Swedish rockers The Night Flight Orchestra have dropped a video for their new single, "Shooting Velvet." The track is the first glimpse of their upcoming album, Give Us The Moon, scheduled to arrive on January 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. Known for their...
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Night Flight Orchestra share “Shooting Velvet” video; new album arriving in January
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Iotunn share “Earth To Sky” video
Danish/Faroese progressive metal group Iotunn have released a video for "Earth To Sky." The track is taken from their new album, Kinship, and is now available via Metal Blade Records. Released on Friday (25th), the album explores themes of human nature, our...
Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan share new song “Sphere of Saturn” featuring Justin K. Broadrick
Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan have unveiled the new single, “Sphere of Saturn,” featuring Justin K. Broadrick. The track is taken from their upcoming collaborative album, Scraping The Divine, set to arrive on November 15 via Closed Casket Activities. Nolan comments:...
New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023
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New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...
New & Noteworthy: Leviathan Releases 12/15/2023
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