Soundgarden founding guitarist Kim Thayil will release his memoir, A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond, on May 19, 2026 via William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. The book traces Soundgarden's journey from Seattle's underground...
Video: Ryan Adams Performs Acoustic Cover Of Dio’s “Holy Diver”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFf8iwQG958&t=1m36s[/youtube] We’ve heard Ryan Adams perform acoustic renditions of Iron Maiden and Alice In Chains, and we’ve also seen him show off his love for black metal in a talk show parody. And this past Friday...Macy Gray Records Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” For Covers Album
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyiH9hOoihU[/youtube] Yup, you read the headline correctly. Normally, you wouldn’t think of the “I Try” R&B singer and Metallica in the same breath. Then again, chances are you wouldn’t think of Metallica when mentioning...No Surprise: Revocation’s Cover Of Faith No More’s “Surprise! You’re Dead” Is Awesome
It’s no secret that we here at Metal Insider love Faith No More. And Revocation’s latest album Chaos In Forms made it onto one of our contributor’s favorite albums of 2011 list. So that’s why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we really like the Boston metal group’s...This Is Hell Guitarist Records Cover Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
This Is Hell guitarist Rick Jimenez obviously likes to have a little fun in the studio. That’s why he’s posted numerous covers, under the moniker Rick Is Hell, on Soundcloud for everyone to hear. For over a month, Jimenez has posted covers from standards like...Nine Inch Nails’ Cover Of U2’s “Zoo Station” Streaming Online
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfqktBLDjPU[/youtube] To celebrate the 20th anniversary of U2’s Achtung Baby, Q Magazine has assembled some big names to record covers of each song off the album. The tribute album includes Jack White, Patti Smith, The Killers,...Follow Us
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil to release memoir ‘A Screaming Life’ in May 2026
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The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
Denver stoner/doom metal outfit The Munsens have returned with their new album, Degradation in the Hyperreal, now available. The band’s sophomore effort follows their 2019 debut Unhanded. To celebrate the release, The Munsens have teamed up with Metal Insider for an...
Galactic Empire share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Cinemetal’
From a galaxy far, far away, Galactic Empire are back with their latest creation, Cinemetal, out now via Pure Noise Records. Known for their interstellar metal renditions of Star Wars themes, these shredding Sith Lords expanded their horizons, bringing a whole new...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...