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...
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The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video
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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...
Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video
Black Veil Brides have dropped a video for their new single, “Certainty. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year via Spinefarm. The video for “Certainty” was directed by George Gallardo Kattah and filmed while the...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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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 the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To start September, we will see new music from the likes of The London Suede, Glenn Hughes, Blessthefall and Primal Fear, as well as the...