for Halestorm, whose most recent album Into the Wild Life debuted at #4 back in April. Their song “Amen” hit #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Song charts, and vocalist Lzzy Hale has kept in the spotlight from singing...Follow Us
Obscura unveil “Silver Linings” video; new album arriving in February
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Spiritbox unveil “Perfect Soul” video; new album arriving in March
Spiritbox have revealed their second album, Tsunami Sea, set to release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. To accompany the announcement, the group has unveiled a Dylan Hryciuk-directed video for their new single, "Perfect Soul." The Canadian metal...
Poppy unveils “the centers falling out” performance video
Poppy's new album, Negative Spaces has dropped today (15th) via Sumerian Spaces. The innovative artist has unveiled a performance video for the song "the centers falling out," in celebration of her latest effort's arrival. Poppy is set to kick off 2025 supporting...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...