Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Metal Insider Top 10: times Andrew W.K. showed his serious side
Andrew W.K. is best known for partying. The self-proclaimed party king recently was given the opportunity to show another side of him through the Village Voice blog with an advice column where people submit their questions and Andrew gives some hard-hitting answers....Mike Hill of Tombs’ Top 5: Conspiracy Theories
Tomorrow (June 10), Tombs will release their long awaited new album, Salvage Gold. While mainman Mike Hill loves writing dark, vicious riffs and melodies, he also loves a good and almost unbelievable conspiracy theory. With that in mind, we asked Hill to provide five...Metal Insider’s top 5: bands that got heavier as they went on
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. You know the deal: Band has whole career to write first album, band gets signed, band releases album, band has “Metallica moment” where they decide to become...Metal Insider’s top cinco: Hispanic/latino bands
With Heaven and Hell Metal Fest being cancelled earlier this year by the state, it may seem like the metal scene in Mexico isn’t exactly thriving and festive – but that’s not at all true. In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we want to show you a few acts in the Hispanic...
Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel’s Top 5: Video Games
[youtube]http://youtu.be/KJWFwSYIBL4[/youtube] We recently spoke to Phil Bozeman about Whitechapel’s new album Our Endless War (out tomorrow, April 29). However, when the singer isn’t onstage or in the studio with Whitechapel, he’s likely playing video games. Knowing...Follow Us
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...
New & Noteworthy: Dreaming the strife for releases – 11/29/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees albums from the likes of Bedsore, Astral Doors, The Gates Of Slumber and Mefitis, among the many,...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...