Slash announces his solo album, Orgy of the Damned, featuring guest vocalists like Chris Stapleton and Brian Johnson, set for release on May 17th via Gibson Records. The album reimagines classic blues tracks with Slash's signature style. Today (12th), Slash has...
Traditional A&R: A Dying Process?
It used to be that the A&R position was one of the key roles within the music industry and to the success of a band. But as the music business has taken more hits and loses thanks to the rise of illegal downloading, the “traditional A&R” process has come,...Album Sales Continue Their Inevitable Decline In 2010
What a difference a decade makes. In 2000, there were 942.5 million CDs sold. Of course, that was a pre-digital world, and they’ve been on a steady decline in the years since. So it should come as no surprise that Billboard.biz reports that album sales dropped...Best Buy Reducing CD, DVD Sections
CD sales have been taking a hit for years, but they’re about to get even worse. In a recent conference call with analysts, Best Buy Chief Executive Brian Dunn told analysts they’d be significantly reducing the amount of space for CDs before the end of the...Nergal Might Be Ill, But He’s Not Turning To Religion To Help
After officially revealing that he was diagnosed with leukemia, the support for Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski has been overwhelming with fans and bands reaching out to see how they can help. And for the first time since making his illness public, Nergal has released...Behemoth’s Nergal Reportedly Diagnosed With Leukemia
A few sites, including Metal Sucks and The Gauntlet, have reported that Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski has been officially diagnosed with leukemia. This news comes just two weeks after Darski revealed he was seriously ill and was forced to cancel the band’s...Follow Us
Slash releases “Oh Well” single featuring Chris Stapleton; new solo album arriving in May
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Thursday share first new single in thirteen years, “Application For Release From The Dream”
Post-hardcore act Thursday have decided to take a new path, the independent road as they've decided to move forward without a label. A first in twenty-five years. To celebrate their next chapter, the group surprised their listeners with the release of their first...
Kerry King drops “Residue” video
Legendary Kerry King, renowned for his role in Slayer has unleashed a video for his song "Residue." The track is the latest single taken from his upcoming solo album, From Hell I Rise, scheduled to arrive May 17th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Co-directed by Jim Louvau...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...