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Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide

Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 5, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019’s Cold Black Suns captures the group’s occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful...
Balancing Acts: Incite bassist El on life between tattooing and touring the world

Balancing Acts: Incite bassist El on life between tattooing and touring the world

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 13, 2025 | Guest Blog

Balancing Acts is Metal Insider’s new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Phoenix-based groove and thrash metal outfit Incite returned with full force...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 13, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases, Top 5, Touring

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide

Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 31, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation – Concept: This album...
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’

Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 31, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

French melodic death metal outfit Aephanemer are celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, Utopie, out today, October 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. To continue with the celebration, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for a track-by-track guide....
ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature

ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 31, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

French modern rock outfit ODC have dropped their long-awaited debut album, Twisted Love, out now (31st) via BLKIIBLK. To celebrate the release, ODC teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Album Overview — Twisted Love Twisted Love is a distorted...
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Explore 90 New albums just announced – 2/18/2026
Explore 90 New albums just announced – 2/18/2026

2026 is here and there’s already well over 100 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal Insider has...

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Shinedown announce 2026 world tour dates; reveal new album details
Shinedown announce 2026 world tour dates; reveal new album details

Shinedown have announced their eighth studio album, Ei8ht, is scheduled to arrive on May 29 via Atlantic Records. The band has also shared the latest single, “Safe And Sound." In support of the forthcoming record, the group will embark on the Dance, Kid, Dance Act II...

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Space of Variations’ Dmytro Kozhukhar breaks down new album ‘Poisoned Art’ with track-by-track guide
Space of Variations’ Dmytro Kozhukhar breaks down new album ‘Poisoned Art’ with track-by-track guide

Ukrainian metalcore outfit Space of Variations return with their new album, Poisoned Art, out now via Napalm Records (order here). Blending crushing heavy beats with raw emotional intensity, the band has delivered what is promised to be their most intense work to...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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