Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
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
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
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Ambush’s Osker Jakobsson share his Top 5 NWOTHM bands
Swedish heavy metal outfit Ambush have released their long-awaited fourth album, Evil In All Dimensions, today (5) via Napalm Records. Packed with unrelenting energy, the record gives a resurgence to traditional heavy metal. To celebrate the release, Ambush’s Osker...
Nine Inch Nails drop new video; faces unexpected Santa moment on tour
Nine Inch Nails have released a Maxime Quoilin-directed video for “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” the lead single from their Tron: Ares soundtrack, out September 19 via Interscope. The track marks the band’s first official new music in five years. The band is...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
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 the debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...
New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...
New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024
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 the final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...