It’s wild how fast a decade can fly by. Some bands take ten years, or longer, to break through, while others explode in what feels like overnight. Back in 2015, everything felt different: pre-COVID, pre-AI explosion, and still on the path of the rapidly evolving...
Announcing Metal Insider’s 2012 CMJ Showcase, With Prong, This Or The Apocalypse, For Sleeping Or Jumping And Eminence!
It’s literally been years since Prong played New York, so you’d think their return would be special. And what’s more special than playing a show on a boat? We’re very proud to announce Metal Insider’s offical CMJ showcase, which will be a...Maryland Deathfest Gets Even Better With Addition Of Bolt Thrower
It’s not even Halloween yet, but we already know what some of you are going to be up to Memorial Day Weekend in 2013. The Maryland Deathfest has quickly become a must-attend festival, getting acts to fly in and make some of their only U.S. appearances or lining...Metal Blade Continues 30th Anniversary With Free As I Lay Dying Show
As I Lay Dying’s sixth studio album, Awakened, is coming out on September 25. Metal Blade’s 30th anniversary has been happening all year long. The two will come together on the album’s release date, with As I Lay Dying and Battlecross playing a free...Metal Sucks, Metal Injection, 1000 Knives Announce CMJ Showcase
Last year, Metal Sucks and Metal Injection teamed up with 1000 Knives for a pretty great CMJ party that featured, among others, Kvelertak’s first New York show. How can they outdo themselves? Well, they just announced their third annual CMJ party, taking place...Six Feet Under, Cattle Decapitation And More To Perform At Scion A/V Metal And Metal Blade’s Free Showcase
Scion A/V Metal have continued to show love for metal labels via their Scion Label Showcase. Labels like Nuclear Blast, Prosthetic and Relapse are a few of the heaver imprints to throw a free showcase with the arguably most metal car company. And now you can add...Follow Us
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Green Carnation unveil title track from upcoming album ‘A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia’
Norwegian prog-metal veterans Green Carnation have released “The Shores of Melancholia.” The single is the title track from their upcoming album A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia, scheduled to arrive on September 5, 2025, via Season of Mist. Marking the...
Scorpions share “Blackout (Coming Home Live)” video
Scorpions have released a live video for "Blackout (Coming Home Live)." The clip is taken from the icon's upcoming live album, Coming Home Live, scheduled to arrive on November 14. The album captures their massive 60th anniversary concert on July 5, 2025, at Hanover...
New & Noteworthy: At The Heart of Releases – 1/20/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’re deep in the first month of the year and possibly already seeing one of the top albums already with Katatonia’s ‘Sky...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of Everything – 1/13/23
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’re in the second week of January, and releases are starting to kick in with Obituary and Ville Valo. We’ve included some...
New & Noteworthy: Releases they tell our children
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider's weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week is back! It's time to start fresh with the brand new year with releases from Anti-Flag to Varmia! Yes, New & Noteworthy is...