Slipknot will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a deluxe reissue, scheduled to arrive on September 5, 2025, via Roadrunner Records. The expansive collection includes 59 tracks across six colored LPs, featuring 40 previously...
Sebastian Bach Continues To Claim He Almost Replaced Vince Neil In Motley Crue Despite Nikki Sixx’s Denial
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Mammoth drop “The Spell” video; new album arriving in October
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth has announced their third studio album, The End, scheduled to arrive on October 24 via BMG. Alongside the announcement, the band has shared a video for their brand new single, “The Spell." The follow-up to 2023's Mammoth II was recorded at...
Blackbriar unveil new single “A Last Sigh of Bliss”
Dutch dark symphonic metallers Blackbriar have released a video for their latest single, “A Last Sigh of Bliss.” The track is taken from their upcoming album, A Thousand Little Deaths, scheduled to arrive on August 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. The haunting new track...
New & Noteworthy: Seriously bad releases – 02/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The last of February releases arrived on Friday (24th). Which ones did you listen to over the weekend? We were blasting to the...
New & Noteworthy: Dance Releases Dance – 2/17/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We were away last Friday to see Jason Newsted’s art gallery and concert in Jupiter, Florida. Therefore, we’ve looped the previous...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases still awaiting – 2/03/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached February, where we finally get to hear the new chapter of Xandria with their new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting....