On Friday, 9th, Motörhead fans gathered in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, for the Lemmy Forever ceremony, honoring the late legend, Lemmy Kilmister. Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell was on hand to place Lemmy’s ashes into a new statue created by local sculptor...
Metal Bands With The Best Album Artwork
Some of the most outrageous, stunning and sometimes grotesque album artwork has come from hard metal bands. When you buy a metal album, not only are you getting a whole CD of tracks, but you’re also getting a visual masterpiece which you can proudly place on...(Not That) New & Noteworthy: Chris Colgan’s Top 10 Albums Of 2011
Here we are again, at the end of another year, and a list has to be made. And what do I do? I spend so much time deliberating and being indecisive that I’m late sending it in. Apologies to my MetalInsider colleagues for my lack of expediency. That said, this...Van Halen Absent From Grammy Nominee Show; So Is Most Metal
Last night, when the nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, there was one conspicuous absence. Actually, there were many absences, but we’ll get to that. Despite the Recording Academy’s announcement that the show would “feature a...6 Ways Metallica Really Could Piss Off Fans
Inspired by the reactions of Lulu and the riots in India, NPR blog Monkey See compiled a list of 17 ways Metallica could further “betray” fans. And let’s face it, though no other metal band has accomplished as much as Metallica, they’ve also done their fair share to...Rolling Stone Top 10 Metal Bands Poll Shows Readers’ Age, Dream Theater Fans’ Internet Capabilities
Oh Rolling Stone. The 44 year-old magazine pretty much ignored metal until Metallica’s Black Album came out, famously trashing albums by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC when they came out before changing their minds years later. Now the magazine has...Follow Us
Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister honored in England; lost 1976 album The Manticore Tapes out in June
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Sodom release new single “Witchhunter”
German thrashers Sodom have released a video, created by former guitarist Andy Brings, for their latest single, "Witchhunter." The track is an homage to their late drummer Chris Witchunter and is the second single taken from their upcoming album, The Arsonist,...
Deadguy return after 30 years with new album’ Near-Death Travel Services’
Metalcore veterans Deadguy have announced Near-Death Travel Services, their long-awaited sophomore album and first in three decades, arriving June 27 via Relapse Records. The band reunited after their 2021 documentary Killing Music, recorded the album, and have now...
New & Noteworthy: December 13th – Hello, You 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 live album from Stone Sour. For last week’s releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the...
New & Noteworthy: December 6th, 2019 – New Releases from the Grave
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 Running Wild and Cro-Mags EPs, as well as the latest live release from Nightwish. And not much else. For last week’s...
New & Noteworthy: November 29th, 2019 – Turkey Decapitation Edition
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 Cattle Decapitation, Prong, and a few more. For last week’s releases you can check out the last New &...