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...
Premiere: exclusive inside look at Brad Boatright’s studio
[youtube]http://youtu.be/gcF6KhiKhK0[/youtube] For the past five years, Scion has been more than just another car brand. They’ve actively dove into metal, presenting free shows, releasing vinyl and digital samples, and sending socks to metal journalists (thanks...Exclusive: Stream Razormaze’s New Album ‘Annihilitia’
Today, Razormaze is releasing their sophomore album Annihilitia in North America via Slaney Records. However, for a limited time, you can stream the Boston thrashers’ latest release in its entirety right here, Razormaze’s new album is pure thrash metal that’ll please...Song Premiere: Armed For Apocalypse’s “The Well”
Armed For Apocalypse will be releasing their upcoming sophomore full length album, The Road Will End, on July 23 via Ironclad Recordings. However, we’re giving you an exclusive first taste of the album in advance with a new song. The song is titled “The...Song Premiere: Infera Bruo’s “Oblivion”
Next week, Boston black metal group Infera Bruo will release Desolate Unknown. Serving as their follow up to their 2011 self-titled debut, the album finds the group continuing to create metal gems that’ll wow fans of Enslaved and old-school Opeth. That’s why we’re...Exclusive: Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg Gives ‘Deceiver of the Gods’ Album Preview
[youtube]http://youtu.be/mr29Hgj7VVg[/youtube] In a little over a week, Amon Amarth’s ninth album, Deceiver of the Gods, will be released, but you don’t have to wait until then to hear what the album sounds like. In a Metal Insider exclusive, vocalist...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: 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,...
New & Noteworthy: Dark Releases – 11/3/2023 -11/10/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Last week saw new albums from the likes of The Struts, Suffocation, Bad Wolves, Spiritbox, Silent Planet, Yawning Balch, Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Forever Releases & Proud – 10/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week marks the return of Dokken and The Gaslight Anthem, as well as big releases from the likes of King Gizzard & the...