Swedish progressive metal giants Soen have unveiled a video for their latest single, “Mercenary.” The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026, via Silver Lining Music. Reliance marks the group’s...
Machine Head postpones tour with Children Of Bodom, Epica and Battlecross
Looking forward to seeing Machine Head on the road with Children Of Bodom, Epica and Battlecross this fall? Well then we got some bad news for you… as the tour has been postponed. Machine Head has announced that they’ve decided to postpone the previously announced...Belphegor cancel North American tour
Well, this sucks for both fans of Belphegor and for the band’s singer/guitarist Helmuth Lehner. The band have been forced to cancel their imminent North American tour due to a family emergency. Here’s what the band said on their Facebook page about the...Satyricon drop off Knotfest, Housecore Horror Film Fest
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It’s been a while since Marilyn Manson has shocked anyone here in America. However, that’s not the case in the Soviet Union, where two of his three scheduled shows were canceled, one due to a bomb threat and the other by religious extremists. The...Trivium cancel remainder of current tour dates
Did you get to see Trivium this past weekend at Rock on the Range? If so, consider yourself lucky, as that was the last show the band will be playing in the United States in the immediate future. Matt Heafy’s voice appears to be shot, so the band have called off...Follow Us
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Myrath release “Until the End” video featuring Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd, announce new album
Tunisian-French progressive metal band Myrath have released a video for their new single, "Until the End," featuring Amaranthe vocalist Elize Ryd. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, Wilderness of Mirrors, which is scheduled to arrive on March 27,...
Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...
New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025
June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...