Italian pagan/folk metal outfit Elvenking will release their latest full-length album, Reader of the Runes – Luna, on April 11, 2025, via Reaper Entertainment. The record serves as the grand finale of the Reader of the Runes trilogy. The group has recently released a...
DragonForce announce new drummer
Now DragonForce have a new drummer to go along with their new label. The band have announced that Gee Anzalone, who’s played with Braindamage and Killritual, is the band’s new drummer. Anzalone replaced Dave Mackintosh, who played with the band for four...Paul Allender has left Cradle of Filth
Seems as though most metal news websites missed out on this story from back in April, so take that how you will. Guitarist Paul Allender has left Cradle of Filth according to a Facebook post that can be seen below where Allender confirms it himself. This marks the...Yep, Ghost are replacing Papa Emeritus II
Ghost surprised a few people in between their debut Opus Eponymous and their sophomore album, Infestissumam, by replacing singer Papa Emeritus with Papa Emeritus II. Never mind that the voice sounded the same, and the main difference was the color of the...Agnostic Front pick up new guitarist
Agnostic Front have been around for quite some time and are considered veterans in the New York hardcore scene. So when they decided to pick up a new guitarist, the picked up one with an extensive hardcore resume: Craig Silverman. The announcement was posted to the...Jim Root fired from Stone Sour
While guitarist Jim Root is known primarily as the guitarist of Slipknot, he actually joined Stone Sour four years prior to Slipknot. And while he sat out Stone Sour shows earlier this year to write the next Slipknot album, it looks like he’s been let go from...Follow Us
Elvenking to release ‘Reader of the Runes – Luna’ in April
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ICYMI: Marko Hietala unveils “Impatient Zero” video; new album arriving in February
Marko Hietala will release his new solo album, Roses From The Deep, on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. To coincide with the announcement, Hietala unveiled a video for his latest single, "Impatient Zero." Hietala comments: "It´s about a battle for being under a...
The Halo Effect share “Cruel Perception” video
The Halo Effect have released a video for their new song, "Cruel Perception." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, March Of The Unheard, scheduled to arrive on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas...
New & Noteworthy: Releases they tell our children
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider's weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week is back! It's time to start fresh with the brand new year with releases from Anti-Flag to Varmia! Yes, New & Noteworthy is...
New & Noteworthy 3/18/22 – 4/15/22: Lost in new music
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with April 15th through March 18th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Darkher,...
New & Noteworthy: The Impera of new music – 3/11/2022
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with March 11th through February 11th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Ghost, Crowbar,...