Norwegian folk masters Wardruna have released “Hibjørnen,” the latest single and video from their upcoming album Birna, due January 24, 2025 via Sony Music/By Norse Music. The album, rooted in Norse traditions, explores themes of nature with the bear as a central...
Rob Zombie will crowd-fund his next horror film “31”
When he’s not rocking stages with some of the most elaborate set pieces and wildly costumed support cast known to music, Rob Zombie is a horror movie director with an impressive resume to his name. His last film was 2013’s The Lords of Salem, which he...Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun discusses crowd-funding while on a label contract
Two years after the release of Wintersun’s second album, Time I, fans are anxiously waiting for information regarding the release of its follow-up, Time II. Today, band mastermind Jari Mäenpää took to Facebook to discuss the obstacles facing the album’s...Acrassicauda successfully crowdfunds debut album
Iraqi metal band Acrassicauda are no strangers to overcoming adversity. They rose to fame in 2007 as the first Iraqi metal band, where dressing in metal shirts and playing shows was seen as an act of defiance. Now they’ve persevered again, this time successfully...Despite major label $, Unlocking the Truth crowd-funding EP
Last week, the talk of the music industry was a band with a combined age of 38. Preteen Brooklyn trio Unlocking the Truth were signed to a subsidiary of Sony for a deal that was reported to be worth $1.7 million. We detailed the ways in which they probably...Ne Obliviscaris to embark on successfully crowd funded world tour
This week Australian extreme prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris started a crowdfunding campaign to raise A$40,000 (US $37,936) so that they could go on a world tour, reports Metal Underground. As another example of crowdfunding gone horribly right (ex. Devin Townsend’s...Follow Us
Wardruna release video for new single “Hibjørnen”
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Ghost to release ‘Rite Here Rite Now’ concert film in December
Ghost will release their concert film Rite Here Rite Now on December 6 in various physical formats, including DVD, Blu-ray, 4K, and VHS. The film, capturing Ghost's sold-out two-night event at Los Angeles's Kia Forum, features the complete setlist along with a...
Linkin Park share “Over Each Other” video
Linkin Park have dropped a video for their new song, "Over Each Other," directed by the band's Joe Hahn, known for creating classic videos like "Numb." The clip was shot in South Korea following the band's September 28 concert. The track is taken from the band's...
New & Noteworthy: The beautiful releases of life – 12/8/2023
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 new albums from the likes of Dimmu Borgir, Atreyu, Have Mercy and Mars Red Sky, among others. Don’t forget to...
New & Noteworthy: 666 Releases – 12/1/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On Friday, December 1st we saw the returns of Peter Gabriel and Codeseven, a new take on Visions Of Atlantis' 2022 LP, the debut...
New & Noteworthy: The hex of new releases – 11/17/2023 – 11/24/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out over the next couple of weeks. Last week saw new albums from the likes of Madness, Plain White T’s, Bad Suns and more. This week,...