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...
Have I Declare War gone too far with Chris Farley shirt? (NSFW)
A few months ago, we wrote about a t-shirt design from I Declare War that we found pretty offensive. Since then, the Seattle deathcore band have seen the error of their ways, and decided to never again release any shirts designed that might be to generate controversy....Today in stupid merch: Vital Remains singer slinging Trayvon Martin hoodie
Just to prove that Frankie Palmeri doesn’t have the market cornered on terrible and offensive merch, Vital Remains vocalist Brian Werner has been teasing his fall line of merchandise via his company Xcommunicated Clothing. While a post of a shirt that he planned...This Converge/Andrew W.K. shirt is a must-own for a good cause
What do you get if you combine Converge, arguably one of the most credible hardcore bands out there, and Andrew W.K., a man that’s been writing party rock anthems since LMFAO were in diapers? While we’d love to hear what a musical collaboration between the...Mastodon bring it back old school with ‘chopper mirror’ pre-order’
Have you pre-ordered Mastodon’s Once More ‘Round the Sun yet? If not, the band have come up with a fun item to bundle with it. For $29.99, you can pick up the album along with a limited edition “prehistoric chopper mirror.” To be clear,...We want some of these metal parody T-shirts
What can we say? Who WOULDN’T want a parody t-shirt of some of metal’s most famous albums, but featuring classic cartoon and comic book characters? Clothing company Ript Apparel have crafted some pretty amazing T-shirts that no fan of metal or cartoons...Follow Us
Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba
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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...
Megadeth perform new single “Tipping Point” live for the first time
Megadeth debuted their latest single, "Tipping Point," live for the first time on Tuesday (14th) at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands, while supporting Disturbed on their European tour. The track serves as the first single from Megadeth's upcoming self-titled...
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...