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Contest: Win a limited edition Tarja Turunen box set!

Contest: Win a limited edition Tarja Turunen box set!

by Metal Insider | Jan 13, 2017 | Contests

Last year, former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen released her fourth solo album, The Shadow Self. Already acclaimed for her powerful, emotive and sometimes operatic voice, she’s now closing in on ten years of being a solo artist. We dug around the Metal...
Contest: Win Pantera’s ‘The Great Southern Trendkill,’ LP outtakes and ‘A Vulgar Display of Pantera’ book

Contest: Win Pantera’s ‘The Great Southern Trendkill,’ LP outtakes and ‘A Vulgar Display of Pantera’ book

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2016 | Contests

UPDATE 1/6/17: We dug into our archives, and have a second prize pack up for grabs! If you already entered below, you’re registered; if not, scroll down – we’ll pick a winner on Friday 1/13.   In celebration of the 20th anniversary of...
Contest: Win a Pluginz Jack Rack keychain holder

Contest: Win a Pluginz Jack Rack keychain holder

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 29, 2016 | Contests

A few weeks ago, we spoke to Atreyu’s Dan Jacobs about Pluginz, a company that makes, among other things, keychain holders that will be of particular interest to guitarists. Their “Jack Rack” line of keychain holders look like a guitar head, and...
Win a Pantera Dean guitar and a copy of ‘The Great Southern Trendkill!’

Win a Pantera Dean guitar and a copy of ‘The Great Southern Trendkill!’

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 20, 2016 | Contests, New Music

Pantera pulled no punches on The Great Southern Trendkill, one of the most intense and hardest-hitting albums the group ever recorded. Released in 1996, the album reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and went on to become Pantera’s fourth consecutive platinum...
Win a pair of passes to the New York debut of black metal documentary ‘Blackhearts’

Win a pair of passes to the New York debut of black metal documentary ‘Blackhearts’

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 4, 2016 | Contests

  One of the best things about the metal community is how dedicated its fans are. That’s why Prog Power sells out before the lineup’s even announced. It’s why bands and fans will travel from all over the world to hang out in Baltimore parking...
Win VIP passes, tickets to Louder Than Life, Houston Open Air, Rock Allegiance and Aftershock Festivals!

Win VIP passes, tickets to Louder Than Life, Houston Open Air, Rock Allegiance and Aftershock Festivals!

by Metal Insider | Aug 31, 2016 | Contests

Hate to break it to you, but Summer is pretty much over. Sure, we’ve got this weekend, and technically, Fall doesn’t start until mid-September, but between going back to school, fall fashion and pumpkin spice fuckin’ lattes, it’s pretty much...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

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"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
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...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
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....

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

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...

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