New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...
Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ turns 30 today
Metallica are hands down one of the biggest bands in rock history. But while it was 1991’s self-titled Black Album that brought them to the masses, their first real breakthrough album, Master of Puppets, was released 30 years ago today. Quite possibly the...
Today in Metal: Dismember’s ‘Hate Campaign’ came out 14 years ago
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpSZrAh9Am0[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, it’s Dismember’s Hate Campaign. ‘Hate...
Accept’s first album came out 35 years ago today
[youtube]http://youtu.be/1iiFBgtyN1A[/youtube] I actually had a New Year’s resolution this year! I have been personally listening to an album since the year started that was released on each day of the year. Some of them are albums I’ve listened to before,...Brutal Truth’s Dan Lilker announces retirement
Brutal Truth has been a grindcore force to be reckoned since 1990. It appears that their run might be coming to an end though, as band mastermind Dan Lilker, also formerly of Anthrax, Nuclear Assault and Stormtroopers of Death, announced that he’s stepping down...Black Sabbath Gets First UK #1 In 42 Years As Drummer Saga Continues
Back in October of 1970, Black Sabbath’s sophomore album, Paranoid, reached #1 on the UK charts. Strangely enough, that was their only record to reach the top of the album charts in their native country – until now. Billboard.biz reports that with UK...Follow Us
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 1/28/2026
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Rob Zombie drops new single “(I’m a) Rock ’N’ Roller”
Rob Zombie has released a video for his latest single, “(I’m a) Rock ’N’ Roller.” The track is the third single taken from the shock rocker's upcoming album, The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The release follows the...
Vreid unveil new single “Kraken” as official soundtrack to upcoming film
Vreid have unveiled a new instrumental single, "Kraken," written as the official soundtrack piece for the upcoming international film of the same name. The track taps into the band's blackened Sognametal roots, inspired by the mythology and landscapes of Norway's...
New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...
New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026
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 new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...
New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...