It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...
Holy crap, Jeff Loomis is in Arch Enemy now!
It’s been a completely insane year of lineup changes for Arch Enemy, what with Angela Gossow stepping aside for Alissa White-Gluz, but they’ve just upped the ante, because now Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis is in the band! He replaces Nick Cordle, who...Cannabis Corpse recruit Arsis guitarist
Richmond, VA stalwarts Cannabis Corpse have officially welcomed a new guitar player to the band – Brandon Ellis of Arsis! The band made the announcement on their Facebook page: “Cannabis corpse would like to officially welcome Brandon Ellis of ARSIS as our...Ministry taps Monte Pittman, Tony Campos for tour
It’s been a long, strange trip for Ministry. Al Jourgensen broke up the band up in 2007, then reformed them to put out another album, Relapse, in 2012. Then, in 2013, the band released From Beer to Eternity, but before then, guitarist Mike Scaccia died onstage...Ihsahn recording new music, picking new live backing band
2014 has been a pretty big year for Ihsahn. Emperor played some 20th anniversary shows in support of In the Nightside Eclipse, shortly after last year’s Ihsahn album Das Seelenbrechen was released. And the singer is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact,...What does it mean that Refused have fired their guitarist?
Today on their Facebook page, Refused guitarist Jon Brännström, released a statement saying that he’s been fired from the band. Yes, that Refused, the hardcore band that put out The Shape of Punk to Come in 1998, then broke up, reformed and went dormant again....Follow Us
Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
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Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’
Trivium are back on the road in support of their new EP, Struck Dead, which arrived on October 31 via Roadrunner Records. Stepping away from their Ascendancy anniversary shows, the band's current tour blends fan favorites with fresh cuts, joined by Jinjer and Heriot....
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...
New & Noteworthy: Theories of Releases – 6/7/2024
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 June sees releases from veteran bands like Bon Jovi, Cactus and Evergrey, as well as Butthole Surfers’ JD...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of the Forgotten – 5/31/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new works from the likes of Buffalo Tom, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Nestor, Shrapnel & Thou, the debut of...