German metal legends Helloween have announced their new album, Giants & Monsters, scheduled to arrive in August. The album’s first single, “This Is Tokyo,” is out now along with a Japan-inspired music video. Giants & Monsters follows their 2021 self-titled...
Metal appears on lists of NYC albums, successful bands by state
If you’re reading this, you like metal, and you’re probably proud of your home state. But you’re probably wondering who the most successful artist is in your state. A Reddit user was, and cross-referenced the RIAA’s list of the top 250...The most metal video games, according to gaming site
A few years ago, we ran a list of our top five most metal video games. It took a while for website Game Trailers to come up with their own list, but they’ve just unveiled their top 10 most metal video games. They disqualified our #1 pick right off the bat (which...Buzz Osborne of Melvins talks ‘bands that blew it’
Today Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne made a hypothetical mix tape of bands he used to like. In a column for The AV Club called “I Made You a Mixtape,” the theme Osborne chooses is “bands that were good, but blew it.” The 21st Melvins album, Tres...These 11 albums are celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2014
We’re just starting to get used to writing “2014” on stuff instead of 2013. And while it’s looking like it’s going to be a good year for metal, 2004, which doesn’t seem all that long ago, was a pretty groundbreaking year for heavy...Metal Insider’s top 20 stories of 2013
As we close the books on the first Friday of 2014, we thought it might be fun to take a look back at the biggest stories on Metal Insider that ran in 2013. Sure, some of them are closely related to each other, others are huge and exclusive stories, others are gossipy...Follow Us
Helloween share “This Is Tokyo” video; new album arriving in August
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blessthefall share new single “mallxcore;” announce first album in 7 years
Arizona metalcore band blessthefall have announced their long-awaited new album, Gallows, set for release on September 5 via Rise Records. Marking their first full-length in seven years. To celebrate, the band has dropped a new single, “mallxcore." The album will...
Reba Meyers unveils new song “Clouded World;” announces debut solo tour
Code Orange guitarist Reba Meyers has unveiled a Sanford Worth and Tony Aguilera-directed video for her latest single, “Clouded World.” The track is the title track from her upcoming solo debut, expected to arrive in early 2026. Recorded by the late Steve Albini just...
New & Noteworthy: April 17th – Doomed New Releases
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from The Black Dahlia Murder and Abysmal Dawn, a live Myrath album, and more. For last week’s new releases you...
New & Noteworthy: April 10th – New Human. :II: Music.
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Nightwish, Wolfheart, and more. For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...
New & Noteworthy: April 3rd – Titans of New Releases
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Testament, August Burns Red, and more. For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...