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Gates of Ishtar drummer Oscar Karlsson dead at 39

Gates of Ishtar drummer Oscar Karlsson dead at 39

by Alix Vallecillo | Mar 5, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News

This year has been a tragic one for the rock and metal community with the passing of so many musicians since January and, unfortunately, the trend is not slowing down. Swedish drummer Oscar Karlsson, known for his work with the melodic death metal bands The Duskfall...
Riverside’s guitarist Piotr Grudzinski dies at 40

Riverside’s guitarist Piotr Grudzinski dies at 40

by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 22, 2016 | In Memoriam, News

In more tragic news polluting this 2016, we’re sad to report the passing of Piotr Grudzinski, guitarist and founding member of the Polish progressive rock band Riverside, at the age of 40. There aren’t many details regarding his passing aside from the...
Multiple rock band members killed in drunk driving crash

Multiple rock band members killed in drunk driving crash

by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 16, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News

Yesterday night, we reported on the unfortunate news about Toronto’s heavy metal band Cauldron getting into a car crash during their tour with Enforcer, Warbringer and Exmortus. Gladly, no one was seriously injured and guitarist Ian Chains is expected to have a...
Valleys frontman Mikey Clement dies in car accident

Valleys frontman Mikey Clement dies in car accident

by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 8, 2016 | In Memoriam, News

This year has been rough in rock and metal industry with the passing of many musicians like Jimmy Bain, Glenn Frey and many others and the toll doesn’t seem to stop as Mikey Clement, frontman of North Carolina band Valleys, passed away in a car accident last...
Former Black Witchery guitarist Tregenda dies in car accident

Former Black Witchery guitarist Tregenda dies in car accident

by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 3, 2016 | In Memoriam, News

According to several reports online, former guitarist of Black Witchery, Steve “Tregenda” Childers, died at the age of 49, yesterday night during a car accident in KS. Childers performed with Black Witchery from 1997 (when the band was known as Witchery)...
Jimmy Bain’s cause of death revealed

Jimmy Bain’s cause of death revealed

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 1, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Updates

Last weekend, the metal community suffered another loss when former Dio and Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain died while on the Def Leppard ‘Hysteria on the High Seas’ cruise with his current band, Last In Line. He was 68. And while he’s had struggles with...
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Slagmaur Unleashes a Sublime New Video & Finally Announces a Release Date for ‘Hulders Ritual’
Slagmaur Unleashes a Sublime New Video & Finally Announces a Release Date for ‘Hulders Ritual’

The brilliant Slagmaur has unleashed a magnificent new video for their latest single, “Huldergeist” — the third song on the upcoming masterpiece, Hulders Ritual. Fans have impatiently awaited the follow-up to Thill Smitts Terror (2017) for years, and, fortunately, it...

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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”
Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”

Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...

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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 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...

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New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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