Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...
Metallica reveals book cover for ‘Master of Puppets’ story
If you wanted to know more about Metallica’s history, aside from the countless of documentaries, biographies and videos you can find at this point in time, wait no more as the band revealed the cover for their next book documenting the story of their 1986 Master...Metallica (kinda) playing the Super Bowl
Metallica should play the halftime show at Super Bowl 50. We’ve said as much, and sports analysts and industry luminaries like Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel agree with us. And while it looks like the honors are going to Bruno Mars for the second time in three...Metallica making album as Kirk Hammett eyes making horror film
While we’ve spoken about why they don’t need to, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has given an interview to heavymetal.about.com where he confirms that Metallica are in the studio working on another album. That being said, there’s no timetable as to...Here’s why you’re not getting a Metallica album soon
In the seven years since Metallica released Death Magnetic, we’ve gotten one new song from them, last year’s “The Lords of Summer.” In between, the band’s done a lot of talking about heading to the studio, finishing the album, writing new...Here’s the Metallica beer truck… and some bad puns
We told you a few days ago that Metallica was coming out with their own line of limited edition Budweiser. Last night, attendees to the first major rock event at Quebec’s Centre Videotron saw a tanker truck filled with Bud outside the show. After the show, the...Follow Us
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...
New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...
New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025
June 20, 2025 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 includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...