Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...
Devin Townsend and Steve Vai are working together again?
File under “fantastic news for next year:” Devin Townsend revealed over the weekend via Twitter that he’s recording vocals for a new Steve Vai song. This is a pretty exciting turn of events, since Townsend got his start as Vai’s protege back in...Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger are still making music together despite divorce
About a month ago, we brought you the terrible news about the divorce between Canada’s sweet hearts Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger and many expressed their sadness and shock over the news as they thought that would be the end of the wonderful couple. Gladly,...Behemoth’s Nergal joins Machine Head on stage
Something certain about the metal community is that Machine Head is fairly popular among the masses and so is Behemoth’s frontman Nergal, therefore seeing them together on stage is not a big surprise but still pretty cool to witness. The Satanist joined the band...Craig Owens of Chiodos is on Dr. Dre’s new album
Dr. Dre’s surprise new album, Compton, is only available digitally right now, but the album, which came out on Friday (7) might have a familiar voice on it, if you’re familiar with Chiodos. Singer Craig Owens appears on a track, “One Shot, One...Metal Allegiance song lineup, release date announced
[youtube]https://youtu.be/dMgHSwqDDGk[/youtube] We knew last month that the all-star Metal Allegiance was expanding from a one-off jam on a boat or on land to a full-fledged album. Today, the album release date and track lineup has been released and wow, it’s a...Follow Us
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....
New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025
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 release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...
New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...