A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 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 album...
Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Nicholas O’Toole talk film scoring
[youtube]http://youtu.be/QQJge9ZNEWs[/youtube] Jonathan Davis is used to working in different genres than the hard rock one that his band Korn occupies. The band’s 2011 album, The Path of Totality, alienated some fans with its diversion into dubstep, and Davis...Here’s what Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg looks like as a viking
Considering that Amon Amarth is touring with a Viking ship, many of their songs are about Norse mythology and frontman Johan Hegg has an epic beard, it’s not that much of a stretch to imagine him as a Viking. And while we’ve already known that he’ll...
Kirk Hammett explains why ‘Metallica Through the Never’ flopped
As documented by many websites other than ours, Metallica’s film Metallica Through the Never wasn’t exactly a box office smash. In fact, it made less than three times the $1.2 million that the 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster grossed, despite the fact...
Lamb of God’s film premiering in Killadelphia, getting venue screenings
Philadelphia has served as a second home for Richmond’s Lamb of God since they were still called Burn the Priest. In fact, their first live concert DVD, 2005’s Killadelphia, was filmed there at Chinatown venue The Trocadero. Now the band will be returning...What movies would Maynard James Keenan watch for 24 hours straight?
If you were guessing what Tool/Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan would screen in a 24-hour film festival, the works of Denzel Washington probably wouldn’t spring immediately to mind. Yet according to the AV Club, some would definitely be in there. Defining...Follow Us
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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025
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 Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...
New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025
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...