Five Finger Death Punch will celebrate their 20th anniversary with 20 Years of Five Finger Death Punch – Best Of Volume 1, arriving July 18 via Better Noise Music. The upcoming collection features fourteen re-recorded versions, including "The Bleeding," "Wrong Side of...
Gibson Lists The Top 10 Riffs Of The 1980’s (With a Notable Lack Of Metallica)
Whenever a top 10 list is compiled, the same question pops up: “But what about (insert band/song/musician here)?” And this time is no different. Gibson recently conducted an survey of the best guitar riffs from the 1980’s. Today, they announced the...Not Surprisingly, Rolling Stone’s Metal Readers Poll Skews On The Ancient Side
Hey guys, do you like Black Sabbath and Metallica? Apparently, Rolling Stone readers do. In fact, those two bands comprise six of the top ten albums in their reader’s poll of the top ten metal bands of all time. But by “all time,” they really mean...How Much Is Your Favorite Drummer Worth?
The old joke goes “what did the drummer get on his SAT? Drool.” But hey, it doesn’t matter how smart you are if you’re rich. Chances are your favorite drummer isn’t on this list, but celebritynetworth.com has just published a list of the...Motörhead Have The Best Band Name Of All Time
Spin Magazine has come out with a list of the 40 best band names ever. They even came up with a mathematical formula that includes points for clever wordplay, graphically or typographically appealing, and a bunch of other stuff they probably threw out as soon as they...Metal Blade Artists Pick Their Favorite Metal Blade Albums
This year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary. We spoke to owner Brian Slagel earlier this month about the formation and rise of the label, but that’s only part of the story. With such a large and diverse roster spanning so many years, we...Follow Us
Five Finger Death Punch share “I Refuse” single ft. Maria Brink; announce 20th Anniversary Best of Album
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Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”
Brazilian death metal outfit Ophiolatry have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, "Jesus Complex." The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album Serpent's Verdict, scheduled to arrive on June 6, 2025, via...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett unboxes deluxe ‘Load’ box set
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett received the honor of first looking at the remastered deluxe box set of the band's 1996 album Load. Dubbed The Whole Kitchen Sink, the massive set weighs over 10 pounds and features six vinyl LPs, 15 CDs, four DVDs, a 128-page book,...
New & Noteworthy: January 17th – The Burning 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 two notable side project releases with Iron Maiden's Steve Harris releasing as album under British Lion, and Lamb of God's...
New & Noteworthy: January 10th – New Year, 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 a new album from Apocalyptica, but that's about the extent of it. For last year's last set of new releases you can check...
New & Noteworthy: December 27th – Bring Me The New Releases (in 2020)
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 a surprise new album from Bring Me The Horizon. For last week’s releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy,...