Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Devin Townsend wants you to sing on next ‘Ziltoid’ album
[youtube]http://youtu.be/qWHSxCW0m8c[/youtube] Do you like Devin Townsend? Do you like Devin Townsend enough to sing on the forthcoming Ziltoid 2 album? If the answer is yes, then you may have already visited Devin’s site, where you can submit your vocals to be...Here’s another look at Mastodon recording their new album
[youtube]http://youtu.be/WqgNVNDi5iQ[/youtube] With Once More ‘Round the Sun due out in a week, Mastodon are giving yet another look into the making of their sixth album. This one mostly features Brent Hinds playing guitar. You hear a few snippets of songs with...At the Gates heading into studio
[youtube]http://youtu.be/3i_OUQPpBjE[/youtube] When At the Gates confirmed that they would be recording a new album earlier this year with the classic Slaughter of the Soul lineup, the metal community collectively lost their shit. Now they’ve announced that...Here’s a piece of new Periphery music
Since the release of their second album, II: This Time It’s Personal, Periphery have kept busy. A lot of that time has been taken up by touring, but the surprise release earlier this year of the EP Clear showed that the band is still creatively firing on all...Lzzy Hale of Halestorm cites Motorhead influence in new song
“OK, if Lemmy was a girl and played guitar, what would he do? I wrote a couple of riffs with that in mind.” That was Lzzy Hale said when she talked about her influences in the songwriting process of the upcoming Halestorm album in a recent interview with Music...Follow Us
Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
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Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
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 explores the...
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
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....
New & Noteworthy: Pro Releases – 5/24/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from Lenny Kravitz, Twenty One Pilots, Capstan and Rotting Christ, the return of Say...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases I Rise – 5/10/2024 – 5/17/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the new offerings over the last couple of weeks are Sebastian Bach’s and Shellac's first albums in a decade, guest-filled romps...
New & Noteworthy: Infinity Releases 5/3/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May will see the returns of P.O.D., Better Than Ezra and Dååth, the debut of Return To Dust and new works from the...