Another week and change has gone by since we shared 30 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,381 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...
Tool’s Danny Carey to fill in for Primus shows
We already know that there’s no Tool album on the immediate horizon, which is frustrating on a handful of levels. However, there’s a bit of a silver lining, especially for fans of drummer Danny Carey, and even more if you’re a Tool fan that likes...Pepper Keenan to return to Corrosion of Conformity?
While Corrosion of Conformity have had a bit of a creative renaissance by reuniting as their original Animosity-era lineup as a trio for their last two albums, they were arguably at their peak in the early ’90s with rhythm guitarist Pepper Keenan. Starting with...John Moyer: I told Adrenaline Mob’s management I was leaving
Yesterday, Adrenaline Mob were shocked, SHOCKED!, when they found out bassist John Moyer wouldn’t be touring with the band. In fact, according to them, they found out about it via Twitter. According to Moyer, however, the band’s management had known about...Adrenaline Mob’s John Moyer not touring with them, which is news to Adrenaline Mob
Is Disturbed done with their hiatus? That remains to be seen, but the band’s bassist John Moyer, who’s been playing with Adrenaline Mob recently, told his fans via Facebook page that he would not be playing with them on their upcoming handful of dates,...Oh, Sleeper temporarily rejoining with ex-guitarist James Erwin
Texas-based metal band Oh, Sleeper has been left in a strange predicament as of late with singer/guitarist Shane Blay busy off supporting his new project with ex-As I Lay Dying members, Wovenwar. This has lead to some conflicts considering Oh, Sleeper still has a...Follow Us
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Interview: Burning Witches’ Jay Grob talks Inquisition, touring hurdles, and the witch she’d add for a day
Swiss heavy metal outfit Burning Witches have released their sixth studio album, Inquisition, on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records. Diving into themes of medieval persecution, religious oppression, and resilience, the follow-up to 2023's The Dark Tower, marks a bold...
Feuerschwanz’s Ben Metzner talks new album ‘Knightclub’ with track-by-track explainer
Germany’s folk metal unit Feuerschwanz have unveiled their twelfth studio album, Knightclub, out now via Napalm Records. Known for their chaotic, high-energy performances, whether bringing vikings, theatrics, or sheer madness to the stage (as seen during their...
New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024
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 returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...