Puscifer officially launched their first-ever comic series, Tales From the Pusciverse. The debut issue centers on the character Bellendia Black. The group recently shared more visual details on the comic series during the visualizer for their latest single,...
These vinyl skulls are the coolest art we’ve seen today
Artist Ted Riederer is giving new meaning to the phrase “face-melting metal.” For his series “Primal Sound,” the artist formed skull figures by melting records around a skull mold, leaving the labels intact. The result is a haunting display of...Slayer graffiti misunderstood as hate crime
Graffiti on the side of a building that is home to a Little League team in Commack, N.Y. was originally mistaken by police as hate crime scrawlings, according to Commack Patch.com. When a report came through of the graffiti in Wicks Park, police originally...10 Good Bands, 10 Terrible Album Covers
Our buds at Noisecreep have unveiled a list of the “10 worst album covers from otherwise killer bands.” It’s a pretty good read, even if some of the bands wouldn’t necessarily qualify as “killer” in our book (sorry Helloween, and...Follow Us
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The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video
German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...
New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...
New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...
New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...