2000 marked a pivotal year for the rise of nu metal. While the genre had already exploded by the mid-to-late nineties, the turn of the millennium felt like its mecca, when bands like Slipknot, Linkin Park, Deftones, KoRn, Disturbed, and System of a Down (to name a...
Deftones, Death Angel join Death Valley High for covers EP
Death Valley High, a Bay Area band that have blended metal, goth and pop influences on their two albums so far, have announced that they’re working on a five-song EP, Duel, that will be due out in May. What’s interesting about the EP is that it will be a...Deafheaven in studio working on next album
Deafheaven made a lot of black metal purists angry and made more fans of shoegaze think that they might actually like black metal with the release of 2013’s Sunbather. From its pink album cover to selling the font and a blanket of the album cover, they’re...Tool settle legal woes; supposedly making progress on new album
Last month, Maynard James Keenan gave us a little hope that Tool was “slowly” making progress on its new album. Now Adam Jones is giving fans further hope about a new Tool album, revealing that the band’s long lasting legal issues have finally come to an end. Tool...New Deftones album will be outside the box, Chino Moreno says
2015 is already promising to be a monster year for new music from heavy acts. Even discounting the stuff that’s already been released, there’s going to be quite a bit more coming in the next 8 or nine months. Deftones will be one of them, with their eighth...Windhand blowing back into the studio
Do you like doom? If you’re reading this, the answer is yes, which means you’re probably excited to hear that Windhand is heading into the studio to record their third album, and second for Relapse. The Richmond quintet have holed up at Soundhouse...Follow Us
Album Review: Orbit Culture’s Death Above Life & Interview with Niklas Karlsson
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Hei’An’s Matic Blagonič share track-by-track guide for new album ‘Kiss Our Ghosts Goodbye’
Metal Insider first caught Hei'An back in 2023 during their debut appearance at 70000tons of Metal, where the Slovenian modern metal outfit impressed us ever-since. Now, vocalist Matic Blagonič has teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide of their...
Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”
German thrash legends Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, on January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, with artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the record follows the band's recent...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...