New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...
Skid Row parts ways with Johnny Solinger, welcomes ex-TNT singer Tony Harnell
Let’s be honest, there are many who lost touch with Skid Row after they parted ways with Sebastian Bach. That doesn’t change the fact, though, that Johnny Solinger has sang in the band for over 15 years (which included two albums and two EPs). That’s why it was a tad...Twisted Sister to embark on final tour with Mike Portnoy on drums
Last month, the metal community was shocked by the sudden death of A.J. Pero. Twisted Sister’s future following the passing of their drummer seemed uncertain. Now comes word that after 40 years, Dee Snider and company will indeed call it quits following one last tour....Alt Press Music Awards announce 2015 nominees and performers
The full lineup of performers and nominees for this year’s Alt Press Music Awards have been announced.
It’s official: Lamb Of God’s Chris Adler to appear on Megadeth’s new album
Megadeth has done a bad job at hiding the fact that Lamb Of God’s Chris Adler will be playing drums on the new album (like really, REALLY bad). However, now comes confirmation that the Lamb Of God drummer will indeed be appearing on Megadeth’s fifteenth album. The...Follow Us
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025
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Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 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...
EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’
When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...
New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....
New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024
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...
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,...