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Interview: Lord of the Lost’s Chris Harms talks debut solo album ‘1980’

by Mar Morannon | Feb 7, 2025 | Interviews

Lord of the Lost vocalist Chris Harms is celebrating the arrival of his debut solo album, 1980, available now via Napalm Records. The record separates him from Lord of the Lost, focusing on an 80s-inspired synth-pop atmosphere. Metal Insider’s Mar Morannon spoke...

Interview with Lacuna Coil’s Andi Ferro discussing new album ‘Sleepless Empire’

by Alex Kayne | Feb 7, 2025 | Interviews

Hails Metal Insiders! Lacuna Coil has a brand new album coming out called Sleepless Empire, which will be released on February 14 from Century Media Records. The band has taken their signature sound up a notch, with those dark, jarring, yet familiar, and...

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Tigguo Cobauc’s pets take the floor with speaker-level sound

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 26, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Tigguo Cobauc as their pets heard it all with being at the same level as...

Interview with Alex Skolnick from Metal Allegiance: “It’s nice to not have this show be predictable . . . you never know who is going to show up”

by Chris Loomis | Jan 22, 2025 | Interviews

Interview with Alex Skolnick from Metal Allegiance: “It’s nice to not have this show be predictable . . . you never know who is going to show up.” METAL ALLEGIANCE is a supergroup of sorts, beginning as a celebration of heavy metal, the “core 4” of the band –...

Paws, Pets, and Metal: The Mourning’s pets are “fur-ever” stuck listening to heavy tunes

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 8, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with The Mourning as they reveal their pets had no choice getting into...

Paws, Pets, and Metal: Rod Rodrigues’ parrot squawks along to AC/DC

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 6, 2025 | Interviews

Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with artist Rod Rodrigues as he reveals his pet parrot squawks along to...

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Iron Maiden celebrate 50 years with 40th anniversary vinyl, new coloring book

Iron Maiden are concluding 2025 with a bang, celebrating their 50th year by resurrecting Live After Death, a revised limited-edition of their 40th anniversary collector's 2LP set, out November 28, 2025, via Parlophone Records. The release includes remastered audio on...

Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba

Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with more symphonic nightmares to share in their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, out Friday (17th) via Season of Mist. Just in time for the Halloween season, the haunting new EP expands on the legends first explored in...

Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”

Los Angeles progressive power metal outfit In Virtue, featuring vocalist/guitarist Trey Xavier, also known as the founder of GearGods.net, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Desolation Throne.” The track is taken from their...

New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025

March 14, 2025 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 highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...

New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025

February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...

New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases

February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...